technology
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John Carmack Quits Meta, Says ‘This Is The End Of My Decade In VR’
John Carmack, legendary game designer, rocket guy and VR enthusiast, has announced that he is leaving both Meta/Facebook, and the virtual reality business itself, behind after a decade as one of its most prominent champions.
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You Can 3D Print This Game Boy Camera Upgrade That Makes It Compatible With Real Lenses
Next year marks the 25th anniversary of the Game Boy Camera’s debut, and despite its very limited capabilities — even for 1998 — there are still devoted Game Boy Camera photographers that love its pixelated aesthetic, and who will love this 3D-printable custom shell that makes it compatible with proper lenses.
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Facebook Says It Has Created A ‘Human-Level’ Board Game AI
Facebook, or as we’re supposed to call them now Meta, announced earlier today that their CICERO artificial intelligence has achieved “human-level performance” in the board game Diplomacy, which is notable for the fact that’s a game built on human interaction, not moves and manoeuvres (like, say, chess).
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LEGO Is Discontinuing Its Mindstorms Buildable Robot Kits
The programming’s been on the wall for a while, but yesterday, as reported by fan sites like Brick Fanatics and Brickset, LEGO announced that it will be discontinuing its Mindstorms robotics lineup at the end of the year, and only guaranteeing support for the accompanying mobile apps, where the robots can be controlled and programmed,…