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Michael Abrash Joins Oculus, Calls Facebook 'Final Piece of the Puzzle'

Posted by Soulskill on from the go-big-or-go-home dept.

trawg writes: "Programming legend Michael Abrash has announced that he has joined the Oculus team to work on the Rift VR headset as Chief Scientist, and will be once again working with John Carmack to bring VR to life. His post covers a lot of ground, including the history of his quest for VR, and ends with his explanation of why he thinks the Facebook acquisition is ultimately a good thing — they have the engineering, resources and long-term commitment 'to solve the hard problems of VR.'" Abrash has long maintained a blog about VR tech — it's worth reading if the subject matter interests you.

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  1. He calls Facebook the final piece of the puzzle by ArcadeMan · · Score: 3, Funny

    And I call Facebook the final straw.

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  2. Re:Facebook is written in php by Ralph+Wiggam · · Score: 4, Funny

    Please ignore those facts and take your seat on the Facebook Hate Train.

  3. Re:I still don't care by Jmc23 · · Score: 1, Funny
    Yes, please despair for no reason at all for the forseeable future.

    Thanks to people like you, the earth's quota of despair can be fulfilled by a few miserable people and the rest can live their lives out in happiness.

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  4. "This is the year..." by Snufu · · Score: 3, Funny

    "This is the year that virtual reality becomes mainstream" [1-25]

    [1] Some guy, (1964.)
    [2] Some guy, (1974.)
    [3] Some guy, (1979.)
    [4] Some guy, (1981.)
    [5] Some guy, (1982.)
    [6] Some guy, (1983.)
    [7] Some guy, (1984.)
    [8] Some guy, (1986.)
    [9] Some guy, (1989.)
    [10] Some guy, (1994.)
    [11] Some guy, (1995.)
    [12] Some guy, (1996.)
    [13] Some guy, (1997.)
    [14] Some guy, (1999.)
    [15] Some guy, (2000.)
    [16] Some guy, (2002.)
    [17] Some guy, (2003.)
    [18] Some guy, (2006.)
    [19] Some guy, (2007.)
    [20] Some guy, (2009.)
    [21] Some guy, (2010.)
    [22] Some guy, (2011.)
    [23] Some guy, (2012.)
    [24] Some guy, (2013.)
    [25] Some guy at Facebook, (2014.)

  5. Re:Legendary... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Not a great measure there. Since plenty of hookers can say they have been 'courted' by billionair CEOs.

  6. Depends on what the puzzle was by paiute · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm guessing that the puzzle he just solved was how to finance his retirement account.

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  7. Re:Legendary... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Michael Abrash is just a money grubbing little bitch. That is the sole reason he joined up with the sellouts at Oculus VR.