Willis beats Tetris

The year 2024 couldn’t have started better for thirteen-year-old Willis Gibson: he has become world famous for his amazing achievement while playing his favourite computer game: Tetris. Watch this video of 4:03 minutes to know more (source: NBC News).

Questions about the video:

1. What has Willis Gibson done?
2. What do Alexey Pajitnov and Hank Rogers say about Willis’ achievement?
3. Why is this achievement so special to Willis and his mother?

Willis’ mind-blowing win has given us new insights on how human skill has evolved. Read this article, where a cognitive psychologist shares his ideas on why this achievement is so meaningful (source: BBC Future).

Questions about the text:

1. What does Gibson’s record-breaking achievement tell us?
2. How does the Fosbury Flop, performed by Dick Fosbury in the 1968 Olympics, relate to the internet and Tetris?
3. How does the digital era affect human development, according to professor Tom Stafford?

Discussion questions

1. What do you think about video games?
2. What positive effects can video games like Tetris have on players?
3. Willis’ mother says that Willis “is pretty good about knowing when to put the controller down”. What negative effects can excessive gaming have on a player’s overall health?

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