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Carmack On Doom III And The Evolution Of Graphics

Posted by timothy on from the this-is-a-dedicated-team dept.

Toasty16 writes "David Kushner over at Wired has a write-up on the progress of Doom III, hinting at a possible fall release, that is unless Microsoft convinces id to sit on the game until an Xbox version is completed. He also talks to Carmack about the evolution of game engines and the possibility of a "next-generation rendering engine [that] will be a stable, mature technology that lasts in more or less its basic form for a long time." Will this lead to a shift from coders to "technical directors," as Carmack believes? This ties into the Slashdot story awhile back about new titles for sysadmins."

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  1. extinct coders? by sixdotoh · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    Is it really possible that programmers would ever become extinct (at least in some sense)? Will this eventually come down to another man vs. machine battle? I think it has been proved enough times that the ingenuit and creativity of the human mind can create more efficient, reliable products than any machine. And I think such a product is far more valuable even if it takes longer to produce.

    Can't wait to hear more about a next-generation renderer(spelling? ;) though. I've heard pretty cool stuff about Doom III . . .

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  2. Have you not played Halo??? by DenOfEarth · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    OK, OK, I know, it's not a PC game, but as far as first person shooters go it's totally top-notch in terms of graphics, and the story is pretty damn cool too. Not to mention the fact that there's a co-op play feature (really the only way to play mutliplayer IMHO).

    Some people say that control for FPS's is better with a keyboard and mouse, but I think I'll have to disagree with them on that one. The controller scheme for Halo was simple, elegant, and it actually feels quite natural once you have used it for a bit. Combine that with the fact that I can sit on a bean bag chair and play the game, as opposed to being at a desk to play, and I'm won over. you should rent an Xbox and try Halo out sometime. I'll guarantee that you won't be disappointed.

    p.s. Zelda is pretty cool too...