Oculus CTO, Meta «executive advisor,» and legendary game developer John Carmack articulated a healthy mix of skepticism and optimism for Meta’s development of VR and Metaverse applications.
In brief: Once again, John Carmack is expressing some caution over Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse ambitions while still harboring hope for the overall concept. As Zuckerberg and others espouse high-concept dreams, Carmack seems focused on the nuts and bolts.
Oculus CTO, Meta «executive advisor,» and legendary game developer John Carmack articulated a healthy mix of skepticism and optimism for Meta’s development of VR and Metaverse applications this week. While he isn’t entirely satisfied with the company’s progress, he spoke positively about some advancements being made.
Carmack delivered an hour-long keynote during the recent 2022 Meta Connect Conference, explaining Meta’s recent VR developments as well as his goals for VR. He started the talk by pointing out how the presentation missed some of the goals he stated last year.
At his 2021 conference keynote, Carmack said he wanted to deliver the 2022 talk on a virtual stage in front of thousands of avatars representing users watching in real-time in the metaverse.
