Computing Atlas

How Computing Was Built
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme
Pioneer

John Carmack

Computing Methodologies

John D. Carmack II is an American computer programmer and video game developer. He co-founded the video game company id Software and was the lead programmer of its 1990s games Commander Keen, Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Quake and their sequels, and made innovations in 3D computer graphics such as his Carmack's Reverse algorithm for shadow volumes. In 2013 he resigned from id Software to become chief technology officer of Oculus VR, later reducing that role in 2019 to pursue artificial general intelligence, and in 2022 left Oculus to found the AGI startup Keen Technologies. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Year
1970 1
Birth Date
1970-08-21 2
Award
D.I.C.E. Awards 1
Award
Game Developers Choice Award - Lifetime Achievement 1
Award
BAFTA Fellowship 1
Connections

Long-Form Articles

In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Wikidata: John Carmack
  • Wikidata Q92605, resolved via en.wikipedia pageprops (wave rule R-L)
  • Wikidata Q92605 P569 (date of birth)
View the Source
2. Wikipedia: John Carmack
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
Quote, Lead section
born August 21, 1970
View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.