E3 2012: John Carmack Interview

[@jacderida]

Seems like Carmark is really easy to interview: ask him one question, then he'll do all the talking for you! Guy is an absolute legend.

[@AJyoutubes]

Thanks for letting him talk (with little or no interruption) - his technical accuracy and understanding makes for such an awesome piece to listen to.

[@ded1020]

John Carmack reminds us all that game developers are artists, with passions that run white hot, and drives as great as any portrait artist or cinematographer.

[@mbyb6817]

Thanks John for all your effort evangelizing the Rift at a critical point in time for VR.

[@Sepharite]

Music is sooo unnecessary.

[@misterhorse8327]

It's surreal to watch this now on my Quest 2.

[@TeamBeefVR]

And now we can play Doom 3 on standalone VR. Thanks John Carmack for making it Open Source

[@smidtud]

Fucking futurama music

[@oskarvarg7014]

I am so happy Carmack is still young so that he can keep that mind of his working for many years to come

[@eskimosilver]

I could sit and listen to this guy talk all day!

[@slicethecake]

I understood very little of that, but Carmack is absolutely mesmerising to listen to and watch. Such a passionate and knowledgable guy. Glad to see that someone out there realises that 3d and head tracking arent just gimmicks, but the next step for immersion, too.

[@zadeh79]

Carmack has such an incredible mind. It is half man, half machine.

[@IISG93II]

Same here, even though I don't understand the first thing about engineering and programming. I just love the passion he shows for this kind of thing. Top guy.

[@Trippb333]

if i had the chance talking to him id be overwhelmed with the way he is so passionate about innovating i would want to truely marvel the way he is a true genius in the things he does with improving this

[@Halopedian]

"we can't correct this in hardware, but i corrected it in software" this fucking guy

[@IncognitoSprax]

John is the type of guy that you need in an industry, ANY industry. It's the people that are enthusiastic about what they do, that want to push the boundaries, those are the people that bring innovation. Whether it is something innovative that works or doesn't, for whichever the cause it somebody sooner or later is going to end up improving on it. That's how we evolve technology!

[@ShadowFoxVideos]

The music's not edited into the video, it's part of another booth at the expo somewhere next door.

[@Armageist]

These guys clearly weren't expecting a thesis from Mr. Carmack, but that's what makes him so amazing. He's awesomely down to earth and still has the creative bug like a genius teenager tinkering with new tech in his room at home.

[@Darksky1001able]

Hard to believe JC is a metalhead. I LOVE HIM!!

[@gucker07]

carmack is a freaking genius. i'm glad there are people like him around that really can make stuff happen.

[@SchwarzieJSY]

"Deeply Fundamentally Cool" Love that :-) I was hooked on VR development ever since this video, fascinating! Fair play to John for sitting in that loud cubicle all day showing people this tech! I would have lost my mind and walked out after 10mins!

[@ShadowFoxVideos]

It's actually not music edited into this video. The interview was just catching the music from other booth's inside the Expo

[@gmadera7]

cant wait till this device is on the market

[@PlayerDuce]

I can't wait to get one of those kits!

[@dawkinshater101]

cant believe its been 10 years

[@tensevo]

1080p was the future back then.

[@gerrylazlo]

Just put the camera on a tripod, hit record, and come back the next day. Let Carmack talk about whatever he wants 'cause it's fucking amazing.

[@Cubeface]

Such a fantastic man.

[@IzaakDay]

I dont understand most of this but I could listen to him talk all day.

[@Kyle1444]

you are, this man is the father of what kind of 3d games we have today. srsly, this man is a genius, he practically invented 3d rendering.

[@TheAscense]

Great interviewer. And Carmack is amazing, as always.

[@SakariMover]

Definitely, Carmack is a guy who could fill an hour of lecture quality content in about any interview. It always blows my mind how much he has to say every time someone asks a question.

[@peonmyhall]

every day is good to be john carmack.

[@EricWilliamsCG]

?? Did you hear how wide angle the view is in his vr? Search "Ross uses John Carmack's head mounted display" and watch that video. He says he can't see the edges of the screen, which would mean that it covers his peripheral view.

