--- ---  # Watch a Giant Game of Tetris Played on a Philadelphia Skyscraper by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Apr 6, 2014 4:02 PM UTC  The classic video game Tetris is played on the 29-story Cira Centre in Philadelphia, Saturday, April 5, 2014, using hundreds of LED lights embedded in its glass facade. The spectacle kicks off a citywide series of events called Philly Tech Week and also celebrates the upcoming 30th anniversary of Tetris. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek) The classic video game Tetris is played on the 29-story Cira Centre in Philadelphia, Saturday, April 5, 2014, using hundreds of LED lights embedded in its glass facade. The spectacle kicks off a citywide series of events called Philly Tech Week and also celebrates the upcoming 30th anniversary of Tetris. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)Joseph Kaczmarek—AP by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Apr 6, 2014 4:02 PM UTC Have you ever felt compelled to play a giant game of Tetris on the side of a skyscraper? Probably not, but now that you’re thinking about it, doesn’t it sound pretty fun? To kick off the Philly Tech Week festival, Philadelphians gathered for their chance to play the classic arcade game on the side of the 29-story Cira Centre. Hundreds of LED lights embedded in the building’s glass facade displayed the falling blocks, which competitors controlled with joysticks. Last year, participants played the simpler (but [arguably more mesmerizing](http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/04/24/watch-gamers-play-pong-on-the-side-of-a-philadelphia-skyscraper/)) Pong. We’ve got our fingers crossed for Flappy Bird next year. Giant Tetris Game Played On Side Of Philadelphia Skyscraper ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/50988/giant-tetris-philadelphia-skyscraper/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/50988/giant-tetris-philadelphia-skyscraper/"},"headline":"Watch a Giant Game of Tetris Played on a Philadelphia Skyscraper","datePublished":"2014-04-06T16:02:03.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:08:32.731Z","description":"Gaming enthusiasts gathered in Philadelphia for the chance to play the classic arcade game on an unprecedented scale","url":"https://time.com/50988/giant-tetris-philadelphia-skyscraper/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Games","Video Games","Technology","Tech","Philadelphia"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0509f86b1e7bad7a/69868920e53aba05174d1dd1/ap309219713175.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0509f86b1e7bad7a/69868920e53aba05174d1dd1/ap309219713175.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Giant Tetris Game","caption":"Giant Tetris Game","creditText":"Joseph Kaczmarek—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/50988/giant-tetris-philadelphia-skyscraper/","name":"Watch a Giant Game of Tetris Played on a Philadelphia Skyscraper"}}]}] ```