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'''John D. Carmack II''' (born August 20, 1970, {{age|1970|8|20}} years old) was the lead programmer at [[id Software]] and one of the company's co-founders.  He created the [[Doom engine]] and the engines for all other id releases until his departure in 2013.
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'''John D. Carmack II''' (born August 21{{cite web|author=Carmack, John|title=Thanks for the birthday wishes, but Wikipedia has always had my birthday wrong — it is the 21st of August…|url=https://twitter.com/ID_AA_Carmack/status/1693306371943329995|publication={{wp|Twitter}}|publishdate=20 August 2023|accessdate=1 October 2023}}, 1970, {{age|1970|8|21}} years old &ndash; previously noted as August 20 per other sources{{cite web|author=Orndorff, Patrick|title=Happy Birthday John Carmack!|url=https://www.wired.com/2008/08/happy-birthda-1-4/|publication={{wp|Wired (magazine)|Wired}}|publishdate=20 August 2008|accessdate=1 October 2023}}<ref name="kushner"/>{{rp|18}}) was the lead programmer at [[id Software]] and one of the company's co-founders.  He created the [[Doom engine]] and the engines for all other id releases until his departure in 2013.
  
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
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John Carmack grew up in {{wp|Shawnee Mission, Kansas}}, part of the Kansas City metropolitan area, and became interested in computers at an early age.  He graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School, then attended {{wp|University of Missouri–Kansas City}} for two semesters before dropping out to work as a freelance programmer.
 
John Carmack grew up in {{wp|Shawnee Mission, Kansas}}, part of the Kansas City metropolitan area, and became interested in computers at an early age.  He graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School, then attended {{wp|University of Missouri–Kansas City}} for two semesters before dropping out to work as a freelance programmer.
  
{{wp|Shreveport, Louisiana}} software company {{wp|Softdisk}} hired Carmack after a series of successful contract assignments, uniting him with [[John Romero]] and other future members of [[id Software]]. In 1990, Carmack, Romero, and others created the first of the ''[[Commander Keen]]'' series, which would be published as [[shareware]] by {{wp|Apogee Software}} from 1991 onwards.  Afterwards most of that team left Softdisk to form id Software; in particular, Carmack had created a breakthrough {{wp|Technology demo|demo}} of smooth 2D scrolling under {{wp|MS-DOS}}, but both Softdisk and {{wp|Nintendo}} declined further development.
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{{wp|Shreveport, Louisiana}} software company {{wp|Softdisk}} hired Carmack after a series of successful contract assignments, uniting him with [[John Romero]] and other future members of [[id Software]]. Afterwards most of that team left Softdisk to form id Software; in particular, Carmack had created a breakthrough {{wp|Technology demo|demo}} of smooth 2D scrolling under {{wp|MS-DOS}} which the team considered "too big" for Softdisk. A prototype of ''{{wp|Super Mario Bros. 3}}'' using this technology was created and pitched to {{wp|Nintendo}}, but they declined further development due to lack of interest in the PC market. In 1990, Carmack, Romero, and others created the first of the ''[[Commander Keen]]'' series, which would be published as [[shareware]] by {{wp|Apogee Software}} from 1991 onwards. 
  
Carmack's most recognized accomplishments are in programming {{wp|first-person shooter}} games.  He was the main developer of several seminal titles including ''[[Wolfenstein 3D]]'', ''[[Doom]]'', and ''[[Quake]]'', as well as their newer followups (including ''[[Doom 3]]'' and the rest of the {{wp|Quake (series)|''Quake'' series}}).  He has invented several graphical rendering algorithms, notably {{wp|surface caching}} and {{wp|Carmack's Reverse}}.  Carmack's engines have been licensed for use in other influential action games such as ''[[Hexen]]'', ''{{wp|Half-Life}}'', and ''{{wp|Medal of Honor: Allied Assault}}''.
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Carmack's most recognized accomplishments are in programming {{wp|first-person shooter}} games.  He was the main developer of several seminal titles including ''[[Wolfenstein 3D]]'', ''[[Doom]]'', and ''[[Quake]]'', as well as their newer followups (including ''[[Doom 3]]'' and the rest of the {{wp|Quake (series)|''Quake'' series}}).  He has invented several graphical rendering algorithms, notably {{wp|surface caching}} and {{wp|Carmack's Reverse}}.  Carmack's engines have been licensed for use in other influential action games such as ''[[Hexen]]'', '' {{wp|Half-Life (video game)|Half-Life}}'', and ''{{wp|Medal of Honor: Allied Assault}}''.
  
