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American computer programmer and video game developer (born 1970)
John D. Carmack II (born August 21, 1970) is an American computer programmer and video game developer. He co-founded the video game company id Software
John_Carmack
American video game developer
computer company Softdisk: programmers John Carmack and John Romero, game designer Tom Hall, and artist Adrian Carmack. id Software made important technological
Id_Software
American video game designer (born 1967)
tools, along with programming techniques developed by the id programmer John Carmack, popularized the first-person shooter (FPS) genre. Romero is also credited
John_Romero
American video game artist
Adrian Carmack (born May 5, 1969) is an American video game artist and one of four co-founders of id Software, along with Tom Hall, John Romero, and John Carmack
Adrian_Carmack
First-person shooter
with technology, using a new 3D game engine from the lead programmer, John Carmack. The designer Tom Hall initially wrote a science fiction plot, but he
Doom_(1993_video_game)
2003 book about video game company's co-founders
Software and its influence on popular culture, focusing on co-founders John Carmack and John Romero. The book details the company's early years, the success
Masters_of_Doom
1992 video game
after the Commander Keen series of episodes. In mid-1991, programmer John Carmack experimented with making a fast 3D game engine by restricting the gameplay
Wolfenstein_3D
Video game series by id Software
success caused designer Tom Hall, programmers John Carmack and John Romero, and artist Adrian Carmack to found id Software. Their obligations to Softdisk
Commander_Keen
Topics referred to by the same term
John Carmack may refer to: John Carmack (born 1970), game programmer John K. Carmack (born 1931), leader and historian in The Church of Jesus Christ of
John_Carmack_(disambiguation)
1990 episodic side-scrolling platform game
while opposed by aliens, robots, and other hazards. In September 1990, John Carmack, while working at programming studio Softdisk, developed a way to implement
Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons
Commander_Keen_in_Invasion_of_the_Vorticons
Video game engine
id Software. The engine was first demonstrated at the WWDC 2007 by John D. Carmack on an eight-core computer; however, the demo used only a single core
Id_Tech_5
Surname list
Klondike region Howard Carmack, Internet spammer John Carmack (born 1970), American game programmer, co-founder of id Software Justin Carmack (1981–2000), American
Carmack
American film producer and video game designer
designer. She is best known in gaming circles as the ex-wife of programmer John Carmack (co-creator of Doom, Quake, etc.). They met at QuakeCon in 1997, married
Katherine_Anna_Kang
1993 video game creation
Development began in November 1992, with programmers John Carmack and John Romero, artists Adrian Carmack and Kevin Cloud, and designer Tom Hall. Late in development
Development_of_Doom
American actor, singer and former model (born 1980)
James Christopher Carmack (born December 22, 1980) is an American actor, singer, and former fashion model. He is known for his roles in popular television
Chris_Carmack
1991 video game
developers of the game, including programmers John Carmack and John Romero, designer Tom Hall, and artist Adrian Carmack, left their jobs at Softdisk to found
Commander Keen in Aliens Ate My Babysitter
Commander_Keen_in_Aliens_Ate_My_Babysitter
American media franchise
uppercase) is an American media franchise created by John Carmack, John Romero, Adrian Carmack, Kevin Cloud, and Tom Hall. The series usually focuses
Doom_(franchise)
American aerospace startup company
long-term ambitions of orbital spaceflight. The company was founded by John Carmack, co-founder and former chief technical officer of id Software. On October
Armadillo_Aerospace
1990 video game
compatibles. It supports EGA and CGA graphics. Catacomb was programmed by John Carmack, who would later work on successful games such as Wolfenstein 3D and
Catacomb_(video_game)
Upcoming film by Aaron Sorkin
(VP, General Counsel, and Secretary) Hugo Barra (VP of Reality Labs) John Carmack (CTO of Reality Labs) Matt Cohler Charlie Cheever Randi Zuckerberg Yishan
The_Social_Reckoning
1991 video game
developers of the game, including programmers John Carmack and John Romero, designer Tom Hall, and artist Adrian Carmack, left their jobs at Softdisk to found
