Editing Katherine Anna Kang

[[File:Tre007507 16.jpg|thumb|right|Katherine Anna Kang appears at left, with [[Trent Reznor]] and then-husband [[John Carmack]].]]
'''Katherine Anna Kang''' (born December 15, 1970) is an American businesswoman and {{wp|machinima}} film producer.<ref name="vgblogger.com">{{cite web text|url=http://www.vgblogger.com/?p=1837|title=Orcs & Elves DS Developer Diary #1|publication=vgblogger.com|accessdate=29 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web text|url=http://money.cnn.com/2005/08/12/technology/machinima_hollywood/|title=Independent film makers see market in machinima|publication=money.cnn.com|accessdate=29 October 2014|publishdate=August 12, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web text|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/ds/942071-orcs-and-elves/data|title=Orcs & Elves|publication=Gamefaqs.com|accessdate=29 October 2014}}</ref> She is notable within the context of [[Doom]] for founding [[Fountainhead Entertainment]] and aiding in the creation of the [[Doom RPG]] series of games.

==Career==
In 2000, as founder and CEO of Fountainhead Entertainment, she championed machinima and became known as one of machinima’s biggest supporters.{{cite web archived|url=http://www.machinima.com/article/view&id=383|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100223201131/http://www.machinima.com/article/view%26id%3D383|archivedat=archive.org|accessdate=February 23, 2010}} Through Fountainhead Entertainment, she produced, wrote, and directed a variety of machinima pieces and co-founded the {{wp|Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences}}.<ref>{{cite web text|url=http://www.stanford.edu/~lowood/Texts/highperformanceplay_finaldraft.pdf|format=PDF|title=Videogames and Art: Intersections and Interactions|author=Andy Clarke and Grethe Mitchell (eds.)|publication=Intellect Books (UK)|publishdate=2005|accessdate=29 October 2014}}</ref>  In ''Machinima For Dummies'', the machinima piece ''Anna'' is mentioned as “… one of the top ten list of every prominent machinima maker in the world.”

While at Fountainhead Entertainment, Kang produced and designed {{wp|mobile game}}s for [[id Software]],{{cite web archived|url=http://www.idsoftware.com/games/mobile/orcselves/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921195708/http://www.idsoftware.com/games/mobile/orcselves/|accessdate=September 21, 2010|archivedat=archive.org}} in particular ''[[Doom RPG]]'' and the ''[[Orcs & Elves]]'' series. ''Orcs & Elves'' was eventually ported to the {{wp|Nintendo DS}}, with Kang producing and designing.

Formerly, Kang was the Director of Business Development for [[id Software]] where she worked on ''{{wp|Quake III Arena}}'' and various mission packs, as well as ''{{wp|Quake II}}'' ports.<ref>{{cite web text archived|url=http://www.gamegirlz.com/spotlght/spot_018.htm |title=GameGirlz.Com - Weekly Women Spotlight- Katherine Anna Kang |publication=Gamegirlz.com|accessdate=29 October 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112041931/http://www.gamegirlz.com/spotlght/spot_018.htm |archivedate=12 November 2007|archivedat=archive.org}}</ref> In 2008, she returned to id Software as President of id Mobile where she produced and designed ''{{wp|Wolfenstein RPG}}'' and ''[[Doom II RPG]]''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090105222934/http://www.team5150.com/~andrew/carmack/johnc_interview_2007_Gamasutra_interviews_John_Carmack_and_Katherine_Anna_Kang.html]</ref>  She also produced the {{wp|iPhone}}-only game ''[[Doom Resurrection (iPhone)|Doom Resurrection]]''. A 2014 article listed her as a "former director of business development at id Software", following her husband's departure from id in 2013.<ref>{{cite web text|url=http://www.polygon.com/2014/8/18/6038527/john-carmack-son-ryan-video-game-angry-face|title=John Carmack's 9-year-old son just released his first video game|author=Michael McWhertor  |publication={{wp|Polygon (website)|Polygon}}|publishdate=August 18, 2014|accessdate=29 October 2014}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Kang married computer programmer and businessman [[John Carmack]] in January 2000{{cite web archived|author=Ajami, Amer|title=Carmack Gets Engaged|url=http://headline.gamespot.com/news/99_12/15_pc_carmack/index.html|publication=GameSpot|publishdate=15 December 1999|accessdate=30 September 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20001204003800/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/99_12/15_pc_carmack/index.html|archivedat=archive.org}} in Hawaii.<ref>[[David Kushner|Kushner, David]]. ''[[Masters of Doom|Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture]]''. Random House, 2003. p. 282.</ref> In August 2004, Kang gave birth to their first son, Christopher Ryan.{{cite web archived|author=Carmack, John|title=Rebuilding, New team member|url=http://armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/Armadillo/Home/News?news_id=273|publication=Armadillo Aerospace News Archive|publishdate=16 August 2004|accessdate=30 September 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040817044247/http://armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/Armadillo/Home/News?news_id=273|archivedat=archive.org}} Their second son was born in November 2009. Due to her involvement with id Software and John Carmack, she was mentioned in the final chapters of ''[[Masters of Doom]]''. According to social media posts by John, the couple separated some time during 2021 and are now divorced.{{cite web|author=Carmack, John|title=|url=https://twitter.com/ID_AA_Carmack/status/1530022920130543630|publication=Twitter|publishdate=27 May 2022|accessdate=30 September 2023}}

