Alexey Pajitnov
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Alexey Pajitnov is a Russian computer engineer and game designer best known for inventing the iconic puzzle video game Tetris.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computer engineer
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human ⓘ software developer ⓘ video game designer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Game Developers Choice Awards First Penguin Award
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LARA – Der Deutsche Games Award (lifetime achievement) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounded | The Tetris Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1955-03-14 ⓘ |
| designedGame |
ClockWerx
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El-Fish NERFINISHED ⓘ Faces...tris III NERFINISHED ⓘ Hatris NERFINISHED ⓘ Hexic NERFINISHED ⓘ Hexic 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Hexic HD NERFINISHED ⓘ Knight Move NERFINISHED ⓘ Pandora's Box NERFINISHED ⓘ Tetris NERFINISHED ⓘ Welltris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedTetrisYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| education | Moscow Aviation Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Dorodnitsyn Computing Centre of the Soviet Academy of Sciences
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Microsoft NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tetris Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Pajitnov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
computer science
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video game design ⓘ |
| genre | video games ⓘ |
| genreSpecialization | puzzle video games ⓘ |
| givenName | Alexey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCreatedFranchise | Tetris franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | puzzle game genre ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | pentomino puzzles ⓘ |
| knownFor | creating Tetris ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Russian ⓘ |
| name | Alexey Pajitnov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | created one of the best-selling video games of all time ⓘ |
| notableWork | Tetris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
computer engineer
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game designer ⓘ software engineer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Moscow ⓘ |
| residence |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| subjectOf | documentaries about Tetris ⓘ |
| workedAt | Academy of Sciences of the USSR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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