Commander Keen in Goodbye, Galaxy
Commander_Keen_in_Goodbye,_Galaxy
Video game engine
and first used in the video game Doom 3. The engine was designed by John Carmack, who also created previous game engines, such as those for Doom and Quake
Id_Tech_4
American entrepreneur (born 1997)
(VP, General Counsel, and Secretary) Hugo Barra (VP of Reality Labs) John Carmack (CTO of Reality Labs) Matt Cohler Charlie Cheever Randi Zuckerberg Yishan
Alexandr_Wang
Fictional character in the Wolfenstein series
concerning biomechanical technology and the occult. He was created by John Carmack and designed by Tom Hall for Wolfenstein 3D, described as a large, muscular
B.J._Blazkowicz
1991 video game
developers of the game, including programmers John Carmack and John Romero, designer Tom Hall, and artist Adrian Carmack, left their jobs at Softdisk to found
Commander_Keen_in_Keen_Dreams
Italian businessman (born 1976)
John Philip Jacob Elkann (born 1 April 1976) is an American-born Italian industrialist. In 1997, he became the chosen heir of his maternal grandfather
John_Elkann
Video game engine
version of the engine is based on the Vulkan API and the OpenGL API. John Carmack started talking about his vision regarding the engine that would succeed
Id_Tech_6
American philanthropist (born 1974)
John Douglas Arnold (born 1974) is an American billionaire. In 2007, Arnold became the youngest billionaire in the U.S. His firm, Centaurus Advisors, LLC
John_D._Arnold
2004 video game
technique for rendering shadows called Carmack's Reverse, which was developed independently by both John Carmack and programmers at Creative Labs. id Software
Doom_3
American entrepreneur (born 1992)
Kickstarter campaign. John Carmack of id Software requested a prototype headset from Luckey, who lent it to Carmack free of charge. Carmack used it to demonstrate
Palmer_Luckey
2025 memoir by Sarah Wynn-Williams
these technologies, it eventually decided not to implement them. Academic John Naughton writes that Facebook's efforts included: developing a censorship
Careless_People
Brazilian internet entrepreneur (born 1982)
(VP, General Counsel, and Secretary) Hugo Barra (VP of Reality Labs) John Carmack (CTO of Reality Labs) Matt Cohler Charlie Cheever Randi Zuckerberg Yishan
Eduardo_Saverin
Social network exclusively for AI agents
(VP, General Counsel, and Secretary) Hugo Barra (VP of Reality Labs) John Carmack (CTO of Reality Labs) Matt Cohler Charlie Cheever Randi Zuckerberg Yishan
Moltbook
Virtual reality headsets by Oculus VR
first mass-produced virtual reality headset. Noted videogame pioneer John Carmack, the founder of id Software, had been doing extensive research into virtual
Oculus_Rift
Operating system for the Meta Quest product line
Android 13". Marlett, David (September 2015). "The Virtual Reality of John Carmack". D Magazine. D Magazine Partners, Inc. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
Meta_Horizon_OS
Artificial intelligence division of Meta Platforms
(VP, General Counsel, and Secretary) Hugo Barra (VP of Reality Labs) John Carmack (CTO of Reality Labs) Matt Cohler Charlie Cheever Randi Zuckerberg Yishan
Meta_Superintelligence_Labs
Video game series
id Software, founded by programmers John Carmack and John Romero, game designer Tom Hall, and artist Adrian Carmack, were planning their next major game
Wolfenstein
1996 video game
of electronic sport. A notable participant was Dennis Fong, who won John Carmack's Ferrari 328 at the Microsoft-sponsored Red Annihilation tournament in
Quake_(video_game)
Virtual and augmented reality products company
Coincidentally, John Carmack of id Software had been doing his research on HMDs and happened upon Palmer's developments. After sampling an early unit, Carmack favored
Reality_Labs
American political advisor and lobbyist
Biography | LegiStorm". www.legistorm.com. Retrieved July 24, 2025. Knepper, John G. (February 5, 1990). "Seven Elected State Delegates: Students to Vote at
Joel_Kaplan
(VP, General Counsel, and Secretary) Hugo Barra (VP of Reality Labs) John Carmack (CTO of Reality Labs) Matt Cohler Charlie Cheever Randi Zuckerberg Yishan
List of most-liked Instagram posts
List_of_most-liked_Instagram_posts
Video game genre
this excerpt from an interview of John Carmack (& Brian Hook)". Advsys.net. Retrieved June 6, 2026. "John Carmack Answers - Slashdot". Slashdot.org.
