John Carmack

John Carmack is an American programmer and video game developer who cofounded id Software and led influential work on Doom, Quake, and virtual reality.

John Romero: John Romero is an American game designer and programmer who cofounded id Software and helped create Doom. His design and business partnership with Carmack established id Software’s early identity.
Doom engine: The technology behind Doom, combining a two-dimensional map with fast rendering of a three-dimensional-looking environment. Carmack’s engine made Doom’s rapid, textured corridors possible on contemporary PCs.
Commander Keen: A series of side-scrolling platform games for MS-DOS, beginning with Invasion of the Vorticons in 1990. Its smooth scrolling demonstrated Carmack’s early skill in overcoming PC hardware limits.
Shareware: Software distributed freely for trial, with payment requested for continued use or access to additional features. id Software used shareware distribution to circulate early games such as Doom widely.
Shigeru Miyamoto: Shigeru Miyamoto is a Japanese game designer known for creating or shaping Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and other Nintendo series. Miyamoto’s design-centered public legacy contrasts with Carmack’s engineering-centered reputation.
Adrian Carmack: Adrian Carmack is an American artist known for creating distinctive artwork for id Software games. His visual work gave Carmack’s technical game worlds a recognizable look.
Quake engine: The game engine developed for Quake, featuring a fully three-dimensional world and networked multiplayer support. It marks Carmack’s move from simulated depth to polygonal 3D environments.
Doom: A 1993 first-person shooter by id Software in which a space marine fights demons on Mars and in Hell. Carmack’s engine and programming helped make its fast 3D-like action widely playable.
First-person shooter: A video game genre in which play is viewed through the protagonist’s eyes and combat commonly uses ranged weapons. Doom and Quake helped define the genre’s conventions and technical ambitions.
Unreal Engine: Unreal Engine is a game development platform created by Epic Games and used for games and other real-time 3D applications. Its competing engine lineage developed alongside id Tech in the 3D game market.

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