sehr interessanter einblick in die spieleindustrie, mit betonung auf INDUSTRIE.einerseits ist es faszinierend, wie die personen hinter den spielen an diese herangehen, andererseits entzaubert es das ganze ein wenig, wenn man detailliert sieht, wie sehr das alles in marketingmaschinen und industri...
Masters of Doom is the amazing true story of the Lennon and McCartney of video games: John Carmack and John Romero. Together, they ruled big business. They transformed popular culture. And they provoked a national controversy. More than anything, they lived a unique and rollicking American Dream,...
As an engineer, he considered speed an efficient way to measure his progress: How much faster could he get the computer to render graphics on screen? A car was much the same. When Carmack looked at the sexy design of the body, he saw straight through to the engine. To the dealer’s surprise, the w...
The reality of Jon’s death, and perhaps the reality of death itself, remained incomplete. The fear was alive. I had children now, and I would have to find a way to stay sane, to remain functional, to not let the fear of death and, more particularly, the fear of abduction, overwhelm the freedom I ...