Saturday, August 1, 2009

Play Tetris on a building in France using your cellphone

Pac Man on building

We do a lot of "because you can" pieces, but this one actually has some extra cool factor since it combinesbuildings and videogames.  Project Blinkenlights has a new project called "Arcade" (their creativity may havestopped right before the naming phase) that allows lucky residents of France to play Tetris on the Bibliothèquenationale de France (at night, of course).  By dialing 33 (1) 44 24 73 50, the building transforms into fallingblock paradise.  Players use the 4, 5, and 6 buttons on their cellphones to play the game.  But wait! Other games are available at different phone numbers, too.  Try Pong at 33 (1) 44 24 73 51, Breakout at 33 (1)44 24 73 52, or Pac-Man (pictured) at 33 (1) 44 24 73 53.