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3D First-Person Games, So Far

Posted by timothy on from the run-duck-shoot dept.

Gernot Ziegler writes: "One of my professors (Stefan Gustavsson) has written a good summary that explains the history & technical background/innovations that Doom, Quake & Unreal brought with them when they were released. Check it out." It's a pdf file. Gustavsson ends with a list of hopeful questions about where such games can go, after nearly a decade of running and violence. What I'd really like to see is a goal-free 3D world like the Snowcrash Metaverse, but it will take games to get there ;)

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  1. Goal Free Universe? by KarmaBlackballed · · Score: 4, Funny

    What I'd really like to see is a goal-free 3D world like the Snowcrash

    Real life is already goal-free. Part of the allure of games is that they have goals. A goal-free virtual universe would at best be a novelty and a fad for a few moments.

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  2. Re:Already here. by CaseyB · · Score: 4, Funny
    Its been around for at least 4-5 years already.

    Uh, yeah, look out Neal Stephenson, the metaverse has arrived.

  3. This term's assignment by Rupert · · Score: 5, Funny

    is to see who can drive the most traffic to a random PDF on the professor's website.

    A+ for a slashdotting.

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