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Re: Neal Stephenson Joins Magic Leap

#11

Post by Cushman »

krick wrote: post #3
miles932 wrote: post #2

OMG. I can think of no stronger endorsement of a technology. take my money NOW

Even after "Clang"?

Clang just couldn't raise nearly the budget it needed... Neal Stephenson had a whole blog post about how it turns out that just because you're Neal Stephenson doesn't mean people will give you money to make a sword fighting video game.

Re: Neal Stephenson Joins Magic Leap

#14

Post by dominotw »

Cushman wrote: post #11
krick wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Even after "Clang"?

Clang just couldn't raise nearly the budget it needed... Neal Stephenson had a whole blog post about how it turns out that just because you're Neal Stephenson doesn't mean people will give you money to make a sword fighting video game.

>just because you're Neal Stephenson doesn't mean people will give you money to make a sword fighting video game.

Infact, that is specifically why I funded that kickstarter.

Re: Neal Stephenson Joins Magic Leap

#16

Post by a3n »

themoonbus wrote: post #6

That's cool and all, but this has got to be one of the worst company websites I've seen recently. I get that they're stealthy, but this doesn't even build any interest. It was only until I clicked "Wizards Wanted" (yes, I get it. Magic.) that I sort of got an answer. Edit: Actually, the Developers section has some more information. But my point still stands.

I had no idea what the company does until I bailed from their site and read a comment here. Yes, I could have dug deeper, like the person posting that comment did (thanks), but damn, gimme a reason. And no, having $CELEBRITY in your company is not enough reason.

Two utilitarian sentences on what your thing is, and then all the literate prose you can produce. But gimme those two sentences.

Re: Neal Stephenson Joins Magic Leap

#17

Post by Cushman »

dominotw wrote: post #14
Cushman wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Clang just couldn't raise nearly the budget it needed... Neal Stephenson had a whole blog post about how it turns out that just because you're Neal Stephenson doesn't mean people will give you money to make a sword fighting video game.

>just because you're Neal Stephenson doesn't mean people will give you money to make a sword fighting video game. Infact, that is specifically why I funded that kickstarter.

Yeah, me too... Unfortunately neither of us gave him nearly enough to make a difference.

Re: Neal Stephenson Joins Magic Leap

#19

Post by ErikRogneby »

themoonbus wrote: post #6

That's cool and all, but this has got to be one of the worst company websites I've seen recently. I get that they're stealthy, but this doesn't even build any interest. It was only until I clicked "Wizards Wanted" (yes, I get it. Magic.) that I sort of got an answer. Edit: Actually, the Developers section has some more information. But my point still stands.

Yeah, the breadth of positions they have posted is pretty telling. Android developers, embedded systems, pcb engineers, optical engineers, cloud API, and the list goes on.

I wonder how far they are away from going to market? 24 months minimum?

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