Tetris
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Abstract: Rules are integral to the functioning of game systems and to the experiences they create; for the puzzle game Tetris, this means aligning blocks into rows before they fill the screen. But to fully understand how rules breathe life into interactive experiences, Rolf F. Nohr contends that we must analyze both explicit, internal rules and all those implicit, external regulations that color gaming experiences; playing Tetris is, thus, more than the sum of its blocks.
This essay may be found on page 21 of the printed volume.