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Doom runs via regular expressions, achieving 180 seconds per frame

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A programmer has successfully run the classic video game Doom using only regular expressions. This unconventional method involves a 96MB text string that simulates the game's CPU, RAM, and video output. Rendering a single frame requires nearly 14 million substitutions, resulting in an extremely slow frame rate of 180 seconds per frame, making gameplay akin to 'correspondence chess with a shotgun'. The project demonstrates the surprising computational power that can be harnessed through complex text-matching and substitution techniques. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates novel computational approaches, though not directly impacting AI development.

RANK_REASON This is a demonstration of running a game using an unconventional software method, not a new model release or significant industry event.

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Doom runs via regular expressions, achieving 180 seconds per frame

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Bruno Ferreira ·

    Daring coder gets Doom running with regular expressions at 180 seconds per frame, like playing 'correspondence chess with a shotgun' — nearly 14 million substitutions to render a frame at 80,000 substitutions per second

    Daring coder gets Doom running with regular expressions at 180 seconds per frame by using one text string to the machine, engine, and video output

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Daring coder gets Doom running with regular expressions at 180 seconds per frame, like playing 'correspondence chess with a shotgun' — nearly 14 million substit

    Daring coder gets Doom running with regular expressions at 180 seconds per frame, like playing 'correspondence chess with a shotgun' — nearly 14 million substitutions to render a … Daring coder gets Doom running with regular expressions at 180 seconds per frame by using one text …

    LINKS tomshardware.com/…/daring-coder-gets-doom…

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