Tetris effect
The Tetris Effect , also known as Tetris Syndrome , occurs when people put so much time into an activity that it begins to shape their thinking , imagining, and dreaming . It is named after the video game Tetris .
Some people who play Tetris for a long time think about how different shapes might fit together in the real world, like boxes on a supermarket shelf or buildings on a street. People may also dream of falling tetrominos when they fall asleep or see them in the corner of their eyes or when they close their eyes. In this sense, the Tetris Effect is a form of hypnagogia .
Concept history
The term Tetris effect was first mentioned in May 1994 in the computer magazine Wired in the article "This is Your Brain on Tetris" by Jeffrey Goldsmith.