Wow, this is awesome news! Michael and John are reunited... I mean, recall in the Graphics Programming Black Book, when Michael starts off in the introduction

Wow, this is awesome news! Michael and John are reunited... I mean, recall in the Graphics Programming Black Book, when Michael starts off in the introduction with, "What was it like working with John Carmack on Quake? Like being strapped onto a rocket during takeoff – in the middle of a hurricane." [1] Plus, Michael's quote from the announcement, "I now fully expect to spend the rest of my career pushing VR as far ahead as I can." Great things are ahead! If you've missed Michael's writings on VR, you are in for a real treat: Why Virtual Reality is Hard (And Where It Might Be Going): PDF: http://media.steampowered.com/apps/abrashblog/MAbrash%20GDC2013.pdf http://media.steampowered.com/apps/abrashblog/MAbrash%20GDC2... PowerPoint: http://media.steampowered.com/apps/abrashblog/MAbrash%20GDC2013.pptx http://media.steampowered.com/apps/abrashblog/MAbrash%20GDC2... Two Possible Paths into the Future of Wearable Computing: Part 1 – VR http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/abrash/two-possible-paths-into-the-future-of-wearable-computing-part-1-vr http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/abrash/two-possible-paths-int... Two Possible Paths into the Future of Wearable Computing: Part 2 – AR http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/abrash/two-possible-paths-into-the-future-of-wearable-computing-part-2-ar http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/abrash/two-possible-paths-int... When it comes to resolution, it's all relative http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/abrash/when-it-comes-to-resolution-its-all-relative http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/abrash/when-it-comes-to-resol... Latency – the sine qua non of AR and VR http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/abrash/latency-the-sine-qua-non-of-ar-and-vr http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/abrash/latency-the-sine-qua-n... Raster-Scan Displays: More Than Meets The Eye http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/abrash/raster-scan-displays-more-than-meets-the-eye http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/abrash/raster-scan-displays-m... Game Developers Conference and space-time diagrams http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/abrash/game-developers-conference-and-space-time-diagrams http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/abrash/game-developers-confer... Why virtual isn't real to your brain http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/abrash/why-virtual-isnt-real-to-your-brain http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/abrash/why-virtual-isnt-real-... Why virtual isn't real to your brain: judder http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/abrash/why-virtual-isnt-real-to-your-brain-judder http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/abrash/why-virtual-isnt-real-... Down the VR rabbit hole: Fixing judder http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/abrash/down-the-vr-rabbit-hole-fixing-judder http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/abrash/down-the-vr-rabbit-hol... [1] http://twimgs.com/ddj/abrashblackbook/gpbbintr.pdf http://twimgs.com/ddj/abrashblackbook/gpbbintr.pdf