Id Software

id Software is a game developer based in Mesquite, Texas. They are the authors of Doom and Doom II as well as numerous other well-known titles such as the Quake series of games, Wolfenstein 3D and Commander Keen. The word "id" is pronounced as a single syllable, referring to the unconscious part of the Psyche in Freudian psychology which is responsible for instinctual and primitive impulses. It is a common misconception that the name is pronounced as if it were an acronym (I.D.), but this is not the case.

People who work or who have worked at id:


 * Adrian Carmack
 * John Carmack
 * Kevin Cloud
 * Tom Hall
 * American McGee
 * Sandy Petersen
 * Robert Prince
 * John Romero
 * Dave Taylor
 * Jay Wilbur