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John Carmack Facebook Connect 2021 Keynote

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John Carmack shares his candid thoughts on the state of VR, latency, user retention, and Meta's metaverse plans.

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What people say. Highly recommended by engineers for Carmack's unscripted, honest, and technically rigorous critique of VR development and metaverse hype.

RealityVoidon Hacker News • Recommends

On “Facebook Unceremoniously Kills Off 'Oculus' Brand”

The Index is great, but it will lose in the end because of 3 reasons: 1) much cheaper price 2) portability 3) seamless onboarding experience I love my index but there is no way that it can currently beat oculus because of these things. Also, Oculus is well aware of these features. At least Carmack is. The highlight of connect for me was the Carmack keynote. I suggest all techies watch it: link to this video
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hotwireon Hacker News • Recommends

On “John Carmack issues some words of warning for Meta and its metaverse plans”

Here's his actual keynote speech: link to this video As always, John is a master of communication and clear thought.
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bchon Hacker News • Recommends

On “Taking apart the 2010 Fisher Price re-released Music Box Record Player”

> and the VR/meta chapter won't help Tangential to this thread, I listened to Carmacks keynote0 for the Facebook Connect event, and it’s very refreshing to hear him push back, in ways that just make sense , instead of towing some corporate line that’s part fantasy and snake oil. See his comments on “social metaverse” and “3D vs flat screens”. 0 link to this video
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FrostKiwion Hacker News • Recommends

On “Carmack Unscripted”

…, mask off, no per-rendered CG advert and I think that's a good thing. Besides that, afaik he is largely detached from that project now and only does once a week consulting, with the main focus being his pursuit of AGI. Doesn't change of course how embarrassingly bad Meta's money invested vs results achieved are. edit: Fount the spot I referenced. link to this video at 15:10 onward…
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shafyyon Hacker News • Mentions

On “The metaverse is already here, it's called the internet”

I know, right! I just love how Carmack delivered the line: "... But Mark Zuckerberg decided it's time to build the metaverse..." Edit: Here's Carmack's keynote: link to this video
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allturtleson Hacker News • Mentions

On “Microsoft and the Metaverse”

Carmack said basically the same thing in his Connect 2021 keynote: link to this video "There are no lapsed mobile users, essentially... but there are, right now, a whole lot of people that are lapsed VR users...."
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f0e4c2f7on Hacker News • Mentions

On “Ask HN: Which VR Headset to Get?”

Looking some more I found this video. Sounds like he is quite heavily involved after all. Interesting video too. link to this video
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FrostKiwion Hacker News • Mentions

On “Carmack Unscripted”

hwers's comment lacks some context, but there is some truth to it. Consider Carmack's comment: link to this video @33:50 onward "A closed platform doesn't deserve to be called a metaverse, or does it?" Making money in the Metaverse is a pillar of what makes a virtual world an actual world. (Ignoring of who does the money making for now) Scarcity is an integral part of it. Skins, models, rare items. In the virtual world it all scarcity is artificial by definition. Just like with second life and the linden dollar making it to real exchanges. Second life sold worlds as some kind of virtual realtor in the past, VRChat's users sell custom created skins and rigged models today and Meta wants to be the platfo…
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