I was introduced to the game at the very start of Lockdown. As we only had a small, mezzanine room to share between the two of us – me and my boyfriend, George – we, like many, just had to adapt to the tight situation. One room served all functions: I exercised in the doorway, we set up a small studio, it was our dining room and a bedroom too. We caught up with the Covid news every day, and tried to make some work in this small space. George was working on his final university project while I was scanning, printing, and selling objects online.
In our breaks, we played Tetris. This influenced my thinking so much that when I went to bed, I saw the Tetriminos falling into place. These visual flashbacks were integrated into my thoughts and inspired me to be effective. The most difficult thing was not knowing the future. What we could do was to compete with each other at Tetris. It is a game that supposedly improves problem solving-skills. I guess it helped us in some ways as we learned to adjust to each other, sometimes contorting our bodies bridging over piles of books, packing and unpacking a suitcase in a low corner, or jumping over printers for a cup of tea.