Chapter 6 Tetris

In this chapter, we prepare a tetris game for you. You can play the game by pressing the buttons.

Project 6.1 Tetris

Now, let’s use Processing and ESP32 board to achieve the tetris game.

Component list

ESP32-WROVER x1			GPIO Extension Board x1
Breadboard x1
Jumper M/M x4	Resistor 10kΩ x4		Push button x4

Circuit

Use Pin4, Pin5, Pin18, Pin19 port on ESP32 board to control the movement of the block.

Schematic diagram

Hardware connection

Sketch

Sketch Tetris

Use Processing to open Tetris.pde and click Run. If the connection succeeds, the follow will be shown:

Now you can try using the buttons to control the falling block. Press the space bar to pause the game.

When the game is over, you can press the space bar to play the game again. Press ESC to exit the game.