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# John Romero
Game designer and co-creator of DOOM and Quake, exploring game telemetry and cybersecurity.

## About

John Romero designs games and shaped the foundations of the first-person shooter genre. As a creator behind DOOM, Quake, and Wolfenstein 3D, he built interactive worlds that defined modern play.

Now, he examines how gaming infrastructure tackles broader engineering challenges. He unpacks the real-world utility of anti-cheat systems, breaking down how player telemetry, behavioral baselining, and anomaly detection in multiplayer architectures offer practical models for cybersecurity design.



## Past Sessions

### World Congress 2026 North America · September 23, 2026
San José, CA
- [Book Signing with John Romero - the Legendary Game Creator](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1973-book-signing-with) · 90 min
- [Life in Games: Four Decades of Code](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100545-life-in-games-four-decades-of-code) · 30 min · 🎥 Watch recording
- [Live DOOM II Deathmatches with John Romero](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1909-live-doom-ii) · 60 min
- [Iron Designer Challenge with John Romero](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1953-iron-designer) · 120 min

### World Congress 2025 · July 9, 2025
Berlin, Germany
- [Outsmarting the System: What Game Cheaters Can Teach Us About Cyber Security](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1396-outsmarting-the-system-what-game-cheaters-can-teach-us-about-cyber-security) · 30 min · 🎥 Watch recording
- [Fireside Chat with Warren Spector &  John Romero](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1406-fireside-chat-with-warren-spector-john-romero) · 30 min · 🎥 Watch recording



## Latest Videos

- [Life in Games: Four Decades of Code](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100545-life-in-games-four-decades-of-code) · John Romero
- [Fireside Chat with Warren Spector &  John Romero](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1406-fireside-chat-with-warren-spector-john-romero) · Christian Heilmann, John Romero, Warren Spector
- [Outsmarting the System: What Game Cheaters Can Teach Us About Cyber Security](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1396-outsmarting-the-system-what-game-cheaters-can-teach-us-about-cyber-security) · John Romero
- [30 Years of Rip and Tear: Doom’s development story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/599-30-years-of-rip-and-tear-doom-s-development-story) · John Romero
- [Live doom II deathmatch with John Romero](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/625-live-doom-ii-deathmatch-with-john-romero) · John Romero
- [Wolfenstein 3D Postmortem](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/525-wolfenstein-3d-postmortem) · John Romero