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Interview: John Carmack

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Published 25 May, 2006 Duration 10:26

The id Software founder and creator of Doom and Quake talks next-gen development, the state of PC and his one-man mission to make mobile gaming respectable, in this exclusive interview.

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Cadence #1 6 years ago

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what a cool bloke!!!
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statix101 #2 6 years ago

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lol...i'll never stop laughing at that guys voice.......its the voice of a nerd made flesh!!!!....

But yeah, the guy knows his stuff....
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York #3 6 years ago

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Carmack: now there's a satisfying last name.
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Darkedge #4 6 years ago

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annoyed the neighbours at 8.45pm? oops
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AtomicBanana #5 6 years ago

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Geeky as hell, but you can't but help respect the guy - he clearly knows what's going on in the gaming world today, and is certainly more than a dab hand at making them.
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fatchris Verified Senior Developer, Eurogamer Network #6 6 years ago

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gotta love his enthusiasm
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Lukus #7 6 years ago

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I don't find him at all geeky. I think he's just an intelligent, well spoken, level headed computer-genius, millionaire. Seems like a top bloke.
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AHiFi #8 6 years ago

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Still is, and always has been, the kewlest nerd on the block.

Edited by 1 at 25/05/06 @ 14:16
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asphaltcowboy #9 6 years ago

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Carmack: God among men!
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Gurrah #10 6 years ago

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I envy his enthusiasm, but 'gaming' on mobile phones is just plain rubbish! Those things were made for making phone calls, not play games, listen to music and basically annoy everyone around the owner. Doesn't change the fact that Carmack is an awesome guy - "Ah well, I wrote the core engine in 3-4 weekends whilst sitting in my hotel room" - ffs...
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projectmayhem #11 6 years ago

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don't dismiss mobile gaming. i just got sonic2 off vodafone live and it's great!
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jack_klugman #12 6 years ago

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A man only just holding back his inner Frink.
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NemesisEnforcer #13 6 years ago

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I really like how Carmack will use simple phrases like "The games sucked!". He keeps it simple. He's a cool dude.
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ring_piece #14 6 years ago

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Professor Frink explains the details behind Id's new mobile game, Orcs & Elves.
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Tomo #15 6 years ago

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Wow. I always got the impression of Carmack being an arrogant, rich bastard.

How wrong was I?!

He seems like a chap!
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TripSkyway #16 6 years ago

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Great interview.
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BlackJedi #17 6 years ago

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This interview inspired me to go have a hunt for DoomRPG again, and, lo and behold, it's available on Vodafone. So I bought it, installed it, and blimey if it's not actually a lot of fun. It really does work well on a tiny screen with very simple controls - quite challenging at times, though, as I seem to be low on ammo and have to smash the zombies with my axe quite a lot.
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manic_mouse #18 6 years ago

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Makes a change from the Phil Harrisons of the gaming world, eh?
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Icebox #19 6 years ago

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Great interview, was interesting.
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stoopidgreg #20 6 years ago

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i've seen some other interviews of him, they're really good too. the guy knows far too much. one i saw was him talking about the doom 3 engine and the lighting and shadows, specifically how its done and how they save processing power doing fancy stuff. i had no idea about 90% of the stuff but it was fascinating.
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