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Adrian Carmack (born on May 5, 1969) is one of the four founders of id Software
Id Software

id Software is an American video game developer from Mesquite, Texas. The company was founded in 1991 by four members of the computer company Softdisk: game programmer John D....
, along with Tom Hall
Tom Hall

Tom A. Hall is a game designer born in Wisconsin. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and there received a B.S. in Computer Science....
, John Romero
John Romero

Alfonso John Romero is a game designer, game programmer, and video game developer in the video game industry. He is best known as a co-founder of id Software and was the lead designer for many of their personal computer games including Wolfenstein 3D, Doom , and Quake....
, and John D. Carmack (no relation). He had worked there as an artist. He was a major stock owner of id Software until he left the company.

Adrian Carmack left id Software in 2005. At the time the press
Mass media

Mass media is a term used to denote a section of the media specifically envisioned and designed to reach a mainstream such as the population of a nation state....
 was told he felt he had done all he could do in the gaming field and was planning to pursue his passions of art
Art

Art is the process or product of deliberately arranging elements in a way that appeals to the senses or emotions. It encompasses a diverse range of human activities, creations, and modes of expression, including music and literature....
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Adrian Carmack (born on May 5, 1969) is one of the four founders of id Software
Id Software

id Software is an American video game developer from Mesquite, Texas. The company was founded in 1991 by four members of the computer company Softdisk: game programmer John D....
, along with Tom Hall
Tom Hall

Tom A. Hall is a game designer born in Wisconsin. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and there received a B.S. in Computer Science....
, John Romero
John Romero

Alfonso John Romero is a game designer, game programmer, and video game developer in the video game industry. He is best known as a co-founder of id Software and was the lead designer for many of their personal computer games including Wolfenstein 3D, Doom , and Quake....
, and John D. Carmack (no relation). He had worked there as an artist. He was a major stock owner of id Software until he left the company.

Adrian Carmack left id Software in 2005. At the time the press
Mass media

Mass media is a term used to denote a section of the media specifically envisioned and designed to reach a mainstream such as the population of a nation state....
 was told he felt he had done all he could do in the gaming field and was planning to pursue his passions of art
Art

Art is the process or product of deliberately arranging elements in a way that appeals to the senses or emotions. It encompasses a diverse range of human activities, creations, and modes of expression, including music and literature....
. However, in September 2005, the Wall Street Journal revealed he was taking his former business partners to court
Court

A court is a body, often a government institution, with the authority to adjudication legal disputes and dispense private law, criminal justice, or administrative law justice in accordance with rules of law....
 claiming he was effectively fired by them in an attempt to force him to sell his 41% stake in the company for $11 million under the terms of a contract
Contract

A contract is an exchange of promises between two or more parties to do, or refrain from doing, an act which is enforceable in a court of law. It is a binding legal agreement....
 he wants the court to nullify. $11 million is thought to be a fraction of the true value of his stake, which is thought to be closer to $43 million after the company received a $105 million bid from Activision
Activision

Activision Inc. is an United States video game developer and video game publisher. It was founded on October 1, 1979., and was the first independent developer and distributor of video games for video game console....
 in 2004.

Carmack has also been credited for coining the term "gibs
Gibs

In computer games, gibs , are variably-sized body parts or fragments produced when non-player characters or player character are damaged or killed....
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