Recognition
| Date | Award | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Named among the most influential people in computer gaming of the year and of all time | #1 and #2 in GameSpots lists. |
| 1997 | Named among the most influential people of all time | #7 in Computer Gaming World list, for game design. |
| 1999 | Named among the 50 most influential people in technology | #10 in Time's list. |
| 2001-03 | Award for community contribution for the Quake 3 engine | Used in 12 games. Bestowed at 2001 Game Developer's Conference Award Ceremony. |
| 2001-03-22 | Inducted into Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences' Hall of Fame | The fourth person to be inducted, an honor bestowed upon those who have made revolutionary and innovative achievements in the video and computer game industry. |
| 2002 | Named to the MIT Technology Review TR100 | Included as one of the top 100 innovators in the world under the age of 35. |
| 2003 | One subject of book Masters of Doom | Masters of Doom is a chronicle of id Software and its founders. |
| 2005 | Name in film | The film Doom featured a character named Dr. Carmack, in recognition of Carmack who co-created the original game. |
| 2006-03 | Added to the Walk of Game | Walk of Game is an event that recognizes the developers and games with the most impact on the industry. |
| 2007-01 | Awarded 2 Emmy Awards | Carmack and id Software were awarded with two Emmy Awards. The first was Science, Engineering & Technology for Broadcast Television, which includes broadcast, cable and satellite distribution. The second was for Science, Engineering and Technology for Broadband and Personal Television, encompassing interactive television, gaming technology, and for the first time, the Internet, cell phones, private networks, and personal media players. Id Software is the very first independent game developer to be awarded an Emmy since the Academy began honoring technology innovation in 1948. |
| 2007-09 | Television appearance | Appeared on Discovery Channel Canada Daily Planet featuring his rocket designs along with the Armadillo Aerospace team. |
| 2008 | Honored | Carmack was honored at the 59th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards for Quake's pioneering role of user modifiability. He is the only game programmer ever honored twice by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, having been given an Emmy Award in 2007 for his creation of the 3D technology that underlies modern shooter video games. Along with Don Daglow of Stormfront Studios and Mike Morhaime of Blizzard Entertainment, Carmack is one of only three game developers to accept awards at both the Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards and at the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Interactive Achievement Awards. |
| 2008-10 | Won X-Prize | Carmack's Armadillo Aerospace won the $350,000 Level One X-Prize Lunar Lander Challenge. |
| 2010-03 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Was awarded the Game Developers Conference Lifetime Achievement award for his work. |
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