First-person_shooter
1991 video game
September and October 1990 by programmers John Carmack and John Romero, game designer Tom Hall and artist Adrian Carmack. It was the first game that they developed
Slordax:_The_Unknown_Enemy
2009 video game
Studios and published by id Software. It was released on 26 June 2009. John Carmack led the development team. The setting for Doom Resurrection is parallel
Doom_Resurrection
Instant messaging app by Meta Platforms
August 7, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2017. Constine, Josh; Lomas, Natasha; Biggs, John (September 30, 2016). "Facebook 'Messenger Day' is the chat app's new Snapchat
Facebook_Messenger
American business executive (born 1969)
Beta Kappa with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and was awarded the John H. Williams Prize for the top graduating student in economics. While at Harvard
Sheryl_Sandberg
Computer graphics technique
particular variation of the technique used in this game has become known as Carmack's Reverse[citation needed]. In modern real-time rendering, Shadow mapping
Shadow_volume
American businessman (born 1983)
(VP, General Counsel, and Secretary) Hugo Barra (VP of Reality Labs) John Carmack (CTO of Reality Labs) Matt Cohler Charlie Cheever Randi Zuckerberg Yishan
Adam_Mosseri
1999 video game
Q3Test up until version 1.09. id co-founder and former technical director John Carmack has stated that Quake III Arena is his favorite game he has worked on
Quake_III_Arena
Irish entrepreneur (born 1988)
executive officer of Stripe, which he co-founded with his younger brother, John, in 2010. A billionaire since 2016, his net worth as of August 2026 is estimated
Patrick_Collison
American video game designer
delivered monthly. Along with some of his co-workers, John Carmack, John Romero and Adrian Carmack, he founded id Software, having always dreamt about the
Tom_Hall
American businessman (born 1969)
running boxercise gyms and also began training jiu-jitsu under the tutelage of John Lewis (a competitor in UFC 22 and UFC 28), alongside Lorenzo Fertitta and
Dana_White
2005 film by Andrzej Bartkowiak
attacked by an unknown assailant. Following a distress call sent by Dr. Carmack, a squad of eight marines are sent to the research facility. The team includes
Doom_(film)
American pediatrician and philanthropist (born 1985)
(VP, General Counsel, and Secretary) Hugo Barra (VP of Reality Labs) John Carmack (CTO of Reality Labs) Matt Cohler Charlie Cheever Randi Zuckerberg Yishan
Priscilla_Chan
Compiled language
QuakeC is a compiled language developed in 1996 by John Carmack of id Software to program parts of the video game Quake. Using QuakeC, a programmer is
QuakeC
Meta Platforms social networking service
pledge. Co-creator of the Markdown markup language and technology blogger John Gruber criticized the pledge, commenting that "Any instance that defederates
Threads_(social_network)
Line of virtual reality headsets
(VP, General Counsel, and Secretary) Hugo Barra (VP of Reality Labs) John Carmack (CTO of Reality Labs) Matt Cohler Charlie Cheever Randi Zuckerberg Yishan
Meta_Quest
Mixed reality headset
(VP, General Counsel, and Secretary) Hugo Barra (VP of Reality Labs) John Carmack (CTO of Reality Labs) Matt Cohler Charlie Cheever Randi Zuckerberg Yishan
Meta_Quest_3S
Video game engine developed by id Software
22, 1996. John Carmack did most of the programming of the engine, with help from Michael Abrash in algorithms and assembly optimization. John Romero initially
Quake_engine
American video game designer (born 1972)
enthusiast, moved to an apartment complex where he met and befriended John Carmack. Carmack offered McGee a tech support job at id Software, where he was quickly
American_McGee
Spanish business executive (born 1977)
(VP, General Counsel, and Secretary) Hugo Barra (VP of Reality Labs) John Carmack (CTO of Reality Labs) Matt Cohler Charlie Cheever Randi Zuckerberg Yishan
Javier_Oliván
Computer scientist
on-the-fly, rendering large language models obsolete. In 2023, Sutton and John Carmack announced a partnership for the development of artificial general intelligence
