Light on Glass: Why do you start making a game engine?

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The author built Retro Game Engine to recreate the authentic CRT experience, which modern engines couldn't fully replicate.
Modern engines like Unreal and Unity are versatile but designed around a camera metaphor, differing from CRT's physical light emission process.
CRTs create images through electron beams exciting phosphors, resulting in a unique temporal and physical light behavior.
The author realized CRT filters in modern engines felt superficial, lacking the deep hardware-art-player relationship of original CRTs.
Retro Game Engine focuses on simulating CRT behavior, not just appearance, by controlling the full frame lifecycle.
The engine aims to empower developers to embrace creative limitations, fostering unique game identities over realism.
The project is a niche tool for indie devs interested in revisiting the magic of retro gaming experiences.

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