Here I was hoping he is going to take another crack at Daikatana.
Is Carmack still at Meta working on VR stuff? I get why he would be into the tech, but I always thought it was shitty he went with Facebook for it. Understandable, but still… Facebook. 😩
No, he left ages ago. Iirc he basically said nothing ever got done because everything had to go through level after level after level of managers and red tape.
Unfortunately, Carmack has fallen far from where he was before. Incredibly disappointed in him.
I think it’s a little unfair - the guy is a fantastic - maybe even genius - problem-solver that just happened to be thrust into the limelight with little to no media or PR training, just making comments that perhaps don’t age well while letting his software do most of the talking.
Sure, he joined Meta - but quit some years later with a quite incendiary resignation letter ( https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/doom-veteran-john-carmack-leaves-meta-with-fiery-exit-letter-give-a-damn-3368893 ). That said, he’s still no stranger to controversy it seems ( https://www.eurogamer.net/john-carmack-responds-to-convention-attendance-criticism ).
Looks like he attended and spoke at basedcon? Hadn’t heard of it before, but it does seem kind of edgelordy. Then he had to write a lengthy explanation defending his presence and explaining he didn’t discuss politics. Not sure I see the controversy.
I was pretty disappointed that he decided to attend that BasedCon event.
Still pretty disappointed that he spoke there and legitimized it (and also that he was working with Facebook TBH), but I think you have the right take here.
He’s undoubtedly a genius in his area of focus, but everyone has blind spots; it’s a shame that his are in the area of libertarian politics.
Is there still bad blood between them? They do great stuff together, its a shame they wont collaborate anymore. I dont think Carmack even really does any games stuff these days?
I think despite the gaming media wanting to keep a shitstorm between them to drive clicks, Carmack has said on a few occasions (the last one from memory: https://youtu.be/_D5cwq4HVXc ) that a few choice words were said between them back at id, but both of them regret it in hindsight and that they’re both hugely respectful of each others talents nowadays.
I’m not saying they’re best pals but I think they’ve both grown up and gone their seperate ways and appreciate the work that the other has achieved.
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That’s nice. I’m glad to hear it
