2026 Skyscraper Games
May 8th, 2026
EGS, PIP Lab @NJIT, Brandywine Realty Trust, Young Futures, 1Philadelphia, Philly Tech Week, The Tetris Company
Cira Tetris is back! Dr. Frank Lee and Dr. Erin J.K. Truesdell, with support from Young Futures and the Brandywine Realty Trust, brought together teams from Drexel University and New Jersey Institute of Technology with a simple mission: Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary by bringing Tetris back to the building we broke world records with more than a decade ago and showing off brand-new games designed by local youth.
- Middle school students turn Philadelphia skyscraper into playable Tetris display
- Middle schoolers light up Philadelphia skyscraper with original video games
- Play the world’s largest video game in Philadelphia
- Philly is about to be home (again) to the world’s largest video game. But only (again) for one day. Here’s more from one of its organizers, @technical_ly’s @christopherwink!
- Middle school students turn Philadelphia skyscraper into playable Tetris display | Haystack News
- Playing ‘Skyscraper Games’ at Cira Centre to Celebrate Semiquincentennial and Philly Tech Week
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