Philip Hammer
@phammer.bsky.social
principal engine programmer @ id software |
graphics & engine code for idTech | DOOM: The Dark Ages
opinions are my own
graphics & engine code for idTech | DOOM: The Dark Ages
opinions are my own
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Rip & Tear: Breaking Down the Rendering of 'DOOM: The Dark Ages' | Agenda | GDC Festival of Gaming
We'll present a breakdown of how a typical frame is rendered in idTech 8 and DOOM: The Dark Ages, which was developed by id Software and released in May 2025 on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 and PC t...
schedule.gdconf.com
I'll be at #GDC2026, talking about #DOOM rendering.
Hit me up if you see me around!
schedule.gdconf.com/session/rip-...
Hit me up if you see me around!
schedule.gdconf.com/session/rip-...
Little fun fact: it was only 3 years later when a kid in rural Germany assembled a 386 PC (33 MHz / 8 MB RAM) in his room with cheap spare parts, and connected it via Null-Modem to his main 486 PC in order to play #DOOM together with his friends in multiplayer.
February 11, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Little fun fact: it was only 3 years later when a kid in rural Germany assembled a 386 PC (33 MHz / 8 MB RAM) in his room with cheap spare parts, and connected it via Null-Modem to his main 486 PC in order to play #DOOM together with his friends in multiplayer.
I'll be at #GDC2026, talking about #DOOM rendering.
Hit me up if you see me around!
schedule.gdconf.com/session/rip-...
Hit me up if you see me around!
schedule.gdconf.com/session/rip-...
Rip & Tear: Breaking Down the Rendering of 'DOOM: The Dark Ages' | Agenda | GDC Festival of Gaming
We'll present a breakdown of how a typical frame is rendered in idTech 8 and DOOM: The Dark Ages, which was developed by id Software and released in May 2025 on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 and PC t...
schedule.gdconf.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:12 AM
I'll be at #GDC2026, talking about #DOOM rendering.
Hit me up if you see me around!
schedule.gdconf.com/session/rip-...
Hit me up if you see me around!
schedule.gdconf.com/session/rip-...
So yeah, successfully flashed my old tp link router with OpenWrt via serial port, so I can use it as a repeater (which wasn't possible with the stock firmware).
Fried one USB-TTL adapter in the process (was cheap!) due to my semi-professional wiring.
#hacks
Fried one USB-TTL adapter in the process (was cheap!) due to my semi-professional wiring.
#hacks
January 19, 2026 at 4:48 PM
So yeah, successfully flashed my old tp link router with OpenWrt via serial port, so I can use it as a repeater (which wasn't possible with the stock firmware).
Fried one USB-TTL adapter in the process (was cheap!) due to my semi-professional wiring.
#hacks
Fried one USB-TTL adapter in the process (was cheap!) due to my semi-professional wiring.
#hacks
Slides are up for our talk at the Graphics Programming Conference (GPC), with @domlaz.bsky.social and myself. #GPC25 #DOOM
graphicsprogrammingconference.com/archive/2025...
graphicsprogrammingconference.com/archive/2025...
Graphics Programming Conference
The Graphics Programming Conference is a conference for graphics programmers, from student to industry veteran, taking place in November in Europe.
graphicsprogrammingconference.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Slides are up for our talk at the Graphics Programming Conference (GPC), with @domlaz.bsky.social and myself. #GPC25 #DOOM
graphicsprogrammingconference.com/archive/2025...
graphicsprogrammingconference.com/archive/2025...
It was a pleasure!
Slides are now available for my GPC 2025 talk with @phammer.bsky.social on Variable Rate Compute Shaders in Doom The Dark Ages static.graphicsprogrammingconference.com/public/2025/...
static.graphicsprogrammingconference.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:06 PM
It was a pleasure!
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I've seen this over a decade ago for the first time and it's becoming more and more relevant today.
This aged better than most single malts.
youtu.be/ngZ0K3lWKRc?...
This aged better than most single malts.
youtu.be/ngZ0K3lWKRc?...
Hayao Miyazaki's thoughts on an artificial intelligence
YouTube video by Manhattan Project for a Nuclear-Free World
youtu.be
December 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I've seen this over a decade ago for the first time and it's becoming more and more relevant today.
This aged better than most single malts.
youtu.be/ngZ0K3lWKRc?...
This aged better than most single malts.
youtu.be/ngZ0K3lWKRc?...
We made it to the nice list! 🤘
Today on Digital Foundry, Alex and John compare notes on the best - and the worst - PC ports of 2025: youtu.be/s3_0yhXDKTs
December 28, 2025 at 5:38 PM
We made it to the nice list! 🤘
DOOM: The Dark Ages won @digitalfoundry.bsky.social 's "Best Graphics of 2025"!
Awesome achievement for our small group of idTech folks!
youtu.be/nZ7pc4M-Uuk?...
Awesome achievement for our small group of idTech folks!
youtu.be/nZ7pc4M-Uuk?...