[@nuclearbox2]

This is incredible to me, how he can be this knowledgeable in regards to the actual design of a system like this, a genius who can do all the coding and hardware dirty work himself, even though he's the product visionary and executive as well at the same time.

[@hadtomakeachannel]

Also, focusing could be done with eyetracking and moving the optics depending on what you're looking at and it's 'virtual position in space' - this would introduce a whole new slew of problems though - instead of just screens and lenses, you'd have to have motorised lenses, adding weight, possibly latency, noise...

[@ViperMD]

Ineed! Could listen to him for days!

[@PapaCuppa]

I love his idiosyncratic head bobbing :)

[@AbhikalpUnakal]

what is the background music that is playing in the 2ndhalf of this video?

[@timtorment8677]

O_O 1:30 Is that Futurama in the background? Anyway, RAGE was awesome and I would appreciate a sequel very much.

[@Fuchsia_tude]

It's definitely something played on the tubular bells

[@DocterEvil111]

i could listen to carmack talk about tech all day.

[@Megachron88]

Incredibly happy that Mr.Carmack is getting involved with VR gaming development. Can't wait to try out Doom 3 with the Oculus Rift. Great interview!

[@tHoM0r]

on there. What a legend.

[@saerain]

This interview is pretty good on there. John Carmack is such a paragon on there. Can't wait to see where he goes with this on there. Funny to see that he still says ‘on there’ a lot on there.

[@Mert9800]

Holy fuck he guesstimated the price of oculus rift to be 600 dollars way back in 2012. Non of that aiming for 300-400 dollar shit nor the 350 ballpark crap.

[@Silpher9]

+Mert9800 Haha amazingly cheap. And yes it is, Carmack spot on.

[@matthewlake182]

@@Silpher9 And now we're at Quest 2 - which is an incredibly good headset - for just $299. :)

[@myztic123]

can you make the music a bit louder towards the end? i can still hear john carmack if i try hard.

[@Semikami]

I love Carmack interviews.

[@ytiralc]

Non-music version please!

[@midinerd]

Please post a version with the music incurring a mid-range drop in the critical band around 500hz-3K so that I can pretend like I am trying to dance closer and closer to John Carmack but can still talk to him over the kegger music

[@xalener]

I'm pretty sure he's talking about the way-too-loud music that was added in post.

[@kuklamatunes0706]

Just as Shredder was saying: "Idiots! I have to do everything by myself!"

[@cjhatesu]

I always just thought of Carmack as game designer/programmer, but now I see he is really passionate about the whole gaming experience.

[@MrB_972]

whats the song playing?

[@pmarreck]

you’re observing what happens when you let someone’s passions run wild and get the heck out of their way

[@yoinktastic]

That's kind of what I wanted to say. It's incredible all the stuff he does without a PHD, I don't know that he has a college degree at all (could check wikipedia but I'm too lazy). In a day and age where all through school it is rammed down your throat that college is the only way to go, it's inspiring to see how far you can get by just having passion for something coupled with an incredible capacity to learn.

[@HueyTheDoctor]

God I love John Carmack. The man is a living legend.

[@cicciter]

I'd listen to him talking all day if I had time

[@ProxCyde]

:O Where the hellballs can I pre-order?!

[@Despara5T]

I would have preferred it to be longer.

[@meshlife88]

Anybody know about the graphics for Doom and Doom II in the BGF edition?

[@Aaronnoraator]

Oh my god, I want one for when Half-Life 3 comes out.

[@puffpio]

why is there futurama music in the background???

[@avatarbearseks]

That was fucking awesome. John Carmack is brilliant.

[@faaafv]

Could you post a version without the guys talking I can't hear the music.

[@TKnightcrawler]

I'm going to buy a kit for sure. And I have a 3D printer, so maybe I might be able to design some new mounts like he was saying... Probably not, but it'd be great! :-D I love what he's doing right here: take a technology that has stagnated and that he feels can improve games, and PUSH it forward. Much respect, Mr. Carmack!

[@Axis2142]

Won't it be harder to aim if it's controlled by your head?

