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He said, 'We're working on a really cool game
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FPS: First Person Shooter

He said, 'We're workingon a really cool game, and we're using a really cool newtechnique...

He said, 'We're working
on a really cool game, and we're using a really cool new
technique called texture mapping, and I'm like, 'What is that?' After he got off the phone, he turns
around and looks at John Carmack

Full Transcript

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He said, 'We're working on a really cool game,
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and we're using a really cool new technique called texture mapping,
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and I'm like, 'What is that?'
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After he got off the phone, he turns around and looks at John Carmack.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:37
Uploaded
Apr 16, 2025
Genres
documentary, action
Production
CreatorVC

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Movie Summary

A documentary about first-person shooter video games.
'Can you do that?' He said, 'Yeah, I can do that.' - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:10
'Can you do that?' He said, 'Yeah, I can do t...
You know, I honestly still hadn't worked out some of the issues with perspective texture mapping. - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:06
You know, I honestly still hadn't worked out some of th...
That was obviously the next thing that I wanted to do with Catacombs 3D. - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:06
That was obviously the next thing that I wanted to do with C...
So, they were still making Ultima Underworld for a whole year while we did nothing about texture mapping. - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:07
So, they were still making Ultima Underworld for a whole yea...
And then, we made Catacomb 3D - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:17
And then, we made Catacomb 3D
From an artist's perspective, it was really cool, because you could do larger pieces of artwork - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:14
From an artist's perspective, it was really cool, becau...
Having the hand present, it serves dual purposes. It's both an indicator - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:11
Having the hand present, it serves dual purposes. It's ...
You know, it took us a while to get, have the debates about whether you have - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:09
You know, it took us a while to get, have the debates about ...
'Is it more realistic if you don't have that? Even if though it's more frustrating for people to aim.' - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:10
'Is it more realistic if you don't have that?...
And I also like the game mechanics of it where you hold down your mouse button - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:09
And I also like the game mechanics of it where you hold down...
You know, in both cases, neither one of those games got to the absolute sort of rock solid perfection - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:10
You know, in both cases, neither one of those games got to t...
But, you know, we still got them out under the gun with really high time pressure - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:08
But, you know, we still got them out under the gun with real...
There are a lucky few who get to play at work and make it pay. - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:06
There are a lucky few who get to play at work and make it pa...
Now, a similar story may be unfolding near Dallas. - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:05
Now, a similar story may be unfolding near Dallas.
At the beginning of 1992, we had just come back from Christmas vacation, - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:09
At the beginning of 1992, we had just come back from Christm...
We spent six months - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:31
We spent six months
All of us had very fond memories of Castle Wolfenstein on the Apple II. - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:06
All of us had very fond memories of Castle Wolfenstein on th...
There weren't any other games, even on the Apple II, that were set in the Nazi dungeon. - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:07
There weren't any other games, even on the Apple II, th...
It was the first stealth game. You're trying to see if you can hold up guards without them making noise, - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:10
It was the first stealth game. You're trying to see if ...
Or you could drag bodies around corners, and guards could site on corpses and go into alert states. - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:07
Or you could drag bodies around corners, and guards could si...