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Doom game logic fully implemented in SQL database

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A database expert has successfully implemented the classic game Doom within SQL, utilizing the CedarDB database system. The project, named SQLDoom, features a 5,900-line SQL codebase that handles the game's logic, a 1,300-line graphical renderer spanning 89 tables, and a Python frontend for input and display. This innovative approach leverages SQL's relational capabilities for game logic and state synchronization, even offering advantages over the original game for multiplayer functionality. AI

RANK_REASON This is a creative technical hack, not a new product or frontier release.

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Doom game logic fully implemented in SQL database

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

    Database expert runs Doom in SQL with just 5,900 lines of code

    Database expert runs Doom in SQL again — full-featured SQLDoom is the sequel to embryonic DoomQL

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

    Database expert runs Doom in SQL with just 5,900 lines of code Database expert runs Doom in SQL again — full-featured SQLDoom is the sequel to embryonic DoomQL

    Database expert runs Doom in SQL with just 5,900 lines of code Database expert runs Doom in SQL again — full-featured SQLDoom is the sequel to embryonic DoomQL https://www. tomshardware.com/video-games/p c-gaming/database-expert-runs-doom-in-sql-with-just-5-900-lines-of-code-1-30…

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