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I'd say Carmack cares more about rockets than about games, at this point. Who wouldn't?

His interviews after he received the gdc lifetime achievement award suggest otherwise.

Really? Interesting. I haven't kept up.

That's... Well, that's ironic. I wonder why he decided to pursue gamedev with more passion than rocketdev?

He actually said that "there is more opportunity for technical innovation [...] in gaming than practically anywhere else I can imagine". A modern game like Rage can stimulate one's intellect for a very long time.

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