Biography
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 and was the lead programmer of its 1990s games Commander Keen, Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Quake, and their sequels. Carmack made innovations in 3D computer graphics, such as his Carmack's Reverse algorithm for shadow volumes.
In 2013, he resigned from id Software to work full-time at Oculus VR as their CTO. In 2019, he reduced his role to Consulting CTO so he could allocate more time toward artificial general intelligence (AGI). In 2022, he left Oculus to work on his AGI startup, Keen Technologies.
Filmography
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TV Shows 2
Movies 1
Self - Co-Founder, id Software
FPS: First Person Shooter (2023)
Movie
Self - Armadillo Aerospace
NextWorld (2008)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1970-08-21 (54 years old)
Birth PlaceShawnee Mission, Kansas, USA
ReligionPresbyterianism
RelationshipsKatherine Anna Kang (2000-01-01 - 2021-01-01)
SpouseKatherine Anna Kang
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesHeath · Kansas City metropolitan area, United States of America
AwardsGame Developers Choice Award - Lifetime Achievement, D.I.C.E. Awards, Academy Fellowship Award
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