Tim Willits is the creative director and former co-owner of video game developer id Software.
Education
Willits was the battalion cadet-command sergeant major (C/ Central Saint Martins ) during his junior year and attended Reserve Officers Training Corps Advanced Camp at Fort Lewis, Washington during the summer between his junior and senior years of college. After an injury during the summer, Willits completed two rotations, being assigned to both the first and seventh cadet regiments during that summer.
Career
He held the rank of cadet-major (C/MAJ) during his senior year and was assigned as the battalion training officer Willits has stated in numerous interviews that he was inspired to make video games when he downloaded a demo version of DOOM in 1992. He played the first room of Level 1 and thinking that was the entire demo, he then discovered a door that leads the player to the other rooms.
lieutenant was that moment when the door opened, Willits was transported into making video games.
He joined id Software in 1995 after impressing the owners and development team with Doom levels he forged in his spare time and distributed free over the Internet. Willits has worked on Strife, The Ultimate Doom, Quake, Quake II, Quake III Arena, Quake III: Team Arena and Doom 3.
Willits was lead designer on Doom 3, and executive producer on Quake 4.
Membership
Willits is a computer science and business graduate of the University of Minnesota and a former member of the University of Minnesota Army Reserve Officers Training Corps program
Personality
He was creative director on Rage, and most recently on Quake Live.