John Carmack

John D. Carmack II (born August 20, 1970) is a widely recognized figure in the video game industry. A prolific programmer, Carmack co-founded id Software, a computer game development company, in 1991.

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Carmack grew up in Shawnee Mission, Kansas, part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, and became interested in computers at an early age. He graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School. He then attended the University of Missouri - Kansas City for two semesters before dropping out to work as a freelance programmer.

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►	Introduction
►	Youth
►	Game programming
►	Free software
►	Other activities
►	Recognition
►	References
►	External links

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