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[[File:Tre007507 16.jpg|thumb|right|Katherine Anna Kang appears at left, with [[Trent Reznor]] and 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]]''. 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]] on January 5, 2000. In August 2004, Kang gave birth to their first child. Their second child 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]]''.
==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 2'' (2007)
* ''{{wp|Wolfenstein RPG}}'' (2008)
* ''[[Doom Resurrection]]''
* ''[[Doom II RPG]]''
==References==
<references />
==Further reading==
* {{wp|Hugh Hancock|Hancock, Hugh}} and {{wp|Johnnie Ingram|Ingram, Johnnie}} (2007). ''{{wp|Machinima for Dummies}}'', New Jersey: Wiley Publishing. 978-0-470-09691-8.
* {{wp|Holly Cefrey|Cefrey, Holly}} (2008). ''{{wp|Career Building through Machinima}}'', New York: The Rosen Publishing Group. 978-1-4042-1358-6.
==External links==
*[http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=10874 Gamasutra: Fountainhead's Kang on Orcs&Elves]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071112041931/http://www.gamegirlz.com/spotlght/spot_018.htm GamerGirlz spotlight on Kang]
*[https://www.wired.com/news/games/0,2101,53929,00.html 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 ]
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'''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]]''. 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]] on January 5, 2000. In August 2004, Kang gave birth to their first child. Their second child 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]]''.
==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 2'' (2007)
* ''{{wp|Wolfenstein RPG}}'' (2008)
* ''[[Doom Resurrection]]''
* ''[[Doom II RPG]]''
==References==
<references />
==Further reading==
* {{wp|Hugh Hancock|Hancock, Hugh}} and {{wp|Johnnie Ingram|Ingram, Johnnie}} (2007). ''{{wp|Machinima for Dummies}}'', New Jersey: Wiley Publishing. 978-0-470-09691-8.
* {{wp|Holly Cefrey|Cefrey, Holly}} (2008). ''{{wp|Career Building through Machinima}}'', New York: The Rosen Publishing Group. 978-1-4042-1358-6.
==External links==
*[http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=10874 Gamasutra: Fountainhead's Kang on Orcs&Elves]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071112041931/http://www.gamegirlz.com/spotlght/spot_018.htm GamerGirlz spotlight on Kang]
*[https://www.wired.com/news/games/0,2101,53929,00.html 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 ]
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