“This is the end of my decade in virtual reality.”

Pessimism

Facebook VR leader and Doom creator John Carmack has resigned from his advisory position at the company now known as Meta, taking to the social network to mercilessly explain his departure.

In a Facebook post, Carmack publicly shared his resignation email, which he said he decided to post after it was partially leaked to the press.

“This is the end of my decade in virtual reality,” began the note from the gaming pioneer. “I have mixed feelings.”

Persuasion

In the letter, Carmack accused the company of “operating at half the efficiency that would make me happy,” an apparent blow to the leadership of founder Mark Zuckerberg, whose stubborn turn toward creating a metaverse has drawn criticism from many quarters. including Carmack in the…