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Oculus CTO John Carmack Sues ZeniMax For $22.5 Million In Ongoing Battle

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The ongoing legal drama between Oculus chief technology officer John Carmack and his former employer ZeniMax continues today with Carmack suing the company. Carmack’s lawsuit alleges he’s owed $22.5 We note that this is Mr. Carmack’s second complaint against ZeniMax. In the recently completed trial of ZeniMax Media Inc.

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How Will Spatial Computing Fare in a Post-Covid World?

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There’s also the division of hardware and software. Conversely, software only requires delivering bits rather than atoms, while it’s further advantaged by streaming entertainment’s alignment with shelter-in-place life. Covid restrictions don’t impede software downloads as much as hardware shipments.

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The ZeniMax Media v. Oculus VR Trial Begins Today in Dallas

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Oculus VR is one of the first major legal disputes to happen in our young new industry. You might remember that, quite famously, John Carmack joined the Oculus team as CTO in 2013. Carmack is the co-founder of id Software, a company acquired by ZeniMax Media in 2009. Oculus VR Inc., ZeniMax Media v.

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Oculus acquires eye-tracking startup The Eye TribeThe direction.

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Oculus acquires eye-tracking startup The Eye Tribe The direction you look could one day control your VR or mobile experience thanks to Facebook and Oculus’ latest buy, The Eye Tribe. The Eye Tribe was developed out of research by the founders at IT University Of Copenhagen back in 2009.

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Xbox Game Studios Has (inadvertently?) Acquired Heaps of VR Development Talent

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Founded in 2000 by legendary game designer Tim Schafer, this is a storied studio known for games like Psychonauts (2005), Brutal Legend (2009) , and many more. The VR version of Minecraft also came to the Oculus Rift in 2016. Founded in 2009, Compulsion Games is best known for We Happy Few (2018).

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Ubisoft’s Star Trek: Bridge Crew Game is Built for Oculus Touch

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A new press shot conforms that the new Star Trek: Bridge Crew title from Ubisoft has been built for the Oculus Rift headset and forthcoming Oculus Touch controllers. Not only that, but this new press shot shows 3 well known cast members from the cast of various Star Trek entities playing the new game with Oculus Touch controllers.

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BISim tells us how XR is relevant for the Army

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I joined BISim in 2009 after seven years of working in engineering positions in video games companies. Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) is a global software company at the forefront of simulation training solutions for defense and civilian organizations. I’m the Senior Director of Development for BISim.