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| John Carmack | |
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Carmack at the 2010 GDC
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| Born |
August 20, 1970 Roeland Park, Kansas, United States |
| Residence | Heath, Texas |
| Alma mater | University of Missouri, Kansas City (dropped out) |
| Occupation |
CTO, Oculus VR, Inc. Founder, Armadillo Aerospace |
| Known for | Commander Keen, Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Quake, Rage |
| Spouse(s) | Katherine Anna Kang (m. 2000) |
| Children | 2 |
John D. Carmack (born August 20, 1970) is an American game programmer and virtual reality engineer. He co-founded id Software. Carmack was the lead programmer of the id video games Commander Keen, Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Quake, Rage and their sequels. Carmack is best known for his innovations in 3D graphics, such as his Carmack's Reverse algorithm for shadow volumes. In August 2013, Carmack took the position of CTO at Oculus VR.
Carmack, son of local television news reporter Stan Carmack, grew up in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area where he became interested in computers at an early age. He attended Shawnee Mission East High School in Prairie Village, Kansas and Raytown South High School in nearby Raytown, Missouri.
Carmack was introduced to video games with the 1978 shoot 'em up title Space Invaders in the arcades during a summer vacation as a child. The 1980 maze chase arcade game Pac-Man also left a strong impression on him. He cited Shigeru Miyamoto as the game developer he most admired.
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