John Carmack, the consulting CTO for Meta's virtual-reality efforts, is leaving. 'I wearied of the fight'

Dec 17 2022 by Business Insider

 
John Carmack arrives for The British Academy Games Awards 2016 at Tobacco Dock on April 7, 2016 in London, England.

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Carmack joined Oculus in 2013 as CTO, prior to its acquisition by Facebook. He is a well known and regarded game designer, who moved to a new consulting role at Oculus in 2019. Often openly critical of Facebook's progress in AR/VR, Carmack's exit note urged people to "give a damn."

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