Digital Foundry's Best Game Graphics of 2025 - PC/PS5/Xbox/Switch 2 - Another Amazing Year
YouTube video by Digital Foundry
youtu.be
December 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
DOOM: The Dark Ages won @digitalfoundry.bsky.social 's "Best Graphics of 2025"!
Awesome achievement for our small group of idTech folks!
youtu.be/nZ7pc4M-Uuk?...
Awesome achievement for our small group of idTech folks!
youtu.be/nZ7pc4M-Uuk?...
City is in full blade runner mode again.
December 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
City is in full blade runner mode again.
Iteration #3, variation of recipe #2.
Wish me luck 🌶️♥️
Wish me luck 🌶️♥️
December 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Iteration #3, variation of recipe #2.
Wish me luck 🌶️♥️
Wish me luck 🌶️♥️
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Honored for #TheGameAwards nominations for Best Action Game & Innovation in Accessibility for DOOM: The Dark Ages.
Voting is now open: thegameawards.com
Voting is now open: thegameawards.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Honored for #TheGameAwards nominations for Best Action Game & Innovation in Accessibility for DOOM: The Dark Ages.
Voting is now open: thegameawards.com
Voting is now open: thegameawards.com
Made a batch of Hot Sauce with my home-grown orange Scotch Bonnets.
Quite happy with the taste!
Quite happy with the taste!
November 4, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Made a batch of Hot Sauce with my home-grown orange Scotch Bonnets.
Quite happy with the taste!
Quite happy with the taste!
I'm coming back to Universal Paperclips almost every year or two.
Probably the game I've "finished" the most and blows my mind again and again.
RELEASE THE HYPNODRONES
Probably the game I've "finished" the most and blows my mind again and again.
RELEASE THE HYPNODRONES
November 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I'm coming back to Universal Paperclips almost every year or two.
Probably the game I've "finished" the most and blows my mind again and again.
RELEASE THE HYPNODRONES
Probably the game I've "finished" the most and blows my mind again and again.
RELEASE THE HYPNODRONES
Very excited to present a few interesting bits about the rendering of #DOOM: The Dark Ages together with @domlaz.bsky.social and @martinfuller.bsky.social .
If you happen to attend #GPC2025 next month, feel free to say hello!
If you happen to attend #GPC2025 next month, feel free to say hello!
October 20, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Very excited to present a few interesting bits about the rendering of #DOOM: The Dark Ages together with @domlaz.bsky.social and @martinfuller.bsky.social .
If you happen to attend #GPC2025 next month, feel free to say hello!
If you happen to attend #GPC2025 next month, feel free to say hello!
Super nice to feature and call out individual artists that designed the new T-shirt collection.
Hugo ushers in Wave 1 of the id Signature Series capsule collection
Available for a limited time - go get yours today!
gear.bethesda.net/collections/...
Available for a limited time - go get yours today!
gear.bethesda.net/collections/...
October 16, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Super nice to feature and call out individual artists that designed the new T-shirt collection.
Classic Volumetric Cloud Rendering
October 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Classic Volumetric Cloud Rendering
Reposted by Philip Hammer
A little something I've been meaning to write for a while martinfullerblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/26/a...
Thank you to the awesome people at Machine Games and id Software!
Thank you to the awesome people at Machine Games and id Software!
Anisotropic Scaling in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and DOOM: The Dark Ages
While working on Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and later DOOM: The Dark Ages, it became apparent that both titles are particularly sensitive to anisotropic sampling cost on the Xbox Series con…
martinfullerblog.wordpress.com
September 26, 2025 at 9:31 AM
A little something I've been meaning to write for a while martinfullerblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/26/a...
Thank you to the awesome people at Machine Games and id Software!
Thank you to the awesome people at Machine Games and id Software!
Reposted by Philip Hammer
Catch my talk about DOOM:The Dark Ages at devcom today!
August 19, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Catch my talk about DOOM:The Dark Ages at devcom today!
Reposted by Philip Hammer
In the wake of Quakecon, we had the opportunity to talk in depth about Doom: The Dark Ages path tracing with the developers. Many thanks to id's Billy Khan and Nvidia's Matt Stack for this one! youtu.be/CCBWtRMnMh8
August 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
In the wake of Quakecon, we had the opportunity to talk in depth about Doom: The Dark Ages path tracing with the developers. Many thanks to id's Billy Khan and Nvidia's Matt Stack for this one! youtu.be/CCBWtRMnMh8
TIL - the 1997 release event for Biosphere's Substrata was on Svalbard archipelago close to the north pole. And MTV filmed it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mZ-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mZ-...
Biosphere @ North Pole MTV Special
YouTube video by tmtkview
www.youtube.com
August 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
TIL - the 1997 release event for Biosphere's Substrata was on Svalbard archipelago close to the north pole. And MTV filmed it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mZ-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mZ-...
Reposted by Philip Hammer
Lecture completed #CEDEC2025 - slides will be available soon.
July 22, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Lecture completed #CEDEC2025 - slides will be available soon.