Carmack leaves Oculus

Stefan Mileschin · 15th November 2019, 09:03

More interested in AI

John Carmack, the chief technology officer of Facebook’s VR subsidiary Oculus, said he is clearing out his desk and exiting the building after becoming more interested in AI.

Recent comments from Carmack suggest he may have soured on VR development. In October, he delivered a “eulogy” for the Gear VR, which was effectively discontinued this year. And in a video for receiving a lifetime achievement award this week at the VR Awards, he said that “I really haven’t been satisfied with the pace of progress that we’ve been making” in VR.

He will remain in a “consulting CTO” position at Oculus, where he will “still have a voice” in the development work at the company.

Carmack will still work on some VR projects at Facebook such as projects that maximize VR visual quality on lower-powered mobile hardware.

https://fudzilla.com/news/iot/49790-...-leaves-oculus

15th November 2019, 09:03	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,738	Carmack leaves Oculus More interested in AI John Carmack, the chief technology officer of Facebook’s VR subsidiary Oculus, said he is clearing out his desk and exiting the building after becoming more interested in AI. Recent comments from Carmack suggest he may have soured on VR development. In October, he delivered a “eulogy” for the Gear VR, which was effectively discontinued this year. And in a video for receiving a lifetime achievement award this week at the VR Awards, he said that “I really haven’t been satisfied with the pace of progress that we’ve been making” in VR. He will remain in a “consulting CTO” position at Oculus, where he will “still have a voice” in the development work at the company. Carmack will still work on some VR projects at Facebook such as projects that maximize VR visual quality on lower-powered mobile hardware. https://fudzilla.com/news/iot/49790-...-leaves-oculus

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