At Quakecon 2012 we were fortunate enough to get an exclusive interview with Michael Abrash of Valve Software. In the interview was also a writer from Rock Paper Shotgun.
For those that don’t know… Michael Abrash is an esteemed computer programmer with a career spanning over 3 decades. He arrived in Dallas, Tx at this years Quakecon to speak with fellow geniuses John Carmack of Id Software and Palmer Luckey of Oculus. The subject: Virtual Reality. (You can watch the full 1 hour “Virtual Insanity” panel here.)
Here are some of Michael Abrash’s career highlights:
-Quake engine/IDTech 2 co-author
-Graphics programming lead for Windows NT
-The Larrabee project
-Pixomatic Rendering Technology
You can listen to the entire interview below. We cover topics including becoming a computer programmer, working with John Carmack on Quake, virtual reality, augmented reality and more!
Michael Abrash’s Official Blog
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