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Developers successfully rendered the classic video game Doom using only SQL queries, achieving playable frame rates of approximately 35 frames per second. The implementation required 1,300 lines of SQL code to generate accurate bitmapped views of the game's Hell environment, demonstrating an unconventional use of database technology for graphics rendering and highlighting the creative flexibility of SQL as a computational tool beyond its traditional data management purposes.
Sources:Ars Technica