TechHive: John Carmack abandons Id Software entirely to focus on the Oculus Rift

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John Carmack abandons Id Software entirely to focus on the Oculus Rift Nov 22nd 2013, 23:31, by Hayden Dingman When legendary programmer John Carmack (Doom, Quake) took over as Oculus VR's Chief Technology Officer in August, it raised a bunch of questions: "Does this legitimize Oculus's technology?" "Wait, I could've sworn I saw John Carmack showing off the Oculus at E3 2012—didn't he already work for Oculus?" And, of course, "Is John Carmack human?" That last question came about because Carmack revealed he'd be working for three companies at once: Oculus VR, id Software, and his aerospace startup Armadillo. "My time division is now Oculus over Id over Armadillo," Carmack tweeted at the time. Well, no longer. As of Friday, Carmack has officially left id, the studio he helped cofound in 1991 with fellow developers John Romero, Tom Hall, and Adrian (no relation) Carmack. id Software, back in the day. "John Carmack, who has become interested in focusing on things other than game development at id, has resigned from the studio," said id's studio director Tim Willits in a statement to IGN. Willits was also quick to clarify, "John's work on id Tech 5 and the technology for the current development work at id is complete, and his departure will not affect any current projects." To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Media files: oculus_primary-100138895-small.png

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