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World Congress 2021 • Jun 29, 2021

A Lifetime in Games: The Past, Present and Future of the Industry

John Romero

John Romero proves that revolutionary tech is worthless without masterful design. The Doom co-creator shares hard-learned lessons from studio failures and predicts the AI-driven future of game development.

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