Is a hack who just got lucky once?
>>337398205
>hack who just got lucky
Nah. Carmack has always been a excellent programmer with a thorough knowledge of both hardware and software and how to push them to their limits.
None of that implies "knows how to make a fun video game." Frankly, trying to make the Occulus and it's software run efficiently is exactly the kind of job he needs. It's all tech, no "fun." And on the weekends he can still work on his amateur space program.
Did Oculus get released too late?
Normally there's the first on the market wins, but Vive just seems stronger by pretty much all means... did Oculus get successfully ripped off?
>>337398865
they guy knew how to hack maxwell equations, that's all. yeah it may be magical shit for you guys, but it is nothing special. sweeney is a far better coder than carmack is for example that's why his engine is in wider use than carmacks idtech.
Back the fuck off???
>>337400629
>yeah it may be magical shit for you guys, but it is nothing special.
>>337400629
For the videogame industry with the most underpaid programmers, drop outs and dumbasses. Compared to that this guy pretty much qualifies as a genius.
>>337398205
that's not a picture of shigaru miyamodo
>>337400629
tch... nothing personell kidd
>>337398205
The level of success doom had was luck, but he was very talented to begin with.
>>337400908
can you explain how maxwell equations were implemented in realtime rendering fedordora?
>>337401203
>The level of success doom had was luck, but he was very talented to begin with.
Romero made Doom, not Carmack.
Carmack made the engine, but saying that Carmack had anything to do with the game itself would be the same as saying that every shit made in the UE is made by Epic.
Yes. /v/ doesn't actually know shit about programming beyond a shortcut for inverse square roots that has been known about for centuries and he denies having actually anything to do with.
He's a genius and a legend, plus he could kick your ass before you even knew what was commmmming.
How much control does Carmack have over the games he gets involved with? Is he just a programming guy involved with the technical side of things? Or is he actually involved with the overall shape the game takes?
What's the last good game he was involved with? Rage was pretty shit.
>>337401363
eh... it's a bit different though. the engine was made specifically to facilitate doom
>>337401441
Mmmm..
>>337401373
>and he denies having actually anything to do with.
he even written in the comments
> // WTF?!
still there are faggots saying he's a genius and a legend.
John Romero is a fucking legend for creating Doom. Carmack WAS a good engineer.
>>337398205
>smug as fuck in every picture
>>337401441
>plus he could kick your ass before you even knew what was commmmming.
This
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X68Mm_kYRjc
>>337401518
>Or is he actually involved with the overall shape the game takes?
no, he wasn't, he made Quake3Arena to be purely multiplayer that's the pinnacle of his creative thinking. he is famous for saying "games need a background like a porno needs a plot"
>>337401839
>games need a background like a porno needs a plot
And he was right (at the time)
>>337401952
Yeah, you have to keep in mind the context of the era all those games came out.
>>337401571
>Let me tell you why he's wrong
>I swear I'm right! Guys look I'm right!
It's almost laughably ironic that this is about integrity.
>>337401952
>And he was right (at the time)
no he wasn't. he wasn't right back then and he sure as fuck isn't right now.
all games that were proven good had a fucking great background for the player to immerse into.
Doom had a fucking great background, else it could just be another tank commander clone with better graphics if it were for Carmack. Duke Nukem 3D is a cult game essentially because of the background in which the game was nested in.
>>337401720
This video is 1:59 long but went on for 2:23 with audio still going.
I'm spooped.
>>337402184
Q3 is still the greatest competitive fps ever made.
>>337401952
>And he was right (at the time)
nah he wasn't. half-life became a popular game not because of the gameplay but because of the background. all games that became popular back then were popular because of the story, gameplay was even pretty shitty in most of them.
>>337400629
>sweeney is a far better coder than carmack is for example
I was under the impression that Tim Sweeney has more than once namedropped Carmack as one of the best programmers in the industry and a source of inspiration. Both are AIAS hall of fame members, but only Carmack has a BAFTA
>>337402321
>Q3 is still the greatest competitive fps ever made.
back then Q3A was boring and dull in comparison to UT99 because it offered far less than UT. Now it is competitive mostly because of the alternative scene and it being free, certainly not because of the mainstream.
>>337402184
>he wasn't right back then and he sure as fuck isn't right now.
Of course he isn't right now you mongo, the industry and climate has changed a billion times in the past 25+ years. He was RIGHT then though given the context of the industry.
>Doom had a fucking great background
>Bad ass marine fights the forces of hell
I am not even over simplifying it, that is literally the "great" background. I love Doom, but lets not pretend it has writing anything better than a 6 year old's action fantasy.
>>337402432
>BAFTA
Literally who cares? Even in Europe, where the PC scene actually existed before the 90s its shills shilling shills.
>>337402481
>I am not even over simplifying it, that is literally the "great" background. I love Doom, but lets not pretend it has writing anything better than a 6 year old's action fantasy.
It was fucking better than tank commander you faggot. it was a great background, someone had to create it. sure as fuck carmack wasn't capable of it, the best shit he put together was let's put various crap models in a map and give them weapons yeah and they fight in a tournament, Ay
>>337402672
My point is why should I take some anon's word on this when Tim Sweeney himself has propped the guy up and he's won more awards than any other 3D graphics programmer in the business
>>337402432
>Tim Sweeney has more than once namedropped Carmack as one of the best programmers in the industry and a source of inspiration
he surpassed him though
>>337402184
>Duke Nukem 3D is a cult game essentially because of the background in which the game was nested in.
anon has a point there, also Half-Life, Blood, Hexen, all the same shit under the hood but different because of the story.
>>337398205
Definately
>>337401839
I think he is just saying that the background is only there to set the stage for the gameplay. You don't need a story in a video game, just a premise and good gameplay
>>337401571
>"I can't understand what he is saying and I refuse to use a dictionary, I'll just say that he's wrong and provide no reason, after all, I am always right. "
he literally said that progress can occur regardless of the OPINIONS of each person, but lord almighty the OPINIONS POLICE said he's wrong because their OPINION doesn't match theirs.
geez what an asshole
>>337402476
>it offered far less than UT
It offered skill based gameplay as opposed to UT which has always been shit.
>>337401571
this guy has no idea
Greeks and Romans had slaves, there were no morality concerns about it, and just like that they provided engineering and scientific work that lasted millenia.
but don't tell this guy or he would stop using calendars and geometry.
>all these pretentious fucking losers
>>337403919
>UT which has always been shit.
>america is awake, retards start to reply
UT2016 in pre-alpha is better than Doom4 for fucks sake.
>>337402184
this guy is right
I mean think about it
would you rather play super mario world or skyrim
>>337404631
>UT4 is better than doom4 durr
Of course it is, doesn't make UT less casual in comparison to quake however.
