Doom – Gaming

American distributor Limited Run Games has announced a new collector's edition of the cult game - it comes in a box that can also run Doom thanks to the built-in screen. The exclusive edition will be available for PC and PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch consoles. The set includes not only updated versions of the legendary game, but also themed accessories, including a game box with a screen on which you can run Doom, the game's soundtrack on audio cassettes, a figurine of a cockodemon on a stand, a portable game console in the form of a cockodemon, a set of collectible cards and a certificate of authenticity. Doom is an iconic first-person shooter released in 1993 that had a huge impact on the gaming industry. The game also stands out from its competitors because it...

Weta Workshop graphics engineer James Brown built a device in the shape of a ball that rotates and displays a flickering 3D image. The enthusiast was able to run Doom on it. This isn't classic Doom, but a variant called Voxel Doom, where each point of the game object is assigned a position in 3D space, just like the points of a custom-built volumetric display. The display isn't actually 3D—it's an illusion. "It's like a holographic fan, but instead of spinning a 1D strip to create a 2D image, it spins a 2D panel to produce a 3D image," explains James Brown. https://youtu.be/na7pvihXhYs Brown initially aimed for a rotation speed of 300 rpm to produce a smooth image, but found that higher speeds were needed to achieve the desired clarity, especially when filming.

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