Mon, Feb 22, 2010 | 18:56 GMT
John Carmack takes GDC’s Lifetime Achievement Award
John Carmack, id’s evergreen super-brain, has won this year’s Game Developers Choice Awards Lifetime Achievement Award.
“It’s no exaggeration to say that John Carmack and id Software have had a monumental influence on all modern 3D games, but especially the first-person shooter genre,” said GDC boss Meggan Scavio in a statement.
“John is one of the key figures in the history of video games, and we’re delighted to be giving him the Lifetime Achievement award this year.”
Previous winners include Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto and Sims creator Will Wright.
Carmack will receive the award on March 11 at GDC.
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Posted in: Development, GDC 2010
Tags: id software, john carmack
12 comments
#1
Johnny Cullen
22/02/10, 7:25 pm
Dear God.
If his acceptance speech is longer then that from Quakecon last year, I think we’re going to need a separate session for it.
#2
Hunam
22/02/10, 7:33 pm
He is a legend and any more of this speak from you JC will be punishable by death.
#3
absolutezero
22/02/10, 7:33 pm
Eh techno babble eh
#4
Gekidami
22/02/10, 7:55 pm
I dont like any of the games he’s worked on.
#5
endgame
22/02/10, 8:02 pm
this is one of the brightest minds on the planet and we r incredibly lucky to have him working in the game industry.
p.s. oh and i fucking love his speeches!
#6
Dr.Ghettoblaster
22/02/10, 8:41 pm
Well deserved.
#7
NiceFellow
22/02/10, 9:11 pm
I rarely understand a word he says technically, and he rarely says anything that isn’t technical, but credit where credit’s due.
The guy has consistently pushed the envelope with his tech and even though id lost the ability to marry evolving gameplay to Carmack’s evolving tech, there’s no denying he’s a demigod of coding.
#8
Patrick Garratt
22/02/10, 9:15 pm
His Quakecon speech last year was amazing. Literally baffling.
#9
abbe
22/02/10, 9:17 pm
Johnny: Don’t diss on Carmacks speeches, they are really interesting.
#10
Johnny Cullen
22/02/10, 9:34 pm
“Interesting”? I thought I was going to die of bordom listening to him babble on!
#11
Dr.Ghettoblaster
22/02/10, 10:03 pm
@7
Hopefully Rage will prove otherwise.
#12
Blerk
23/02/10, 8:23 am
Well deserved, I think, even though I don’t really like anything that he’s done since 1994.
I’ll pass on the speech, though. Ta anyway.