Carmack works to promote {{wp|open source}} philosophy and fan feedback in his game designs.  When the source code to ''Quake'' was stolen and circulated among the Quake community underground, a programmer unaffiliated with id Software used it to port ''Quake'' to [[Linux]], and subsequently sent the patches to Carmack.  Instead of pursuing legal action, at Carmack's behest id Software used the patches as the foundation for a company-sanctioned Linux port.  In 2009, Carmack posted to the [[Doomworld forums]] to solicit players' input on the mechanics of the upcoming ''[[Doom Classic]]''.{{cite web|author=Carmack, John|title=Starting gear|url=https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/46492-starting-gear/|publication=[[Doomworld Forums]]|publishdate=1 June 2009|accessdate=1 February 2020}}
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Carmack works to promote {{wp|open source}} philosophy and fan feedback in his game designs.  When the source code to ''Quake'' was stolen and circulated among the Quake community underground, a programmer unaffiliated with id Software used it to port ''Quake'' to [[Linux]], and subsequently sent the patches to Carmack.  Instead of pursuing legal action, at Carmack's behest id Software used the patches as the foundation for a company-sanctioned Linux port.  In 2009, Carmack posted to the [[Doomworld forums]] to solicit players' input on the mechanics of the then-upcoming ''[[Doom Classic (iOS)|Doom Classic]]''.{{cite web|author=Carmack, John|title=|url={{dwforums|46492|Starting gear}}|publication=[[Doomworld Forums]]|publishdate=1 June 2009|accessdate=1 February 2020}}
  
Carmack is also noted for his generosity to charities and gaming communities.  Some of the recipients of his charitable contributions include his former high school, promoters of open source software, opponents of software patents, aerospace research, and game enthusiasts.  In 1997 he gave away one of his {{wp|Ferrari 328|Ferraris}} as a prize to the winner of the Quake "Red Annihilation" tournament, [[Dennis Fong (Thresh)|Dennis "Thresh" Fong]].
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Carmack is also noted for his generosity to charities and gaming communities.  Some of the recipients of his charitable contributions include his former high school, promoters of open source software, opponents of software patents, aerospace research, and game enthusiasts.  In 1997 he gave away one of his {{wp|Ferrari 328|Ferraris}} as a prize to the winner of the Quake "{{wp|Red Annihilation}}" tournament, [[Dennis Fong (Thresh)|Dennis "Thresh" Fong]].
  
 
Though Carmack is best known for his innovations in 3D graphics, he is also a {{wp|Model rocketry|rocketry}} enthusiast and the founder of {{wp|Armadillo Aerospace|Armadillo Aerospace}}.
 
Though Carmack is best known for his innovations in 3D graphics, he is also a {{wp|Model rocketry|rocketry}} enthusiast and the founder of {{wp|Armadillo Aerospace|Armadillo Aerospace}}.
  
On [[Timeline#2013|August 7, 2013]], {{wp|Oculus Rift|Oculus VR}} announced John Carmack as its new Chief Technology Officer. On November 22, 2013, {{wp|IGN}} reported his resignation from id Software.
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On [[Timeline#2013|August 7, 2013]], {{wp|Oculus Rift|Oculus VR}} announced John Carmack as its new Chief Technology Officer.{{cite web|author=|title=John Carmack Joins Oculus as CTO|url=http://www.oculus.com/blog/john-carmack-joins-oculus-as-cto/|publication=Oculus VR|publishdate=7 August 2013|accessdate=30 September 2023}} On November 22, 2013, {{wp|IGN}} reported his resignation from id Software.{{cite web|author=Dyer, Mitch|title=Doom Creator John Carmack Officially Leaves id Software|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/11/22/doom-creator-john-carmack-officially-leaves-id-software|publication=IGN|publishdate=22 November 2013|accessdate=30 September 2023}}
  
On November 13, 2019, Carmack reduced his involvement with Oculus to become their "consulting CTO" in favor of independently researching {{wp|Artificial general intelligence}} from home.
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On November 13, 2019, Carmack reduced his involvement with Oculus to become their "consulting CTO" in favor of independently researching {{wp|artificial general intelligence}} from home.{{cite web|author=|title=John Carmack Working on AI|url=https://www.bluesnews.com/s/205578/john-carmack-working-on-ai|publication=Blue's News|publishdate=13 November 2019|accessdate=30 September 2023}} In December 2022, he resigned from Meta{{cite web|author=|title=John Carmack Leaves Meta|url=https://www.bluesnews.com/s/255028/john-carmack-leaves-meta|publication=Blue's News|publishdate=17 December 2022|accessdate=30 September 2023}} to focus on his start-up [https://keenagi.com/ Keen Technologies].
  