Richard_S._Sutton
1991 video game
of the computer game Dangerous Dave. It was created by John Romero, John Carmack, Adrian Carmack and Tom Hall. It was developed on the Shadow Knights engine
Dangerous Dave in the Haunted Mansion
Dangerous_Dave_in_the_Haunted_Mansion
(VP, General Counsel, and Secretary) Hugo Barra (VP of Reality Labs) John Carmack (CTO of Reality Labs) Matt Cohler Charlie Cheever Randi Zuckerberg Yishan
List of most-followed Instagram accounts
List_of_most-followed_Instagram_accounts
Term in software development
their tendency to see patterns in everything as "absurd". Programmer John Carmack has defined architecture astronauts as "a class of programmers or designers
Architecture_astronaut
Mixed/virtual reality headset
(VP, General Counsel, and Secretary) Hugo Barra (VP of Reality Labs) John Carmack (CTO of Reality Labs) Matt Cohler Charlie Cheever Randi Zuckerberg Yishan
Meta_Quest_3
2011 video game
final game released by the company under the supervision of founder John Carmack. Rage is set in a post-apocalyptic near future, following the impact
Rage_(video_game)
1992 video game
two-month interval. These games were developed fulltime by John Carmack, John Romero, Adrian Carmack and Lane Roathe, with some additional game and level design
Catacomb_Abyss
CEO Of Broadcom, Inc.
(VP, General Counsel, and Secretary) Hugo Barra (VP of Reality Labs) John Carmack (CTO of Reality Labs) Matt Cohler Charlie Cheever Randi Zuckerberg Yishan
Hock_Tan
American multinational technology conglomerate
Tan (CEO of Broadcom) John D. Arnold (former Enron executive) Dana White (non-executive director, president and CEO of UFC) John Elkann (Stellantis chairman
Meta_Platforms
2008 video game
Wolfenstein RPG is the fourth generation of turn-based titles under EA Mobile. John Carmack, founder and technical director at id Software, said that "the App Store
Wolfenstein_RPG
Head-mounted device that provides virtual reality for the wearer
commercially due to their limited technology, and they were described by John Carmack as like "looking through toilet paper tubes". In 2012, a crowdfunding
Virtual_reality_headset
American businesswoman (born 1970)
venture capitalist. They are Jewish and have two sons. Her father-in-law, John M. Deutch, was the director of central intelligence (DCI) during the presidency
Marne_Levine
Messaging and VoIP service owned by Meta
from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2017. Leyden, John (October 27, 2015). "WhatsApp laid bare: Info-sucking app's innards probed"
Series of video game engines
Earth (1994) and Doom 64 (1997). It was created by John Carmack, with auxiliary functions written by John Romero, Dave Taylor, and Paul Radek. Initially developed
Id_Tech
(VP, General Counsel, and Secretary) Hugo Barra (VP of Reality Labs) John Carmack (CTO of Reality Labs) Matt Cohler Charlie Cheever Randi Zuckerberg Yishan
Meta_smart_glasses
CEO of DoorDash
(VP, General Counsel, and Secretary) Hugo Barra (VP of Reality Labs) John Carmack (CTO of Reality Labs) Matt Cohler Charlie Cheever Randi Zuckerberg Yishan
Tony_Xu
2010 film by David Fincher
Divya Narendra Brenda Song as Christy Lee Rashida Jones as Marylin Delpy John Getz as Sy David Selby as Gage Denise Grayson as Gretchen Douglas Urbanski
The_Social_Network
Short-form video sharing platform
(VP, General Counsel, and Secretary) Hugo Barra (VP of Reality Labs) John Carmack (CTO of Reality Labs) Matt Cohler Charlie Cheever Randi Zuckerberg Yishan
Reels_(Meta)
Facebook's video-on-demand service
(VP, General Counsel, and Secretary) Hugo Barra (VP of Reality Labs) John Carmack (CTO of Reality Labs) Matt Cohler Charlie Cheever Randi Zuckerberg Yishan
Facebook_Watch
American angel investor and businessman (born 1983)
(VP, General Counsel, and Secretary) Hugo Barra (VP of Reality Labs) John Carmack (CTO of Reality Labs) Matt Cohler Charlie Cheever Randi Zuckerberg Yishan
Andrew_McCollum
American businesswoman (born 1982)
