DOOM Ported to a PDF, Playable in Web Browsers
- A high school student created a project called DoomPDF, which allows the game Doom to run in a PDF file using JavaScript support in the format.
- The project showcases that PDFs can be interactive, highlighting the ingenuity of developers who continue to find unique ways to run Doom.
- The developer achieved a six-color monochrome output, making the game playable, though performance is limited to around 80ms per frame.
- Doom has been ported to numerous platforms since its release in 1993, inspiring developers to run it in unconventional environments.
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After Smart Fridge and Graphing Calculators Doom Now Runs in a PDF File, and It’s Mind-Blowing
In a world where technology and gaming culture constantly collide and evolve, one thing has remained constant: the desire to try to run Doom on devices and platforms where it was never intended to be played. At this point, it has become an absurdly fascinating tradition to see what is possible. The game has become a cultural phenomenon. | Image Credit: ID Software From smart fridges to calculators to even using a device powered by a rat’s brain…
In a pregnancy test, in a holographic dome, in a lawnmower, and now in a PDF, Doom invites you to kill demons from within a document.
Move Over Toasters: Doom Is Now Playable Inside a PDF
Doom has been ported to devices like toasters, a fridge, and pretty much everything else you can think of, so the frontier for truly remarkable things that can run Doom is wearing thin. But one high-schooler has managed to port Doom into an actual PDF file that you can run inside your browser. Sure, it’s missing minor elements like “text” and “sound” — but who really needs that when you can play E1M1 while pretending to do those taxes you’ve bee…
Latest Doom port runs inside a PDF document, but performance is limited
We can now add PDF documents to the ever-growing list of "things" that can run Doom. A high school student interested in programming and cybersecurity developed the DoomPDF project, providing yet another example of how killing cacodemons on Mars has become a truly universal pastime, no matter the technology used.Read Entire Article
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