Brian Hook Interview

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Posted by Hemos on Friday March 21, 2003 @07:07AM from the learning-the-game-market dept.

A reader writes:"I just read this very in-depth interview with Brian Hook on a site called Curmudgeon Gamer. Hook used to work for id Software (Quake 2 and 3) and later for Verant (Everquest) and he apparently worked on Glide for the old 3DFX cards. Now he runs his own smaller game company called Pyrogon. In the interview he talks about development styles of Q2 and Q3, MMORPGs, the lessons of 3DFX, and development of cross-platform games like his Candy Cruncher (which is available for MacOSX and Linux!). He even gets into some criticism of modern games and the life of a smaller game developer. Lengthy read, but lots of stuff to think about there since he tells it like he sees it."

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MOD PARENT DOWN by Fecal+Troll+Matter · 2003-03-21 07:12 · Score: -1, Offtopic

George W. Bush is our president and we must stick with him no matter what our morals are.
Curmudgeon by Anonymous Coward · 2003-03-21 07:13 · Score: -1, Offtopic

That's the name of a great NIRVANA song, a B-side of the In Bloom single.

Whua whua whua! (background laughter)
wer wer wer-wer wein! (rip-saw distorted guitar riff)

Tis the season
I'm the reason

She don't need
She don't neeeeeeeeeed

(good solo)

the rest of the lyrics are of course indecipherable and the guitars are
SO DISTORTED!
1. Re:Curmudgeon by Gizzmonic · 2003-03-21 07:17 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  That's interesting. You know, I bet if Kirt Kobain was alive, he'd probably have a Dig Dug ringtone, and maybe even play Monkeyball from Sprint PCS. I know I would!
  
  PS. This site has gone down faster than my dog on a juicy, well marbled steak. Any retreads?
  
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2. Re:Curmudgeon by Anonymous Coward · 2003-03-21 07:28 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Hey, try FreeNet, it's just like KaZaa with kiddie porn!!!
Re:FP FOR THE IRAQI PEOPLE. ALLAHU ACKBAR! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-03-21 07:18 · Score: -1, Offtopic

You mean "SOON TO BE EXTINCT IRAQI PEOPLE" right?

stupid lameass, er, lameness filter. caps are like yelling!
Warning To Word Worshipers by Anonymous Coward · 2003-03-21 07:25 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Just as Word viruses are destructive in human
made computers, there is a deadly Word virus
spreading within the English Language. Unless
isolated and eradicated by your knowledge of
Nature's Harmonic Time Cube, the deadly Word
virus will inflict total self-destruction upon all humanity.Your ignorance of Time Cube is evil.

Time Cube is above academic comprehension.
Universities equate doomed Towers of Babble.
Time Cube debate will expose academic scams,
so academia must "ignore" debate at all costs.
Students denied the right to debate Time Cube.
Educators are evil to deny Time Cube debate.
Academic ignoring of Time Cube equates evil.
Word worship educators beget stupid students.
Students are brainwashed and do not know it.
Students are taught to be stupid and don't care.
Word is the most effective tool of enslavement.
Stupid students believe any crap they're taught.
Stupid students unable to evaluate Time Cube.
Students ignore Time Cube, attack messenger
If Cobain were alive by Anonymous Coward · 2003-03-21 07:37 · Score: -1, Offtopic

He'd be too busy patching up that gaping hole in his head to download ring tones
I hope you're happy! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-03-21 07:38 · Score: -1, Offtopic

You're not gonna have Saddam Hussein to kick around any more!
1. Re:I hope you're happy! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-03-21 07:45 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  There's still Western Europe. And Canada, too.
2. Re:I hope you're happy! by babyblink · 2003-03-21 07:59 · Score: 0, Offtopic
  
  You're not gonna have Saddam Hussein to kick around any more! to make it more related to the subject... long live Saddam, you soon will exist eternally in one of those quake clone.
  
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its already down by Anonymous Coward · 2003-03-21 07:38 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Warning: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Too many connections in /usr/local/etc/httpd/curmudgeon.linuxgames.com/gee klog-1.3.6/system/databases/mysql.class.php on line 104
Cannnot connect to DB server

its already down
You must be German. They are into that. by Anonymous Coward · 2003-03-21 07:40 · Score: -1, Offtopic

See subj.
My Athlon by Anonymous Coward · 2003-03-21 07:40 · Score: -1, Offtopic

...gives off too much heat.
PENTAGON THREATENS TO KILL INDEPENDENT REPORTERS I by Anonymous Coward · 2003-03-21 07:57 · Score: -1, Offtopic

http://homepage.eircom.net/~gulufuture/news/kate_a die030310.htm

This article didn't pass the /. censorship..
Re:The Interview by MrCode · 2003-03-21 08:44 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Oops, I should have browsed below 3. The AC's HTMLized version is better anyhow. Call me a Karma whore if you want, but I barely post and my self esteem is not dependent on my Slashdot Karma.
I just graduated by CrazyJim0 · 2003-03-21 08:51 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Where do I look for a job. Carnegie Mellon apparently doesn't offer job placement. I have a degree in scientific computing... Basically making programs for scientific research. I'd like to do genetic research algorithms, but I'd be down for some physics modeling or whatever.

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God spoke to me
Re:PENTAGON THREATENSTO KILL INDEPENDENTREPORTERS by canajin56 · 2003-03-21 11:30 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Slashdot inserted a space on him. HERE is the actual link. Personally, I would take anything comeing from gulufuture with a whole SHAKER of salt, but it SEEMS credible

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ASCII stupid question, get a stupid ANSI