(VP, General Counsel, and Secretary) Hugo Barra (VP of Reality Labs) John Carmack (CTO of Reality Labs) Matt Cohler Charlie Cheever Randi Zuckerberg Yishan
Randi_Zuckerberg
Messaging app and platform
the original on February 24, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2017. Naughton, John (December 10, 2017). "Data-hungry Facebook seeks younger recruits". The Guardian
Messenger_Kids
Open-source mobile application framework
(VP, General Counsel, and Secretary) Hugo Barra (VP of Reality Labs) John Carmack (CTO of Reality Labs) Matt Cohler Charlie Cheever Randi Zuckerberg Yishan
React_Native
American business executive (born 1982)
(VP, General Counsel, and Secretary) Hugo Barra (VP of Reality Labs) John Carmack (CTO of Reality Labs) Matt Cohler Charlie Cheever Randi Zuckerberg Yishan
Andrew_Bosworth
Social networking service owned by Meta Platforms
Norman E.; Schnieder, Meg (February 9, 2011). Business Ethics For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-118-02062-3. Hempel, Jessi (March 30, 2018). "A
Annual video game convention
surprise and most-welcome visit, stopping by to chat with the participants. John Carmack, lead programmer for Doom/Quake, participated in a 30–45 min. group chat
QuakeCon
2005 video game
from the original on September 21, 2008. Retrieved September 6, 2006. "John Carmack's Blog". Archived from the original on May 2, 2006. Retrieved May 2, 2006
Doom_RPG
American entrepreneur and venture capitalist (born 1967)
Cornami as well as Qolab, a quantum company co-founded by Nobel laureate John M. Martinis. The manager of the fund is Michael S. Kim. It has two branches
Peter_Thiel
American businessman and programmer (born 1984)
the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020. Anderson, John (July 29, 2010). "Facebook does not have a like button for Ceglia". The Wellsville
Mark_Zuckerberg
American internet entrepreneur (born 1984)
(VP, General Counsel, and Secretary) Hugo Barra (VP of Reality Labs) John Carmack (CTO of Reality Labs) Matt Cohler Charlie Cheever Randi Zuckerberg Yishan
Dustin_Moskovitz
List of iOS operating system versions
web apps, which was criticized by reviewers and developers, including John Carmack. iPhone OS 1.1 was released alongside the first-generation iPod Touch
IOS_version_history
American businessman (born 1971)
Andreessen Horowitz General Partners Ben Horowitz, Peter Levine, Jeff Jordan, John O'Farrell, and Scott Weiss pledged to donate half their lifetime incomes
Marc_Andreessen
2010s social media data misuse
January 11, 2021. Matz, Sandra; Appel, Ruth; Kosinski, Michal (February 2020). John, Leslie; Slepian, Michael; Tamir, Diana (eds.). "Privacy in the age of psychological
Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal
Facebook–Cambridge_Analytica_data_scandal
Communication software feature used to express support
(VP, General Counsel, and Secretary) Hugo Barra (VP of Reality Labs) John Carmack (CTO of Reality Labs) Matt Cohler Charlie Cheever Randi Zuckerberg Yishan
Like_button
Untethered virtual reality headset by Oculus VR
September 2018). "OC5: John Carmack On Go Sales And Usage: 'It Exceeded Even My Expectations'". UploadVR. Retrieved 9 June 2019. Carmack, John (September 27,
Oculus_Go
American professional esports player (born 1977)
Annihilation Quake tournament, where he placed first and won id Software CEO John Carmack's Ferrari 328. Fong is recognized by the Guinness World Records as the
Dennis_Fong
Software and Internet company based in Shreveport, Louisiana
PC game disk started in 1990 by John Romero. The disk's developers were John Carmack, John Romero, and Adrian Carmack. Tom Hall, then a programmer who
Softdisk
Artificial intelligence division of Meta Platforms
(VP, General Counsel, and Secretary) Hugo Barra (VP of Reality Labs) John Carmack (CTO of Reality Labs) Matt Cohler Charlie Cheever Randi Zuckerberg Yishan
Meta_AI
Virtual reality headset
content sales". TechCrunch. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-28. "Carmack: Quest 'By Far Our Most Retentive Hardware', Rift S Surpasses Rift". UploadVR
Oculus_Quest
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