Best yet, you don't even need a Roomba to generate fun maps. It's this collected data that Whitehouse used to create the virtual map highlighted in his post.ĭOOMBA: Turn your Roomba's Clean Maps into DOOM maps! #doom #DOOM25 /OmDL2CJuXwĭoomba has only been tested with a Roomba 980 although in theory, it should work with other devices. Using a modified version of a game development tool called Noesis, Whitehouse created Doomba - a module that takes the digital map data of your home generated by a Roomba robotic vacuum and converts it into Doom levels.Īs you may know, most modern Roombas map your home's layout to boost cleaning efficiency (and a few other things). Have you always thought your home's layout would make the perfect first-person shooter map? Perhaps you've even put the theory to the test with something like laser tag or Nerf guns but I'm willing to bet you've never taken it as far as Rich Whitehouse. It's probably not something you'll spend a wealth of time tinkering with but if you've got some time to kill over New Years and happen to love Doom, it may be worth looking into. In brief: Games with a DIY slant have been big business as of late and technically, Doomba is an extension of that concept.
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