Incredible telling of the rise of ID, and subsequently the rise of digital distribution, computer gaming, and the modern 3d engine. It's absolutely mind blowing how much of an affect a few dudes had on our industry (I also gained back a bit of respect for Romero): [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YreEwtV7D0[/ame]…
Carmack's Armadillo Aerospace having more fun with rockets: http://www.armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/Armadillo/Home/News?news_id=372 Quote: "The first tube rocket is named Stig, after the driver character from the British auto show Top Gear. They've launched a three-wheeled car as a "space shuttle" with big hybrid engines and…
Agree with what Jack said, although they did kinda forget one thing, and that is most companies won't outsource their engine to a Porn-Specific company. So yeah, while we do have the tech to make really accurate grenade launcher act like grenade launchers, we also have the tech to make porn, since physics is physics after…
technological predictions that failed: 1. There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home. Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp. (DEC), maker of big business mainframe computers, arguing against the PC in 1977. 2. We will never make a 32 bit operating system. Bill Gates…