What is John Carmack up To?

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Twitter (http://twitter.com/id_aa_carmack)
Will he redefine the gaming industry again...is originality a one man show? Or does it take a team of people?

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It took a team in his case. He isn't a game designer. I can't think of anyone who has redefined it more than once.

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True..I'm just referring to the inventive abilities that we all posses. Some one may have an idea and a "sorta" knowledge to get it started. Compared to now a days...where there is no "knowledge" to create something original.

True...but you have to admit...two separate engines, Quake/Unreal...a revolutionary step forward? DooM was much a step in the right direction, following Wolf3d. Doesn't it take a spark of imagination to push the "line" further?

Maybe I'm wrong, but the difference between Quake & Unreal, in terms of 3D...was the "boxiness" that Quake had(many more polygons), while there were less polygons and better textures with the Unreal Engine?
Now there's algorithms, that create curves/stretched textures between two points...

(Sorry, it's late for me, been talking to my girl for a long while, it's 6 hours past my bed time)