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PDFs Evolve: Play Tetris and Doom in Browsers!

1/14/2025

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Thomas Rinsma has ingeniously transformed the PDF format into a gaming platform with PDFTris, a playable version of Tetris that runs seamlessly in browsers like Chrome and Firefox. Not to be outdone, ading.dev introduced doom.pdf, enabling users to dive into the classic game Doom within a PDF. These projects highlight remarkable creativity and technical prowess in reimagining digital documents.

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Story summary

Thomas Rinsma has ingeniously transformed the PDF format into a gaming platform with PDFTris, a playable version of Tetris that runs seamlessly in browsers like Chrome and Firefox. Not to be outdone, ading.dev introduced doom.pdf, enabling users to dive into the classic game Doom within a PDF. These projects highlight remarkable creativity and technical prowess in reimagining digital documents.