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Masters of Doom

How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture

by David Kushner · 2003 · 368 pages

Elon Musk
Elon Musk
Patrick Collison
Patrick Collison
Recommended by 2 elites

Recommended by 2 Elites

Elon Musk

Patrick Collison

About This Book

The true story of John Carmack and John Romero, the founders of id Software who revolutionized the gaming industry with Doom and Quake. It chronicles their rapid rise to fame, the technical innovations that defined a genre, and the eventual personal conflicts that tore their partnership apart. The narrative explores the intersection of subculture, technology, and mainstream entertainment.

Book Details

Published

2003

Pages

368

Language

en

ISBN

9780812972153

Audiobook Available

12h 43m
Narrated by Wil Wheaton

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