Doom 3 in a Web Browser via WebAssembly
March 29, 2020 7:18 PM Subscribe
D3wasm - An experimental port of id Tech 4 engine to Emscripten / WebAssembly. Does exactly what it says on the tin. Even works in iOS.
Amazing how far we've come but I guess it has been 16 years since Doom 3 was released.
Now you can run it in a browser while complaining that it's too dark, while I snarl "It's SUPPOSED TO BE DARK" under my breath.
The mention of iOS is interesting - I wonder if WASM can provide a way of bringing AAA games to Apple and *nix platforms, even if they are legacy titles.
posted by GallonOfAlan at 1:37 AM on March 30, 2020
Now you can run it in a browser while complaining that it's too dark, while I snarl "It's SUPPOSED TO BE DARK" under my breath.
The mention of iOS is interesting - I wonder if WASM can provide a way of bringing AAA games to Apple and *nix platforms, even if they are legacy titles.
posted by GallonOfAlan at 1:37 AM on March 30, 2020
You can run it in a browser on your phone. The future is weird.
posted by Ivan Fyodorovich at 3:22 AM on March 30, 2020
posted by Ivan Fyodorovich at 3:22 AM on March 30, 2020
I get 25 fps on a Raspberry Pi 4.
I guess that post comparing the Pi to a Powermac G5 isn't so far off.
posted by RonButNotStupid at 5:47 AM on March 30, 2020 [2 favorites]
I guess that post comparing the Pi to a Powermac G5 isn't so far off.
posted by RonButNotStupid at 5:47 AM on March 30, 2020 [2 favorites]
After leaving the game and closing the tab I was playing in, I had to close my browser window completely to get the game to let go. I kept getting that "We have control of your cursor" drop-down, otherwise.
posted by Thorzdad at 5:52 AM on March 30, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by Thorzdad at 5:52 AM on March 30, 2020 [1 favorite]
I couldn't get past the menu on my iPad, but on my ancient MacBook Pro, I got a good 60fps.
posted by SansPoint at 8:54 AM on March 30, 2020
posted by SansPoint at 8:54 AM on March 30, 2020
Getting cursor grabbiness here, too (Chrome, Mac).
posted by doctornemo at 11:23 AM on March 31, 2020
posted by doctornemo at 11:23 AM on March 31, 2020
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