To date, work using Tetris as an intervention has focused mainly on attempting to disrupt consolidation of the traumatic memory within the first 6 hours after the trauma exposure, 1 – 3 or reconsolidation of the traumatic memory the next day. 8 However, playing a video game in the direct aftermath of a traumatic event is neither practical nor possible in every case. It is estimated that approximately 8 million adults have PTSD in the United States alone. 9 As such, interventions for those who are already experiencing posttraumatic symptoms are sorely needed. When unobstructed, the tetrominoes all appear to rotate purely about a single point. These apparent rotation centers are shown as circles in the diagram. Winner list for 2018: God of War breaks record". National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers. March 13, 2019. Archived from the original on March 14, 2019 . Retrieved March 13, 2019. We found evidence that completing a visuospatial videogaming intervention during psychological therapy for PTSD led to increases in hippocampal volume and maintenance of a wider range of therapy-related gains, and increases in hippocampal volume correlated with further reductions in symptoms at 6-month follow-up. At the brain structural level, we found larger hippocampal volumes in the Tetris group in both the whole-brain and the ROI analyses. At the psychological level, directly after therapy both groups showed reductions in PTSD, depression and anxiety symptoms. At 6-month follow-up, both groups continued to show reduced PTSD symptoms, but only the Tetris group continued to show reduced anxiety symptoms. In addition, hippocampal grey matter increases during therapy were correlated with further reductions in PTSD, depression and anxiety symptoms from discharge to follow-up in the Tetris group but not the control group.

SCORE POINTS – Earn points by clearing lines. Clear multiple lines at once to increase your scoring opportunities. CLEAR LINES – Maneuver the falling Tetriminos to fit them together within the Matrix. To clear a line, fill every square within a single row.Indie World Showcase: Tetris Effect: Connected". Youtube. August 11, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21 . Retrieved August 11, 2021. Tetris Effect: Connected dated for November 10 on Xbox consoles & PC - Just in time for a certain next-gen Xbox launch". 10 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020 . Retrieved 1 October 2020. As in the original Tetris game, the player must place tetrominos into a playfield to create complete lines, which are then cleared from the playfield. Tetris Effect adds themes and music across thirty different stages with gameplay tied to the beat of the music. [1] A new "Zone" mechanic allows players to "stop time", allowing the player to clear more than 4 lines at once, which is more than what is possible in conventional Tetris games. [2] The game also includes a meta-game leveling system that leads to new challenges for players as they progress. [1] [3] Development [ edit ] The current study builds on previous work using Tetris as the visuospatial task of choice. 1 – 4 However, other demanding visuospatial working-memory tasks, including other video games, could also be used successfully for PTSD. Attention and engagement with a task is known to be a key factor in producing training-related gains at both the behavioural and neural levels. 54 Providing a range of games from which a person could choose could help maintain motivation and compliance, particularly for those outside of a clinical setting. Tetris Effect Review World of color". Usgamer. 9 November 2018. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020 . Retrieved July 24, 2020.

We observed a volume increase in the hippocampus but not in prefrontal regions such as the ventromedial prefrontal cortex and anterior cingulate cortex, in both the whole-brain and ROI analyses. The hippocampus is involved in memory, learning and fear extinction, 44 and the ventromedial prefrontal cortex and anterior cingulate cortex are involved in affective and cognitive processing and the regulation of fear expression. 45 Smaller hippocampal volumes have been associated with increased risk for PTSD 25 and with poorer prognosis; 21 – 24 smaller volumes in the prefrontal cortex may represent a more general effect of stress exposure. 46 , 47 At a structural level, the hippocampus is one of the most plastic regions in the human brain; it is rich in glucocorticoid receptors, making it highly susceptible to the effects of stress. In addition, reduction in glucocorticoid receptor function may lead to hyperactivity in the hypothalamus–pituitary–adrenal axis, leading to increased levels of glucocorticoids and further reductions in hippocampal volume. 48 Stress has been shown to produce dendritic atrophy and reductions in neurogenesis in the hippocampus, 49 and stress-induced alterations in the hippocampus have been linked to reductions in memory and cognition 50 and increases in anxiety-related behaviour. 51 Conversely, training studies have demonstrated that increases in hippocampal volume can be produced with a wide variety of interventions, 29 , 30 including video-gaming interventions. 31 The hippocampus is also involved in spatial orientation and navigation, and spatial learning has been linked to increases in hippocampal volume. 52 As such, sustained focus on a demanding visuospatial task such as Tetris may produce increases in hippocampal volume, driven in part by increases in neurogenesis. In animal models, hippocampal neurogenesis has been shown to mediate forgetting and support new learning. 53 Newly formed neurons compete with existing neurons for connections, and these newly formed connections may come to replace old ones, weakening existing memories and strengthening new ones. 53 Therefore, we propose that video-gaming-related increases in hippocampal neurogenesis may lead to subsequent reductions in PTSD symptoms by weakening memories of the traumatic event and strengthening memories formed during therapy.Khan, Zarmena (March 17, 2019). "God of War Takes Home 'Game of the Year' at SXSW 2019 Gaming Awards". PlayStation LifeStyle. Archived from the original on September 29, 2019 . Retrieved March 17, 2019. I'm dual_creator43, and I hope I've done well with anything. (Projects, forum replies, etc.) My Scratch habits include:

The differences between Sega rotation and Nintendo Rotation System are that the flat-side-down states of J, L, and T are pushed down by one space, that S and Z round in different directions, that I rounds differently from the other pieces, and that I requires more space under it to rotate to a vertical orientation. Our most popular Board Games for Children include: City of Zombies Maths Board Game , we also love the Multi-level Snakes and Ladders Board Game and the classic Tetris Dual Game . Why Buy Children's Board Games from BrightMinds? Review: Tetris Effect". Destructoid. Archived from the original on September 23, 2020 . Retrieved July 24, 2020. Blake, Vikki (July 11, 2019). "Here are this year's Develop:Star Awards winners". MCV. Archived from the original on July 13, 2019 . Retrieved July 11, 2019.Holt, Kris (September 17, 2018). " 'Tetris Effect' drops a color bomb on your PS4 November 9th". Engadget. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022 . Retrieved October 1, 2018. Smaller prefrontal regions have also been commonly observed in people with PTSD. 18 – 20 Prefrontal regions have also been shown to increase in response to video-gaming interventions. 31 We therefore hypothesized that prefrontal regions in PTSD populations would also increase in response to therapeutic interventions, although the majority of relevant work in neuroplasticity and PTSD has demonstrated effects in the hippocampus rather than the prefrontal regions.