This afternoon it was announced that the co-creator of the classic video game DOOM has left the proverbial gaming building. John Carmack let it be known that he’s leaving (resigning, as it were) from id Software and Bethesda Softworks in favor of working with Oculus VR full-time on the device known as Oculus Rift. A […]
This will be the first Thanksgiving I’ve ever spent away from family. I really couldn’t take another round of traveling on the worst travel day of the year. And although I’m looking forward to a jolly, boozy holiday with my friends, in the back of the mind I will miss gorging myself on turkey in close proximity to the people with whom I share genetic material.
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For veteran gamers who enjoyed Doom and Quake, it’s the end of an era — id Software co-founder John Carmack has left the game studio to concentrate all his efforts on his Chief Technical Officer role at Oculus VR. It was just too “challenging” to divide attention between the two companies, he explains. id’s Tim Willits says in a statement that the departure won’t affect any existing projects, but it does leave the firm without the insights of one of the game industry’s brightest programmers. However, his exit is good news for VR fans; Carmack can now pour all his energy into developing cutting edge wearable displays. Check out our recent video interview with him after the break.
Filed under: Gaming, Wearables
Source: John Carmack (Twitter)
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– This stealth company nestled against (inside?) Google is building flying cars.
– FCC considers lifting cell phone ban on planes.
– The inside story of the woman who single-handedly taped 35 years of television news.
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The Doctor Games is brutal.
(Credit: Screenshot by Amanda Kooser/CNET)
It’s a simple premise. All the Doctors, including new Doctor Peter Capaldi and the War Doctor, are brought together in an outdoor arena. Only one Doctor will be allowed to leave in the Tardis. Welcome to the “The Doctor Games.”
In this bizarre alternate world where both Mockingjays and the Master co-exist, the Daleks round up all the incarnations of the Doctor, deposit them in a forest clearing and, let them duke it out “Battle Royale”-style.
The weapons and supply cache in the middle of the arena is stocked with very Doctor-y items like an incredibly long scarf, sonic screwdrivers, jelly babies, a question-mark umbrella, a fez, and a laser gun. Of course, there’s bottled water, too, in case the Time Lords get thirsty.
Before you watch the video, you should go ahead and place your bets on who you think the finalists will be.
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The folks at Honda have made it known that they’ll be first off the blocks in the 2014 Civic with full iOS mirroring for iOS 7. This push will begin on the 4th of December, and will include full touch-friendly integration with the vehicle’s 7-inch touchscreen on its center console. The features here will be […]
Vic Cherikoff, an expert in food microbiology as well as other disciplines, has spent a good portion of his life trying to solve food-related problems which we face every day. The latest leg on his problem solving journey finds us face to face with Fresh4Longer natural food rinse – the answer to all vegetable storage nightmares. Surely this requires further examination?
Google really knocked everybody’s socks off when it revealed Glass last year—everybody except glasses-wearers, that is. As the company prepares to bring the device to market, though, Google doesn’t want to leave anybody out, and that means creating Google Glass with prescription lenses.
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Americans have long had an obsession with the West — as much an idea as it is a physical place. Even if you risked getting lost
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