Carmack met Katherine Anna Kang after she visited him at the id offices with a friend during {{wp|QuakeCon|QuakeCon '96}}. They married around January 2000 and have a son, Christopher.
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Carmack met [[Katherine Anna Kang]] after she visited him at the id offices with a friend during {{wp|QuakeCon|QuakeCon '96}}. They married in January 2000{{cite web archived|author=Ajami, Amer|title=Carmack Gets Engaged|url=http://headline.gamespot.com/news/99_12/15_pc_carmack/index.html|publication=GameSpot|publishdate=15 December 1999|accessdate=30 September 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20001204003800/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/99_12/15_pc_carmack/index.html|archivedat=archive.org}} in Hawaii<ref name="kushner"/>{{rp|282}} and have two children: Christopher Ryan born in August 2004{{cite web archived|author=Carmack, John|title=Rebuilding, New team member|url=http://armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/Armadillo/Home/News?news_id=273|publication=Armadillo Aerospace News Archive|publishdate=16 August 2004|accessdate=30 September 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040817044247/http://armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/Armadillo/Home/News?news_id=273|archivedat=archive.org}} and a second son born in November 2009. According to social media posts by John, the two separated some time during 2021 and are now divorced.{{cite web|author=Carmack, John|title=|url=https://twitter.com/ID_AA_Carmack/status/1530022920130543630|publication=Twitter|publishdate=27 May 2022|accessdate=30 September 2023}}
  
 
==Awards and honors==
 
==Awards and honors==
* On March 22, 2001, Carmack was inducted into the {{wp|Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences}}' Hall of Fame, an honor bestowed upon those who have made revolutionary and innovative achievements in the video and computer game industry.  
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* On March 22, 2001, Carmack was inducted into the {{wp|Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences}}' Hall of Fame, an honor bestowed upon those who have made revolutionary and innovative achievements in the video and computer game industry.{{cite web|author=|title=Carmack Gets Famous|url=https://www.bluesnews.com/s/21869/carmack-gets-famous|publication=Blue's News|publishdate=1 February 2001|accessdate=30 September 2023}}{{cite web|author=IGN Staff|title=John Carmack Inducted into Hall of Fame|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/03/24/john-carmack-inducted-into-hall-of-fame|publication=IGN|publishdate=24 March 2001|accessdate=30 September 2023}}
 
* Carmack received two Emmy Awards in 2007.{{cite web archived|author=National Television Academy|title=National Television Academy Announces Emmy Winning Achievements: Honors Bestowed at 58th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards|url=http://www.emmyonline.org/releases/pdf/58th_Tech_Eng_winners.pdf|publication=emmyonline.org|publishdate=January 8, 2007|accessdate=August 27, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306060959/http://www.emmyonline.org/releases/pdf/58th_Tech_Eng_winners.pdf|archivedat=archive.org}}
 
* Carmack received two Emmy Awards in 2007.{{cite web archived|author=National Television Academy|title=National Television Academy Announces Emmy Winning Achievements: Honors Bestowed at 58th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards|url=http://www.emmyonline.org/releases/pdf/58th_Tech_Eng_winners.pdf|publication=emmyonline.org|publishdate=January 8, 2007|accessdate=August 27, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306060959/http://www.emmyonline.org/releases/pdf/58th_Tech_Eng_winners.pdf|archivedat=archive.org}}
 
* On March 24, 2016, the {{wp|British Academy of Film and Television Arts}} announced Carmack had been awarded the honor of a Fellowship at the British Academy Games Awards.{{cite web|author=Toms, Lucy|title=|url=http://www.bafta.org/press/press-releases/john-carmack-to-be-honoured-with-bafta-fellowship|publication=BAFTA Press Releases|publishdate=24 March 2016|accessdate=18 April 2016}}
 
