Rick Byers

HTML can't run Doom But HTML can now run *inside* Doom! Thanks to HTML-in-Canvas! Fully accessible DOM elements drawn into Doom's own wall textures. This demo uses a WebAssembly port (jacobenget/doom.wasm) of the original C source. See it in action at html-in-canvas-stuff.solarise.dev/doom.html - Requires Chrome with chrome://flags/#canvas-draw-element enabled. On every Doom tick, HTML-in-Canvas's drawElementImage() captures the DOM form (child of ) to an offscreen buffer, it's quantised to Doom's 256-colour palette, and the bytes are written straight into the cached patch for the appropriate texture in Doom. Doom's own software renderer then paints it onto E1M1 as a wall texture - which means perspective warp, sector lighting, and even the damage-red tint all get included and applied to the HTML form elements. It's just a texture to Doom.

📣 After nearly 5 fulfilling years leading Core infrastructure organizations for Google, I’m thrilled to share that I’ve taken on a new role! I’m going back to IC work as a Distinguished Engineer- my new role is in Chrome as Area Tech Lead, AI Web Ecosystem! 💥 The rise of AI is driving a fundamental sea change in web architecture. While this era promises immense innovation, it demands rigorous focus on security, privacy, and user observability. AI is a technology. It must be integrated with the same deliberate care as the major technological shifts that preceded it. In this new role, I’ll be working alongside world-class colleagues to redefine the web platform for an AI-first runtime. My mission is to architect a composable web that enables safe, standardized, and mutually beneficial interactions between creators, users, and AI agents. With this transition, I am moving from leading large organizations back to the IC track. I’ve swung this "managerial pendulum" several times in my career, and I’m energized to return to deep technical work at a moment that so clearly demands it. I'm also excited to be working with/for web legends like @laparisa @jimbankoski @paul_irish @RickByers @Paul_Kinlan @groby @mathias @bmeurer @fractorious and so many more! 💥