John Carmack Interview [Aug 22, 2003, 12:54 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
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and rocket science on CNN Money is an interview with id Software's John
Carmack conducted during the QuakeCon extravaganza. One of the primary thrusts
of the conversation is whether games have become too complicated, noting that
he's fought the designers on DOOM 3 on a couple of issues, unsuccessfully
arguing against including a crouch function and successfully convincing them
that a "use" key is unnecessary. Here's a bit more covering the recent
revelation that id's next game will not be another sequel (but will be a shooter)
and his oft-rumored plans to retire soon:
We're not doing another sequel next," said Carmack. "We will do a new title. It will be a shooter, with a different antagonist and protagonist. ... People who have been working in the company for a long time don't want to continually rehash their old work."
With the new game will come a new engine, meaning Carmack's oft-rumored retirement will remain a rumor for the next few years.
"In the coming years, I have things I want to do," he said. "The next generation of hardware and the next engine is very exciting. There's little doubt I'll be doing that."
"Also, these crazy situations you guys talk about where the lack of a use key will “screw” you, it’s just not true"
Yes, it's true. Perhaps not exactly those mentioned, but other ones are sure to arise. Modes are a bad thing (that was a basic tenet back in user interface classes when I studied computer science back in the eighties).
Making interfaces simple to learn and use is a good thing. But the primary aspect of that is to make sure it does what the user expects at all times.
Anyone remember how you occasionally got stuck on ladders in Half-life because you stumbled into one and the game decided you were going to climb it?
Yes, it's true. Perhaps not exactly those mentioned, but other ones are sure to arise. Modes are a bad thing (that was a basic tenet back in user interface classes when I studied computer science back in the eighties).
Making interfaces simple to learn and use is a good thing. But the primary aspect of that is to make sure it does what the user expects at all times.
Anyone remember how you occasionally got stuck on ladders in Half-life because you stumbled into one and the game decided you were going to climb it?
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