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I thought about John Romero but from i've read his (game) design sensibilities/taste wasn't quite the equivalent of Carmack's technical chops.

Yeap, I think that the two of them were the "dream team".

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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