Arcade Games

Arcade Games

Arcade is an interactive light installation. Using your mobile phone, you can become a part of the event at any time.

Tetris

Tetris ist one of the most popular computer games of the last 20 years. Since its invention in 1985 it has found its way on almost any computer system and game console in one form or the other. With Arcade you can play Tetris with your mobile phone - on a playground 3370 m2 in size.

Whoever stands in front of Bibliothèque nationale de France can connect himself with the building by dialing +33 (1) 44 24 73 50. The current show will be interrupted and the text "TETRIS" announces that the game can begin.

Tetris requires to position the falling elements that they form complete rows. With the key 4 and 6 on your keypad the elements can be moved left and right respectively. With key 5 you can rotate the element counter-clockwise. If you have found the desired position, you can drop the element immediately by typing 8.

Closed rows disappear completely and the upper rows drop down so that more space is available for new elements. The game ends if you fail to close the rows and the elements stack and reach the top. Arcade then disconnects your phone allows the next person to go for another game of Tetris.

Pong

Pong is on of the first Arcade games that was already center of our Blinkenlights installation in Berlin. Pong gets activated by calling +33 (1) 44 24 73 51.

With the keys 5 and 8 you control your paddle up and down. Always try to push back the ball to the other side. Pong can be played by up to two players. The first caller plays against the computer. The second caller automatically takes over the computer's paddle so that both callers play against each other.

Breakout

Breakout is another hit of the simple pixel games. You have to clear the pixel mass in the upper area. Breakout gets activated by calling +33 (1) 44 24 73 52.

At the beginning of the game the ball must be fired off first. You shoot to the upper left using key 1 and to the upper right with 3. Using the keys 4 and 6 you can slide your paddle to the left and right (7 and 9 move it in single steps accordingly). You must push back the ball in to the upper area. You win a round when all bricks have been eliminated.

Breakout was programmed by 1stein using the Blinkenlights Library.

Pacman

Pacman is yet another Arcade classic everybody knows. Go for a pixel hunt and avoid the monsters. Pacman gets activated by calling +33 (1) 44 24 73 53.

Keys 2 and 8 direct Pacman upwards and downwards, the keys 4 and 6 move it to the left and right. By moving Pacman throught the openings and the border you can change to the respective opposite side of the playground.

Pacman was programmed by 1stein using the Blinkenlights Library.