He also got what is being touted as the largest grant from the Australian Gov in Oct last year of nearly $2 million AU dollars, so he's not short on funds to register a Worldwide Patent on this tech. One can quite easily speculate the hype/marketing is simply to ensure the returns what is otherwise vapour-ware (his…
So they get a lot of money -> need proof they are actually doing something with the money -> create a buzz around the project by claiming they invented the wheel ->investers only care about the project getting hyped without knowing what it's really about -> hey guys another year of spending that money before another vague…
There are a couple of Patent *applications* (note with extreme prejudice that these are specifically 'applications' and not actual Patent grants) with the CEO's name on them, but no documentation is included, not even an abstract outlining the premise of the 'invention'. It's suspected therefore that what he's actually…
You're completely right. Even if they released it tomorrow, it would take years for companies to change their pipelines, create proper tools and train their staff. But my point is; Carmack is not dismissing the whole tech based on the way its marketed. I'm not a fan their marketing style either, but it appears that they…
Until I see an FPS or TPS demonstration it's just a hyped up demo on what is possible in the future. http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2011/08/is-the-future-of-immersive-3d-in-atoms-euclideoncom.html In five years (probably less) we will have the first quantum computers and I know that will be a game changer regarding realism but…
Interviews have been performed exclusively by people with little technical background to even ask any kind of relevant questions, and always on unlimited details terms. This is just a great example on an uninformed bad comment on games art: "I watched the RAGE trailer this week after seeing Euclideons demo on Monday, and…
And now that the thread has completely derailed... Next you're going to tell me we have cars that run on electricity and go 0-60 in 3.7 seconds and can go 245 miles on a single charge... WHEN PIGS FLY! But seriously this and this are flying hover cars promised back in the 80-90's not this or this. In the 70's the flying…