Alexei Pazhitnov is biography

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” To move around Moscow, Rogers hired a driver, a woman who at the same time became his translator. She brought him to Elektronorgtech - a Soviet institution engaged in import and export of equipment and software. Getting permission was not easy. The translator flatly refused to go inside with him, referring to the fact that "she was not invited there." Having gathered in spirit, he went alone and even could somehow explain that he was interested in the purchase of rights to Tetris.

A commotion instantly began in the building. He was introduced to Alexei Pazhitnov immediately - in the presence of another eight people, including the KGB officers.

A long inquiry followed: Soviet officials tried to understand the concept of copyrights on video games, which at that time for them was largely incomprehensible and completely alien. Despite the initial mutual distrust of the parties, the perseverance of Rogers had fruit. The week of negotiations ended with the signing of a contract, which guaranteed the Soviet inventor unheard of - a personal share of profit from all sales of the game abroad.

According to Rogers, the incredible popularity of Tetris is explained by its unique game process. Unlike most computer games built on violence and destruction, Tetris invited players to engage in construction and creation. And this, according to Rogers, is much more pleasant, because in general it is better to meet the fundamental need of each person: “People want to build something, it helps them to feel better.” Today, Tetris occupies a place of honor in the history of games.

At least once in a life, at least a billion people tried to build lines from falling multi -colored figures, according to the most modest calculations. With the receipt of Pazhitnov deductions in the first years, everything turned out to be not so simple, which were written many times in these past years. But in the end, the Soviet programmer moved to the United States in the middle of the X, created a company with Rogers, began to receive deductions, and to this day lives in Washington, a wealthy and famous computer games in the world of computer games.