http://gamestudies.org/0102/pearce/ Just further proof that he is truly one of the most intelligent people in the Game Industry today. Carmacks come and Go, but this guy has a long career ahead of him. --Ben

Ok, that''s a long article.

He is definitely a game maker, in the true spirit of the words.

Carmacks come and go??????
Do you realize that NVidia, ati, microsoft, matrox etc etc are all influenced by his decisions when it comes to graphics hardware and software? He is probably the most powerful person in the entire industry. people like that dont just "go"

Well,

Maybe that statement got interpreted the wrong way. As far a gaame design goes he hasn''t made any leaps or bounds in quite a while. Graphically he might be pushing the limits, but in terms of creativity and design he fizzled out many years ago.

--Ben