John Carmack

Upon its release, Doom established itself as a blueprint for the then-new first-person shooter genre. Going on to become one of the most iconic PC games in all existence, id Software’s FPS retains its legacy as it turns 30 years old. To celebrate the occasion, John Carmack and John Romero – both of whom played a pivotal role in the game’s development – reflect on their time spent working on Doom. As you can imagine, it holds a lot of fond memories for the pair, who some have described as gaming’s equivalent of Lennon and…

Carmack was a key figure in Oculus VR, now called Reality Labs. Image: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images)Meta’s pivot away from social media and into virtual reality has hit another snag. One of the company’s executives, John Carmack, who helped build Meta’s Oculus company as Chief Technology Officer—is stepping away from Meta amidst frustration over the company’s efficiency.Carmack stepped into the role of CTO for Oculus (now called Reality Labs) in 2013, and is shutting the door behind him after nearly ten years, having…

Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images)Much has changed since Mark Zuckerberg last year boldly proclaimed the company once known as Facebook would charge the world headfirst into the so-called metaverse. A historic tech downturn grabbed hold of Meta and left it with 11,000 fewer employees and a stock price down a whopping 65%. Meta reportedly burned over $10 billion dollars into its metaverse vision during that time with little to show for it save avatars with legs that barely work and a $1,500 headset with no real use…

John Carmack cut his ties with Meta Platforms, in a Friday letter that vented his frustration as he steeped down as an executive consultant in virtual reality. A prominent video game creator who helped lead Facebook's expansion into virtual reality has resigned from the social networking service's corporate parent after becoming disillusioned with the way the technology is being managed. John Carmack cut his ties with Meta Platforms, a holding company created last year by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, in a…

With the holidays fast approaching, ‘tis the season for companies to reveal all the shiny new gadgets they want showing up on wish lists. Today is Meta’s turn, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg expected to reveal all the details on Project Cambria (rumored to be called the Meta Quest Pro)—its next generation virtual reality headset—at its Meta Connect conference. Anyone can tune in to watch the event when it streams starting at 1 PM ET today.A year ago, Facebook revealed a major rebranding,with the company changing its name to…