In this video Linus demos Temple OS
At the [7 minute mark](https://youtu.be/LtlyeDAJR7A?t=424) it is explained that the graphics are in text mode. Is this impressive?
In the comments section someone writes
>People who play one of Terry’s games: “Ehh…”
>People who find out he made the OS it runs on: “Very impressive.”
>People who find out that his animated, 3D games are literally a Textfile: HOLY SHIT
And if you read the replies, there’s an argument about whether this is impressive or not. Is it impressive? why or why not?
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As a former game developer,
I would ask who is impressed and what are their credentials? Are they professional software engineers? I would suspect not one engineer would be impressed on a technical level. Temple OS is a novelty, I’ll grant that. It’s bizarre, and written by a self-taught schizophrenic. THAT is what impresses me.
But we’re not talking about all of Temple OS, we’re talking about the 3D renderer and the guy’s text encoding. No, it’s not technically impressive. It’s not unique. These same techniques exist in all the games you currently enjoy – text encoded data and script that drives and engine.
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