[@Cypret]

You'd think after two decades+ in the induistry John Carmack would be a little less eager, a little more weary, but NOPE. The guy is still so excited and passionate about his work that the words are practically falling out of his mouth. The interviewer couldn't get a word in edgeways. I get the feeling John could talk about this project for days on end, and his enthusiasm is so infectious that I'd happily listen to him.

[@alfonsoskid]

Ok, I want one!!

[@tensevo]

This is the guy you want working on VR - and he is!

[@tensevo]

I think it is deeper - he will inspire many great engineers to drop AAA 4k monitor gaming, to work on VR - bring it on!

[@ManuelBTC21]

This combined with a wiimote, so the gun moves independent of your head would be so awesome.

[@grossaffe]

Congrats to Palmer getting some big names interested in your display

[@360spinupdownup]

John Carnack is an awesome dude.

[@jojjan93]

Music is a bit too loud, though.

[@rob3342421]

couple that with gloves that'll allow you to control the hands of any character and a gun with movement controls and this could be an amazing leap into the next gen of gaming. Like laser quest, for games

[@spyroyoyo]

yes!

[@stevezelenko3558]

Carmack is a genius

[@daimyo2]

John Carmack should do a filibuster in Congress

[@tensevo]

?please explain.....

[@yaglourt]

the guys who tried the rift said head aiming is pretty fast and accurate but more immersive would be a combo with controllers like the Razer Hydra

[@Ibushi]

Pretty amazing, it looks like he's working out the latency (First time i've seen a VR demo that isn't lagging!), the optics, and the control system (joypad+accelerometers). Seems he wasn't impressed with upcoming gaming tech that he decided to do something about it himself. The guy is a genius that's bored =P

[@gucker07]

it all depends on how we use it. technology itself is never good or bad, it's up to us.

[@SuperDre74]

Looking at the prototype I can only say one thing.. VFX-1... it's the best comfortable well balanced helmet where it fits perfectly into the vizor...

[@bradleybindle6428]

B-Rad said this was his favourite interview ever

[@rutabuga]

Carmack is my favourite Geek !!

[@phosphor112]

I love Carmack

[@PapuKaizer]

Who the hell adds music to an interview!?!?

[@KurikuShoTto]

I feel like a nerd but, this is the most interesting thing I've seen from E3.

[@PurushNahiMahaPurush]

5:56 u can hear guitar solo from "Back to Cali" from Slash playing faintly in the background :D

[@Hajile_Ibushi]

Will this be supported in the next elder scroll?

[@iLikeTheUDK]

Doom 4 is rumored to be announced at this year's QuakeCon

[@Tio_Remi]

imagine using those while playing AMNESIA i cant wait to try that in the future

[@BirdsAT]

Problem is, that the reporter, jeff?, is holding the microphone to his own mouth, so in order to hear carmack talk, they needed to turn up the volume, but that also turned up the background noise. so they used music to cover it up..... soundengineering 101... bravo gb :P

[@jsh111]

The guy is clearly a genius. I seriously wonder how Rage had all the issues it did at launch, given this man's talent.

[@GetJesse]

The music got too loud sometimes, it made it hard to hear him. Otherwise, I enjoyed the interview.

[@HappilyInduced]

I like how the interviewer is holding the microphone to his own mouth while Carmack is talking.

[@icecoldkeithi36]

I don't think I've seen an interview with Carmack that actually gave him enough time. He needs a podcast.

[@Splozy]

As if he went and fixed all the distortion post process. I love JC.

[@vwabi]

Lower the music volume. It's better for the music to be too soft than too loud. And right now, it's too loud.

[@m83ikael]

So yeah, Sony, and some cottage industry companies have been putting in quite alot of work on this and they all suck hard. But I y-buffered the interference photon window X-ray flicker signal and with the modulation display chip sensor I emulated with all the O-led firmware software that I of course know how to modify, i got it to work. Easy.

[@zernestro]

the thing i really don't get is why does he hold the mic near HIS mouth. may ass well not have it..

[@predcon1]

Note: He's saying "OLEDs", not "O-Lens". That confused me for the first few minutes. It's hard to hear him over THAT DAMN MUSIC.