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Computer game pioneer John Carmack joins virtual reality startup |
August 07, 2013
Renown computer game developer John Carmack has joined Oculus VR, a startup developing a virtual reality gaming headset called the Oculus Rift.Carmack, famous for masterminding games such as Doom and Quake, will serve as the chief technical officer for the company."I believe that VR will have a huge impact in the coming years, but everyone working today is a pioneer. The paradigms that everyone will take for granted in the future are being figured out today," said Carmack, in a statement. "There is a lot more work to do, and there are problems we don't even know about that will need to be solved, but I am eager to work on them."Carmack co-founded gaming company id Software in 1991, where he served as technical director. Id's personal computer games -- most notably Wolfenstein 3D, Doom and Quake series -- pushed the technical boundaries for what could be done with three dimensional graphics. The company opened sourced its games and its gaming engine became widely used across the industry.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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