* On March 24, 2016, the {{wp|British Academy of Film and Television Arts}} announced Carmack had been awarded the honor of a Fellowship at the British Academy Games Awards.{{cite web|author=Toms, Lucy|title=|url=http://www.bafta.org/press/press-releases/john-carmack-to-be-honoured-with-bafta-fellowship|publication=BAFTA Press Releases|publishdate=24 March 2016|accessdate=18 April 2016}}
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== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
* John Carmack makes a small appearance in [[Mike "Cyb" Watson]]'s [[Massmouth 2]] mod, as either an ally or an enemy (depending on player choices in the prior level).
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* John Carmack makes a small appearance in [[Mike "Cyb" Watson]]'s [[MassMouth 2]] mod, as either an ally or an enemy (depending on player choices in the prior level).
 
* John is not related to [[Adrian Carmack]].
 
* John is not related to [[Adrian Carmack]].
 
* [[Doom (film)|The ''Doom'' movie]] references the programmer by naming the movie's lead scientist "Dr. Carmack".
 
* [[Doom (film)|The ''Doom'' movie]] references the programmer by naming the movie's lead scientist "Dr. Carmack".
* John Carmack voiced Specialist Wilson in Doom 3. His only line of dialogue occurs after the player finds the ACO keycard in Mars City.
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* John Carmack voiced [[Minor characters in Doom 3#Specialist Wilson|Specialist Wilson]] in Doom 3. His only line of dialogue occurs after the player finds the ACO keycard in [[Mars City: Union Aerospace Corporate Division|Mars City]].
* A "Brain on legs; with no empathy for other human beings" at the age of 14, according to a psychological evaluation he had after being arrested and sent to juvenile home for attempting to steal Apple 2 computers from a school.
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* According to ''[[Masters of Doom]]'', Carmack was once described as a "walking brain with legs [with] no empathy for other human beings" at the age of 14 in a psychological evaluation. This occurred after he had been arrested and sent to a juvenile home for attempting to steal {{wp|Apple II}} computers from a school by breaking and entering using an improvised {{wp|thermite}} solvent.<ref name="kushner"/>{{rp|21}}
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
 
* [https://twitter.com/ID_AA_Carmack @ID_AA_Carmack on Twitter]
 
* [https://twitter.com/ID_AA_Carmack @ID_AA_Carmack on Twitter]
* [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100006735798590 Blog on Facebook]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/people/John-Carmack/100006735798590/ Blog on Facebook]
* {{Archived link|http://www.armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/johnc/Recent%20Updates|John Carmack's Blog at Armadillo Aerospace|https://web.archive.org/web/20160326090730/http://www.armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/johnc/Recent%20Updates|archive.org}}
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* {{Archived link|http://www.armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/johnc/Recent%20Updates|John Carmack's Blog at Armadillo Aerospace|https://web.archive.org/web/20160401232508/http://www.armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/johnc/Recent%20Updates|archive.org}}
 
* {{Archived link|http://www.time.com/time/digital/digital50/10.html|"Time Digital 50" snippet on Carmack|https://archive.is/Yampl|archive.is}}
 
* {{Archived link|http://www.time.com/time/digital/digital50/10.html|"Time Digital 50" snippet on Carmack|https://archive.is/Yampl|archive.is}}
 
* {{Archived link|http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101040809-674778-1,00.html|Time Article: "The Age Of Doom"|https://web.archive.org/web/20141022192300/http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101040809-674778-1,00.html|archive.org}}
 
* {{Archived link|http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101040809-674778-1,00.html|Time Article: "The Age Of Doom"|https://web.archive.org/web/20141022192300/http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101040809-674778-1,00.html|archive.org}}
* [http://doom-ed.com/blog/category/doom-ed/john-carmack/ John Carmack's Blogged Dev Diaries]
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* {{archived link|http://doom-ed.com/blog/category/doom-ed/john-carmack/|John Carmack's Blogged Dev Diaries|https://web.archive.org/web/20100802013646/http://doom-ed.com/blog/category/doom-ed/john-carmack|archive.org}}
* [http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/games/archives//2004/09/doom_and_quake_creators_dev_diaries_are_blogged.html Doom and Quake creator's dev diaries are blogged]
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* {{archived link|http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/games/archives/2004/09/doom_and_quake_creators_dev_diaries_are_blogged.html|Doom and Quake creator's dev diaries are blogged|https://web.archive.org/web/20130411200432/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/games/archives/2004/09/doom_and_quake_creators_dev_diaries_are_blogged.html|archive.org}}
 
