I'm not claiming that's their goal, but yes, Carmack often seems more interested in his craft than the end product. Which I very much enjoy, and the computing

I'm not claiming that's their goal, but yes, Carmack often seems more interested in his craft than the end product. Which I very much enjoy, and the computing world benefits from. I wish more game companies were like that. As to views on the end product as a whole: opinions differ, ridicule seems unwarranted.