Harvey Smith
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Harvey Smith is a renowned video game designer and director best known for his work on immersive sim titles such as the Dishonored series and Deus Ex.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Harvey Smith canonical | 4 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harvey Smith Context triple: [Arkane Studios, notablePerson, Harvey Smith]
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A.
Philip Smith
Philip Smith is a member of the family of Jeffrey Lurie, the owner of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles.
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B.
Harold Briggs
Harold Briggs was a British Army officer best known for devising and implementing the Briggs Plan to combat communist insurgency during the Malayan Emergency.
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C.
Raymond Smith
Raymond Smith is a central figure in the crime film "The Gentlemen," serving as the right-hand man and trusted enforcer for marijuana kingpin Mickey Pearson.
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D.
Jack Martin Smith
Jack Martin Smith was an American art director and production designer known for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films.
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E.
George Ward
George Ward was a British Conservative politician who served in senior government roles during the mid-20th century, including as Minister of Supply.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harvey Smith Target entity description: Harvey Smith is a renowned video game designer and director best known for his work on immersive sim titles such as the Dishonored series and Deus Ex.
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A.
Philip Smith
Philip Smith is a member of the family of Jeffrey Lurie, the owner of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles.
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B.
Harold Briggs
Harold Briggs was a British Army officer best known for devising and implementing the Briggs Plan to combat communist insurgency during the Malayan Emergency.
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C.
Raymond Smith
Raymond Smith is a central figure in the crime film "The Gentlemen," serving as the right-hand man and trusted enforcer for marijuana kingpin Mickey Pearson.
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D.
Jack Martin Smith
Jack Martin Smith was an American art director and production designer known for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films.
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E.
George Ward
George Ward was a British Conservative politician who served in senior government roles during the mid-20th century, including as Minister of Supply.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
game developer
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video game designer ⓘ video game director ⓘ |
| basedIn | Austin, Texas (Arkane Austin) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
Arkane Studios
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Electronic Arts ⓘ
surface form:
Electronic Arts (via Origin Systems)
Ion Storm ⓘ Midway Games ⓘ Origin Systems ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
game design
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interactive storytelling ⓘ video game industry ⓘ |
| genre |
action-adventure
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immersive sim ⓘ stealth ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
F.E.A.R.
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surface form:
System Shock
Thief series ⓘ
surface form:
Thief: The Dark Project
Ultima series ⓘ |
| knownFor |
immersive sim games
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narrative-driven first-person games ⓘ systemic game design ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAward |
BAFTA Games Award for Best Game (for Dishonored)
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surface form:
BAFTA Games Award for Best Game (for Dishonored, team award)
BAFTA Games Award for Game Design (for Dishonored 2) ⓘ
surface form:
BAFTA Games Award for Game Design (for Dishonored 2, team award)
|
| notableCollaboration |
Harvey Smith co-directed Dishonored with Raphaël Colantonio
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Raphaël Colantonio ⓘ Ricardo Bare ⓘ Warren Spector ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
player choice and consequence in level design
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simulation-driven gameplay systems ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Deus Ex
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Deus Ex ⓘ
surface form:
Deus Ex: Invisible War
Dishonored ⓘ Dishonored ⓘ
surface form:
Dishonored 2
Dishonored ⓘ
surface form:
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider
|
| occupation |
video game designer
ⓘ
video game director ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| position |
co-creative director at Arkane Studios
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studio director at Arkane Studios Austin ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Deus Ex
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Deus Ex ⓘ
surface form:
Deus Ex: Invisible War
Dishonored ⓘ Dishonored ⓘ
surface form:
Dishonored 2
Dishonored ⓘ
surface form:
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider
System Shock (QA and design support) ⓘ Thief series (design support) ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
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