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John Carmack
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John Carmack

American computer programmer and video game developer (born 1970)

Life
1970 – present
Born
August 21, 1970
Nationality
United States

John D. Carmack II 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.

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