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Jev Plays Doom Through Text Briefings

Jev got seven kills in Doom without seeing a single frame. Mellon gave Jev text briefings about its health, ammo, enemies, nearby walls, and the door ahead, then let it choose what to do next.

Mellon@Mellon0x𝕏
JEV GOT 7 KILLS IN DOOM WITHOUT SEEING A SINGLE FRAME. I gave the model a text briefing instead of a screen: health, ammo, enemies, their distance and direction, nearby walls, and the door ahead. Then I let it pick what to do next. The setup runs FreeDoom through ViZDoom. Jev gets eight choices: strafe left and fire, strafe right and fire, advance, retreat, collect an item, explore, turn around, o
Sep 21, 2026X postsView on X
The setup runs FreeDoom through ViZDoom. Jev has eight choices, including strafing and firing, advancing, retreating, collecting an item, exploring, and turning around.

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