Doom

Legendary Dallas Innovator John Carmack Raises $20M for Artificial General Intelligence Startup Keen Technologies

by | Dec 16, 2022
Carmack—the former CTO of VR giant Oculus—has taken goggle-gazing to the next level, programmed Doom and Quake, and founded a Mesquite-based space tourism startup. Now he's on a mission he says "could change the course of human history": artificial general intelligence. Keen's focus on AGI could lead to "something that behaves like a human being or like a living creature, and that can then be educated in whatever ways that we need to," he says.

Carmack believes AGI will hit the market in less than a decade. enabling AIs to interact socially with each other—or with actual people.  
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North Texas Video Game Developer Worldspark Studios Lands $3M for Metaverse Platform
by | Feb 28, 2022
The blockchain gaming studio's first title is Edenbrawl, a tech fantasy-style online multiplayer battle game. Within the game, players will be able to purchase and trade NFTs tied to things like character skins and weapons skins.
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‘Masters of Doom’ Lands a TV Pilot Produced by the Franco Brothers
by | Jul 11, 2019
The story of "Doom"—one of the most influential video games of all time—was developed out of Dallas in 1991, and may make its way to TV screens.
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Gaming Industry in Dalla-Fort Worth
POWERING UP:
The Gaming Industry
in Dallas-Fort Worth
North Texas has played a major role in the gaming industry for more than two decades. Here's a roundup of Dallas Innovates' esports and gaming news in the region —and a bit of history to get you started.
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quake

QuakeCon Shows Off New Quake, More Doom, Other Surprises

by | Aug 8, 2016
There were plenty of things at Quakecon for gamers to get excited about, including demos of upcoming games and previews of upcoming releases.
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QuakeCon
QuakeCon Ready to Hit Play Button for Expo
by | Aug 1, 2016
For more than 20 years, fans have been gathering for the annual gaming expo in Dallas.
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Doom
Doom: Reimagining a Classic Dallas-Made Game in 2016
by | Jun 20, 2016
The Dallas-based software company has returned to its roots with a new Doom game.
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2nd Let’s Play Gaming Expo Kicks Off Saturday in Plano
by | Jun 16, 2016
The event celebrates all things gaming, ranging from the hottest new games to obscure retro classics only the most hardcore fans would recognize.
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