- Has made enough money from id Software [us] that he really does not have to work anymore. This gives John "the freedom from anybody having the ability to have any leverage" over him and the freedom to drive his exotic cars. John owns a 600hp twin-turbo Ferrari F50 and a 1000hp twin-turbo V-12 Ferrari Testarossa GTO.
- One of Carmack's favorite novels is Vernor Vinge's "A Deepness in the Sky".
- Every game released by Carmack's company has pushed the game and graphics envelopes to new levels, leading the next revolution in 3-D interactive games with both single and multiplayer technology. Wolfenstein 3D (1992) ushered in the concept of the first-person shooter game. This concept was forever changed when Doom (1993) was released, setting the benchmark for all 3-D action games. Doom II: Hell on Earth (1994) further built on this success. Quake (1996) set the new standard in multi-player, true 3-D, combat action games. Use of OpenGL 3-D accelerator cards for smoother 16-bit graphics and lighting effects were prevalent in Quake II (1997). Quake III: Arena (1999)'s graphics engine offers curved surface rendering and high detail textures to create visual features such as moody atmospheric fog and spectacular lighting.
- Took a computer workstation with him on a honeymoon.
- Older brother of Peter Carmack.
- Parents Stan and Inga Carmack.
- Son, Christopher Ryan Carmack, with Katherine Anna Kang, was born on Friday, August 13, 2004 at 12:50 pm weighing six pounds, seven ounces.
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