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Efficient Drawing Techniques for Video Game Graphics
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The speaker explains how he came up with the idea to efficiently draw video game graphics by using the hardware designed for text output and how this technique played a big role in his later work at id software. He also notes that without proper programming, this technique would result in a slow and unfun experience.
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