John Romero
Updated: 09/15/2017 by Computer Hope
Name: John Romero
Born: October 28, 1967, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Computer-related contributions
- Director, designer, programmer, and developer in the video game industry.
- Known as a co-founder of id Software and designer for many of their games, including Wolfenstein 3D, Dangerous Dave, Doom, and Quake.
- His game designs and development tools led to a mass popularization of the FPS (first person shooter) in the 1990s. He is credited with coining the FPS multiplayer term "Deathmatch."