==Awards==
Through Fountainhead Entertainment, Kang has won the following awards:
* [http://www.machinima.org/ AMAS Best Technical Achievement] for ''Anna''
* [http://www.machinima.org/ AMAS Best Direction] for ''In The Waiting Line''
* [http://bestof.ign.com/2005/wireless/2.html IGN.com Adventure Game of the Year] for ''Doom RPG''
* [http://www.1up.com/ 1UP.com Mobile Game of the Year] for ''Doom RPG''
* [http://www.gamespot.com/2006/mobies/2005winners.html Gamespot’s Mobies Mobile Game of the Year] for ''Doom RPG''
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081220051137/http://www.interactive.org/awards/annual_awards.asp?idAward=2007 Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Best Cell Game] for ''Orcs & Elves''
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101216070659/http://wireless.ign.com/articles/709/709290p1.html IGN.com Best of E3 – Best Wireless RPG] for ''Orcs & Elves''
* [http://bestof.ign.com/2006/wireless/26.html IGN.com Best Wireless Story] for ''Orcs & Elves''
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081222233614/http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/77403 Leipzig Game Convention Best Mobile Game] for ''Orcs & Elves''

==Games==
* ''{{wp|Quake II}}'' (1997)
* ''{{wp|Kingpin: Life of Crime}}'' (1999)
* ''{{wp|Quake III Arena}}'' (1999)
* ''[[Doom RPG]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Orcs & Elves]]'' (2006)
* ''Orcs & Elves'' (2007), for Nintendo DS
* ''[[Orcs & Elves II]]'' (2007)
* ''{{wp|Wolfenstein RPG}}'' (2008)
* ''[[Doom Resurrection (iPhone)|Doom Resurrection]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Doom II RPG]]'' (2009)

==Trivia==
* Anna's name is mentioned as a minor character in Doom RPG, where a computer terminal lists a message from an  "A. Kang".

==Further reading==
* {{wp|Hugh Hancock|Hancock, Hugh}} and Ingram, Johnnie (2007). ''Machinima for Dummies'', New Jersey: Wiley Publishing. 978-0-470-09691-8.
* Cefrey, Holly (2008). ''Career Building through Machinima'', New York: The Rosen Publishing Group.  978-1-4042-1358-6.

==Sources==
* {{Wikipedia|Katherine Anna Kang}}

==External links==
* [https://www.mobygames.com/person/112531/katherine-anna-kang/ MobyGames profile]
* [https://www.gamedeveloper.com/mobile/q-a-fountainhead-s-kang-talks-orcs-elves Gamasutra: Fountainhead's Kang on Orcs & Elves]
* {{archived link|http://www.gamegirlz.com/spotlght/spot_018.htm|GamerGirlz spotlight on Kang|https://web.archive.org/web/20071112041931/http://www.gamegirlz.com/spotlght/spot_018.htm|archive.org}}
* [https://www.wired.com/2002/07/machinima-games-act-like-films/ Wired article on Machinima]
* [http://money.cnn.com/2005/08/12/technology/machinima_hollywood/ CNN Money article on Machinima]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKEr5RRKoO4 Machinima ''Anna'' video on YouTube created by Katherine Anna Kang]

==References==
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