[congoe]

The authors writeup can be found here (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SFm1dS6myqq7psBKttP7CVYN...) and her explanatory video here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DnoOOgYxck). However, it appears to be only a simulation, not physically running Doom on E.coli

[Alifatisk]

Interesting but the title feels a little misleading because after reading the article, I realized that it wasn’t actually running doom.

[congoe]

The article is simply wrong:

> An MIT biotech researcher has been able to run the iconic computer game Doom using actual gut bacteria. Lauren Ramlan didn’t get the game going on a digital simulation of bacteria, but turned actual bacteria into pixels to display the 30-year-old FPS, as reported by Rock Paper Shotgun.

The cited Rock Paper Shotgun article doesn't support this though:

> It’s worth noting that Ramlan herself points out that “running” Doom using the cells would be an enormous undertaking due to their extremely limited ability. What she did manage to successfully do, however, is simulate using the wall of cells as a display for Doom by rendering gameplay using the illuminated E. coli.