World Video Game Hall of Fame. Research Tetris has been the subject of academic research. Vladimir Pokhilko was the first clinical psychologist to conduct experiments using Tetris. Subsequently, it has been used for research in several fields including the theory of computation, algorithmic theory, and cognitive psychology. During the game of Tetris, blocks appear to adsorb onto the lower surface of the window. This has led scientists to use tetrominoes "as a proxy for molecules with a complex shape" to model their "adsorption on a flat surface" to study the thermodynamics of nanoparticles. Film Tetris appeared in the 2010 short animated film Pixels, and in the 2015 movie of the same name inspired by the former. In 2014 it was announced that Threshold Entertainment had teamed up with the Tetris Company to develop Tetris - The Movie, a film adaptation of the game. Threshold's CEO described the film as an epic sci-fi adventure that would be the first part of a trilogy. In 2016, sources reported on a press release claiming the film would be shot in China in 2017 with an $80 million budget. However, no 2017 or later sources confirm the film ever actually went into production. A movie titled Tetris, about the legal battle surrounding the game in the late 1980s, was announced in 2020, to star Taron Egerton as Henk Rogers. The movie is set to premiere on March 31, 2023, on Apple TV+. See also Brain Wall and Blokken, game shows based on Tetris Ecstasy of Order: The Tetris Masters, a 2011 documentary about the 2010 Classic Tetris World Championship, featuring interviews with Pajitnov and Richard Haier Game Over (Sheff book), a 1993 book covering Nintendo history, including interviews with Pajitnov and others regarding Tetris licensing Notes References Bibliography Books Instruction manuals Video documentaries . Magnus Temple. 2004. . Adam Cornelius. 2011.The Story of Tetris at YouTube. Gaming Historian. 2019. Further reading External links (promoted as Tetris - The Movie''), first announced in 2014 , dramatizing legal battles surrounding the game Puzzle video games 1984 in the Soviet Union 1984 video games Alexey Pajitnov games DOS games NP-complete problems Russian inventions Soviet brands Soviet games Soviet inventions Video games developed in Russia Video game franchises introduced in 1984 World Video Game Hall of Fame