Famous Nerd » Games http://www.famousnerd.com Famous Nerds Rock! Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:32:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 John Carmack http://www.famousnerd.com/john-carmack/ http://www.famousnerd.com/john-carmack/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:08:37 +0000 admin http://www.famousnerd.com/?p=22 This guy is my hero. He is the inventor of games which are called first person shooters such as Doom and Wolfenstein 3D. This guy pretty much changed computer games for the better and is not only a genius guy but rumor has it he’s very sweet and charming too. He is also known for his luxury living style and has created his own aerospace company with his fortunes. He taught himself most of what he knows and because of this is actually the lead engineer at his company.

I’m a firm believer in self teaching methods so perhaps that’s why I think this guy is so great but to be honest it’s more about what he has done for us. Computer games would never have been as scary and real as they are today without John Carmack invented the first person shooter. This type of game play is one of the most popular because you actually feel like the character is you and you’re fighting all the zombies or whatever. This is one of the reasons that John Carmack is so great among many other reasons such as his personality and his genius techie mind – he’s just friggin’ awesome.

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