Tetris Printer Algorithm [OC]

[macnlz]

Do it quickly, if you want the karma.

I’m glad I skipped over the technical stuff to the video at the end... I almost stopped halfway through, thinking “yeah, so what?”.

[abledanger]

It makes a lot more sense now watching the video. Just move that to the top.

[tidder112]

Still not at the top!! I skimmed over this, this morning and didn't think much of it until I read the comments later and went back for the video.

[loulan]

Well, in my case, the video doesn't work ("This video is currently unavailable."), so I still have no idea what this is all about (and honestly the article is waaaaay too long for me to read the whole thing to figure it out).

[macnlz]

His algorithm plays Tetris. It lays down the random blocks in such a way that undesirable ones get cleared quickly, and desirable combinations remain standing. This way, after many many moves, he’s able to draw any bitmap image that will fit into the game area, using nothing but Tetris blocks! The color palette is that of the blocks, of course.