Hey, Reddit! I am David L. Craddock, co-director of FPS: First Person Shooter, a gaming documentary that celebrates the games, designers, and moments that defined the FPS genre. We’ve assembled over 45 gaming legends, which Cliff Bleszinski aptly describes as the “Avengers of FPS designers.” You can check out our new trailer and support the film on Indiegogo.

I’m joined by two of those legends to answer your questions. From the game design side, I’m thrilled to welcome Cliff Bleszinski, co-creator of Unreal and Unreal Tournament; and John Romero, co-founder of id Software and co-creator of Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Quake, among dozens of other games. Joining me from our documentary team is co-writer and producer Richard Moss.

FPS will deliver over three hours of stories, with a focus on games released throughout the 1990s and 2000s. Our cast includes plenty of id Software alumni (John Carmack, John Romero, Tom Hall, Adrian Carmack, Sandy Petersen, Jennell Jaquays, American McGee, Tim Willits, and more), Cliff Bleszinski (Unreal/Unreal Tournament), Warren Spector (System Shock, Deus Ex), and Ken Silverman (Ken's Labyrinth, Build engine, and his first on-camera interview).

Other notable interviewees include Karl Hilton (GoldenEye, TimeSplitters), Joe Staten (Halo series), Team Fortress co-creators Robin Walker and John Cook, "boomer" shooter bigwig Dave Oshry, veteran programmer Becky Heineman, Dennis "Thresh" Fong (first pro gamer), Jon St John (voice of Duke Nukem), Justin Fisher (Aliens-TC), and loads of others.

**EDIT 1: We're here answering your questions! Ask us about the documentary's production, behind-the-scenes stories in game development, John's and Cliff's thoughts on retro and newer FPS games—anything at all.

**EDIT 2 (230p ET): Cliff needs to head out, but he thanks all of you for your questions. On behalf of the FPS documentary team, Cliff, thank you for spending time with us today!

**EDIT 3 (331p ET): That's a wrap for now! Thank you for all of your excellent questions, and another huge thank you to John Romero and Cliff Bleszinski for taking time to particpate with the FPS documentary team. We'll leave the thread open so John and Cliff can still pop in to answer questions if they'd like; Richard and I will probably do the same. For more information on our film, check out our trailer and Indiegogo!

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