John Carmack Quotes


We do not see the PC as the leading platform for games. That statement will enrage some people, but it is hard to characterize it otherwise; both console versions will have larger audiences than the PC version.


Citations

Carmack, John. "QuakeCon 2008 Keynote." QuakeCon, 31 Jul. 2008. Address.

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John Carmack
John Carmack
  • Born: August 20, 1970
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Computer Programmer, Video Game Developer, Engineer

John D. Carmack II is an American computer programmer, video game developer and engineer. He co-founded the video game company id Software and was the lead programmer of its 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 to work full-time at Oculus VR, where he served as CTO and later Consulting CTO in 2019.