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Commander Keen was awesome! Played it when I was in kindergarten, think I was 3 years old or something :) Still remember it like yesterday though ;)
@Mark
I know you were just kidding around, but really, Carmack's current endeavors are just as important as his past accomplishments. He's been working on serious/hardcore mobile phone games for a lot longer than most (Doom RPG, anyone?), and his work with Quake Live is some pretty innovative stuff.
Just because he has fell a bit from the PC/console limelight doesn't mean he isn't a busy guy!
I know you were just kidding around, but really, Carmack's current endeavors are just as important as his past accomplishments. He's been working on serious/hardcore mobile phone games for a lot longer than most (Doom RPG, anyone?), and his work with Quake Live is some pretty innovative stuff.
Just because he has fell a bit from the PC/console limelight doesn't mean he isn't a busy guy!
It is about damn time. This guy is a genius.
id Software has yet to produce a shitty game, if you ask me.
id Software has yet to produce a shitty game, if you ask me.
John Carmack you sir are RAD!
And i don't think most of you understand how rad he is. He came up with alot of really really clever algorithms that allowed for things like doom. Namely the below.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_space_partitioning
I wrote something like this for school and i just kept thinking, how do you come up with this stuff?
If this guy told me my code was shit, that would probably be the best day of my life.
And i don't think most of you understand how rad he is. He came up with alot of really really clever algorithms that allowed for things like doom. Namely the below.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_space_partitioning
I wrote something like this for school and i just kept thinking, how do you come up with this stuff?
If this guy told me my code was shit, that would probably be the best day of my life.
Oh shit, my mistake wrong credit.
It's not that he came up with binary space partitioning, he figured out that some esoteric algorithm == Doom
my comment about my code being shit still holds true.
It's not that he came up with binary space partitioning, he figured out that some esoteric algorithm == Doom
my comment about my code being shit still holds true.
much respect. carmack is one of those guys that a nerd like me wishes they could be. i just don't have anywhere near the intelligence of this guy.
The only bad thing I see is that his acceptance speech will be two hours longer than intended just as he always does at Quakecon.
How many points is the lifetime achievement worth? A gazillion?
John carmack IS rad. Wolf 3d began my love affair with first person shooters, and it hasn't stopped since.
John carmack IS rad. Wolf 3d began my love affair with first person shooters, and it hasn't stopped since.
@mohawkmike
I always loved his ridiculously long and intricate quakecon keynotes. But as Narishma said those are supposed to be about technical stuff that we all know take up a lot of time. An acceptance speech is an entirely different event.
I always loved his ridiculously long and intricate quakecon keynotes. But as Narishma said those are supposed to be about technical stuff that we all know take up a lot of time. An acceptance speech is an entirely different event.
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