SUBJECT-0193.dossier · person · status: active
JC
subject of file

John Carmack

Former ZeniMax/id Software employee, later Oculus CTO, defendant in ZeniMax case
Tracked because Former ZeniMax/id Software employee, later Oculus CTO, defendant in ZeniMax case · 15 documented connections
Facts on record2
Connections mapped15
Sources cited12
✦ Thin coverage gap +49 connected to 15 entities · only 2 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
Evidence: 1S 1I
Network web → Timeline → Compare with… → Position Drift → Coverage tone → View on Graph → View Card → Export CSV JSON Dossier ← Entity Directory
Stated vs Revealed
No documented contradictions on file.
PATTERN company → [regulatory filing] → government agency → [over... 936× PATTERN person → [regulatory filing] → government agency → [overs... 729× PATTERN government agency → [regulatory filing] → government agen... 281× PATTERN company → [oversight] → government agency → [oversight] →... 227× PATTERN organization → [regulatory filing] → government agency → ... 207×
TIMELINE Role Overlap Visualizer →
Connection Map
Key Connections
← id Software LLC company
founder
John Carmack is a co-founder of id Software and was employed by id Software LLC.
→ Palmer Luckey person
business partner/collaborator
Carmack collaborated with Palmer Luckey, founder of Oculus VR, and was instrumental in the development of the Oculus Rift prototype.
→ Oculus VR company
affiliation
John Carmack joined Oculus VR as Chief Technology Officer in 2013 after leaving id Software, helping develop virtual reality technology.
→ Facebook Technologies LLC company
affiliation
After Facebook acquired Oculus VR in 2014, Carmack worked for Facebook Technologies LLC (Meta's VR division) as CTO of Oculus until 2022.
← Total Recall Technologies LLC company
legal
John Carmack, former technical lead at id Software and Oculus VR, was central to trade secret claims that Total Recall Technologies LLC pursued regarding the Oculus Rift's development.
→ Securities and Exchange Commission government agency
oversight
John Carmack filed a disclosure with the SEC on 2022-09-19, accession number N/A, indicating a regulatory filing related to securities matters.
→ ZeniMax Media Inc. company
employment
Carmack was Technical Director at id Software under ZeniMax before joining Oculus
Facts (2)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 160d ago · Avg age: 1852d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (1)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated John Carmack filed filing with the SEC on 2022-09-19. Accession number: N/A.
All Connections (15)
→ ZeniMax Media Inc. company
employment confirmed
Carmack was Technical Director at id Software under ZeniMax before joining Oculus
→ Oculus VR company
affiliation primary since 2013
John Carmack joined Oculus VR as Chief Technology Officer in 2013 after leaving id Software, helping develop virtual reality technology.
affiliation primary since 2014
After Facebook acquired Oculus VR in 2014, Carmack worked for Facebook Technologies LLC (Meta's VR division) as CTO of Oculus until 2022.
→ Palmer Luckey person
business partner/collaborator primary since 2012
Carmack collaborated with Palmer Luckey, founder of Oculus VR, and was instrumental in the development of the Oculus Rift prototype.
→ Brendan Iribe person
business partner/collaborator secondary since 2014
Brendan Iribe was a co-founder and CEO of Oculus VR where John Carmack served as CTO.
→ Securities and Exchange Commission government agency
oversight primary since 2022
John Carmack filed a disclosure with the SEC on 2022-09-19, accession number N/A, indicating a regulatory filing related to securities matters.
→ Salient Motion Inc. company
contractor secondary since 2014
John Carmack is mentioned in legal filings involving Salient Motion Inc., part of the Oculus/ZeniMax litigation.
→ Nicholas Alley person
legal/counsel inferential since 2015
Nicholas Alley was a lawyer involved in the Oculus/ZeniMax litigation where John Carmack was a key witness.
legal/judicial proceeding secondary since 2014
Judge James V. Selna presided over the ZeniMax v. Oculus case in which John Carmack was a defendant and key figure.
→ Judge William Alsup person
legal/judicial proceeding inferential since 2015
Judge William Alsup oversaw aspects of the Silcon Valley VR talent poaching cases that involved John Carmack.
legal/judicial proceeding inferential since 2014
Judge Karen E. Scott was involved in the ZeniMax v. Oculus lawsuit which included John Carmack.
→ Babak Siavoshy person
legal/counsel inferential since 2015
Babak Siavoshy was an attorney representing John Carmack and other Oculus defendants in the ZeniMax litigation.
→ Mark Zuckerberg person
business partner/collaborator secondary since 2014
Mark Zuckerberg, as CEO of Facebook, acquired Oculus VR in 2014 where John Carmack was CTO, and Carmack worked under Zuckerberg's leadership until 2022.
← id Software LLC company
founder primary since 2009
John Carmack is a co-founder of id Software and was employed by id Software LLC.
legal primary since 2014
John Carmack, former technical lead at id Software and Oculus VR, was central to trade secret claims that Total Recall Technologies LLC pursued regarding the Oculus Rift's development.
Sources (12)
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: John Carmack — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2014-12-05 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — John Carmack (2014-12-05) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2014-11-24 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — John Carmack (2014-11-24) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2022-09-19 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — John Carmack (2022-09-19) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2015-07-07 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — John Carmack (2015-07-07) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-05-09 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: John Carmack not found in fec claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2015-04-22 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — John Carmack (2015-04-22) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: John Carmack — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: John Carmack — FEC donations (no results) fec_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2015-01-13 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — John Carmack (2015-01-13) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: John Carmack — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2022-09-19 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — John Carmack (2022-09-19) web_search Processed 📜 Receipt