Someone got Doom in an SQL database
Developer Lukas Vogel has successfully rendered the classic video game 'Doom' using an SQL database. The project, dubbed SQLDoom, uses complex SQL queries and a Python client to generate full-color gameplay frames at 35 frames per second.
Why it matters
This project demonstrates the extreme flexibility and unexpected capabilities of relational database management systems when pushed beyond their traditional data-processing roles.
SELECT ALL DEMON FROM E1M1 Someone got Doom in an SQL database 1,300 lines of SQL querying renders accurate bitmapped views of Hell at 35 fps.
16 A debug view showing some performance statistics and rendering pipeline details for SQLDoom Credit: Lukas Vogel A debug view showing some performance statistics and rendering pipeline details for SQLDoom Credit: Lukas Vogel Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav “Rendering Doom in a database is obviously a bad idea,” Lukas Vogel writes in a lengthy blog post explaining how exactly he managed to render Doom using an SQL database.
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