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World Congress 2023 • Aug 11, 2023

30 Years of Rip and Tear: Doom’s development story

John Romero

John Romero shows how dropping arcade mechanics and adapting academic BSP trees birthed the modern FPS. Uncover the 1993 month-by-month technical sprint that brought Doom to life.

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