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+# raycast
+A small raycaster graphics engine in javascript with html 5 canvas.
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+Code mostly follows [this C++ raycaster tutorial](http://lodev.org/cgtutor/raycasting.html)
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+![screenshot](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/psaikko/raycast/master/screenshot.png)