Today, I’m diving into an AI-generated version of the 1993 classic, DOOM, brought to life by groundbreaking research from a team at Google DeepMind. We’ll explore how this technology is reshaping game development, what makes this such a big deal, and of course, we’ll answer the burning question—why DOOM?

👉 Chapters:
0:00 Introduction: AI and the Future of Gaming
0:50 History of DOOM and Its Impact
2:49 Why Is This AI DOOM a Big Deal?
3:40 Technical Breakdown: Game Engine Mechanics
4:35 Understanding Reinforcement Learning Agents
5:12 The Role of Diffusion Models
5:56 Creating an AI World Model
7:41 Limitations of the AI Model
9:18 - Does this Change Games Forever?
10:09 We've come pretty far
10:23 So, Why Doom?

Mentioned Links:

DOOM Mod “My House” Walkthrough:    • MyHouse.WAD - Inside Doom's Most Terr...  
No Clip Documentary on the 2016 DOOM Remake:    • DOOM Resurrected - Noclip Documentary...  
Runway ML Explainer Video on World Models:    • Introducing General World Models by R...