John Carmack
Type: Person
As of November 2026, John Carmack has been mentioned in one podcast episode on PowerfulJRE (Dec 2025).
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.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Dec 2025 on PowerfulJRE |
| Role | Programmer; Game engine developer |
| Affiliation | id Software (historically); Oculus VR (historically) (not stated in transcript) |
| Field | Video Game Development, Computer Graphics |
Who talks about John Carmack on podcasts?
Joe Rogan brought up John Carmack; the most recent mention was Dec 2025 on PowerfulJRE.
- Joe Rogan Experience #2422 - Jensen Huang on PowerfulJRE (Dec 2025) — Joe Rogan
What is John Carmack mentioned alongside?
John Carmack is most often mentioned alongside Tacoma, General AI (Artificial General Intelligence) and GeForce.
Mentioned together: Tacoma, General AI (Artificial General Intelligence), GeForce, RTX, Model S, DGX Spark, Diamond Multimedia, Mutually Assured Destruction, AlexNet, Peter Abbeel