* [https://www.doomworld.com/interviews/int7.shtml Doomworld interview]
 
* [https://www.doomworld.com/interviews/int7.shtml Doomworld interview]
* [https://slashdot.org/interviews/99/10/15/1012230.shtml Slashdot interview]
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* [https://slashdot.org/story/99/10/15/1012230/john-carmack-answers Slashdot interview]
 
* {{Archived link|http://armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/Armadillo/Home|Armadillo Aerospace site|https://web.archive.org/web/20160205084233/http://armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/Armadillo/Home|archive.org}}
 
* {{Archived link|http://armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/Armadillo/Home|Armadillo Aerospace site|https://web.archive.org/web/20160205084233/http://armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/Armadillo/Home|archive.org}}
 
* [http://www.idsoftware.com/ id Software site]
 
* [http://www.idsoftware.com/ id Software site]
* [http://www.gamers.org/pub/archives/plans/johnc@idsoftware.com/ John Carmack .Plan Archive] 1996-1999
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* [https://www.mobygames.com/person/682/john-carmack/ MobyGames profile]
* [http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/finger.pl?id=1 John Carmack .Plan Archive] 1999-2003
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* [https://www.gamers.org/pub/archives/plans/johnc@idsoftware.com/ John Carmack .Plan Archive] 1996-1999
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* [https://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/finger.pl?id=1 John Carmack .Plan Archive] 1999-2003
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* {{archived link|http://www.team5150.com/~andrew/carmack/|The John Carmack Archive|https://web.archive.org/web/20120629031938/http://www.team5150.com/~andrew/carmack/|archive.org}}
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
 
* {{wikipedia|John Carmack}}
 
* {{wikipedia|John Carmack}}
 
* {{wikipedia|List of first-person shooter engines}}
 
* {{wikipedia|List of first-person shooter engines}}
* Kushner, David (2003). ''[[Masters of Doom]]: how two guys created an empire and transformed pop culture'', New York: Random House.  ISBN 0375505245.
 
* {{dwforums|id=46492|title=Starting gear}}
 
* [http://www.oculus.com/blog/john-carmack-joins-oculus-as-cto/ John Carmack Joins Oculus as CTO]
 
* [http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/11/22/doom-creator-john-carmack-officially-leaves-id-software Doom Creator John Carmack Officially Leaves id Software]
 
  
 
==References==
 
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John Carmack working on Doom 3

John D. Carmack II (born August 21[1], 1970, 53 years old – previously noted as August 20 per other sources[2][3]:18) was the lead programmer at id Software and one of the company's co-founders. He created the Doom engine and the engines for all other id releases until his departure in 2013.

Biography[edit]

John Carmack grew up in Shawnee Mission, Kansas, part of the Kansas City metropolitan area, and became interested in computers at an early age. He graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School, then attended University of Missouri–Kansas City for two semesters before dropping out to work as a freelance programmer.

Shreveport, Louisiana software company Softdisk hired Carmack after a series of successful contract assignments, uniting him with John Romero and other future members of id Software. Afterwards most of that team left Softdisk to form id Software; in particular, Carmack had created a breakthrough demo of smooth 2D scrolling under MS-DOS which the team considered "too big" for Softdisk. A prototype of Super Mario Bros. 3 using this technology was created and pitched to Nintendo, but they declined further development due to lack of interest in the PC market. In 1990, Carmack, Romero, and others created the first of the Commander Keen series, which would be published as shareware by Apogee Software from 1991 onwards.

Carmack's most recognized accomplishments are in programming first-person shooter games. He was the main developer of several seminal titles including Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Quake, as well as their newer followups (including Doom 3 and the rest of the Quake series). He has invented several graphical rendering algorithms, notably surface caching and Carmack's Reverse. Carmack's engines have been licensed for use in other influential action games such as Hexen, Half-Life, and Medal of Honor: Allied Assault.

Carmack works to promote open source philosophy and fan feedback in his game designs. When the source code to Quake was stolen and circulated among the Quake community underground, a programmer unaffiliated with id Software used it to port Quake to Linux, and subsequently sent the patches to Carmack. Instead of pursuing legal action, at Carmack's behest id Software used the patches as the foundation for a company-sanctioned Linux port. In 2009, Carmack posted to the Doomworld forums to solicit players' input on the mechanics of the then-upcoming Doom Classic.[4]

Carmack is also noted for his generosity to charities and gaming communities. Some of the recipients of his charitable contributions include his former high school, promoters of open source software, opponents of software patents, aerospace research, and game enthusiasts. In 1997 he gave away one of his Ferraris as a prize to the winner of the Quake "Red Annihilation" tournament, Dennis "Thresh" Fong.

Though Carmack is best known for his innovations in 3D graphics, he is also a rocketry enthusiast and the founder of Armadillo Aerospace.

On August 7, 2013, Oculus VR announced John Carmack as its new Chief Technology Officer.[5] On November 22, 2013, IGN reported his resignation from id Software.[6]

On November 13, 2019, Carmack reduced his involvement with Oculus to become their "consulting CTO" in favor of independently researching artificial general intelligence from home.[7] In December 2022, he resigned from Meta[8] to focus on his start-up Keen Technologies.

Carmack met Katherine Anna Kang after she visited him at the id offices with a friend during QuakeCon '96. They married in January 2000[9] in Hawaii[3]:282 and have two children: Christopher Ryan born in August 2004[10] and a second son born in November 2009. According to social media posts by John, the two separated some time during 2021 and are now divorced.[11]

Awards and honors[edit]

Notes[edit]

  • John Carmack makes a small appearance in Mike "Cyb" Watson's MassMouth 2 mod, as either an ally or an enemy (depending on player choices in the prior level).
  • John is not related to Adrian Carmack.
  • The Doom movie references the programmer by naming the movie's lead scientist "Dr. Carmack".
  • John Carmack voiced Specialist Wilson in Doom 3. His only line of dialogue occurs after the player finds the ACO keycard in Mars City.
  • According to Masters of Doom, Carmack was once described as a "walking brain with legs [with] no empathy for other human beings" at the age of 14 in a psychological evaluation. This occurred after he had been arrested and sent to a juvenile home for attempting to steal Apple II computers from a school by breaking and entering using an improvised thermite solvent.[3]:21

External links[edit]

Sources[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Carmack, John (20 August 2023). "Thanks for the birthday wishes, but Wikipedia has always had my birthday wrong — it is the 21st of August…." Twitter. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  2. Orndorff, Patrick (20 August 2008). "Happy Birthday John Carmack!" Wired. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kushner, David. Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture. Random House, 2003. pp. 18, 21, 282. ISBN 0375505245.
  4. Carmack, John (1 June 2009). Starting gear. Doomworld Forums. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  5.  (7 August 2013). "John Carmack Joins Oculus as CTO." Oculus VR. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  6. Dyer, Mitch (22 November 2013). "Doom Creator John Carmack Officially Leaves id Software." IGN. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  7.  (13 November 2019). "John Carmack Working on AI." Blue's News. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  8.  (17 December 2022). "John Carmack Leaves Meta." Blue's News. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  9. Ajami, Amer (15 December 1999). "Carmack Gets Engaged." GameSpot (archived 🏛). Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  10. Carmack, John (16 August 2004). "Rebuilding, New team member." Armadillo Aerospace News Archive (archived 🏛). Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  11. Carmack, John (27 May 2022). https://twitter.com/ID_AA_Carmack/status/1530022920130543630. Twitter. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  12.  (1 February 2001). "Carmack Gets Famous." Blue's News. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  13. IGN Staff (24 March 2001). "John Carmack Inducted into Hall of Fame." IGN. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  14. National Television Academy (8 January 2007). "National Television Academy Announces Emmy Winning Achievements: Honors Bestowed at 58th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards." emmyonline.org (archived 🏛). Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  15. Toms, Lucy (24 March 2016). http://www.bafta.org/press/press-releases/john-carmack-to-be-honoured-with-bafta-fellowship. BAFTA Press Releases. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  16. University of Missouri-Kansas City (3 May 2017). "They Have Touched Our Lives." info.umkc.edu. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
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Doom 3 era
(2004-2008)
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ZeniMax era
(2009+)
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