Ken Williams
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Ken Williams is an American software entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and longtime leader of the pioneering video game company Sierra Entertainment.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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software entrepreneur ⓘ video game industry pioneer ⓘ |
| activeYearsInVideoGames |
1980s
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1990s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | late 1970s ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Coarsegold, California
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Oakhurst, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessModel |
publishing third-party games
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retail distribution of boxed PC games ⓘ |
| coFounded |
On-Line Systems
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Sierra Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Al Lowe
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Dynamix NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Walls NERFINISHED ⓘ Roberta Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
Sierra Entertainment
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Sierra On-Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Williams ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
computer software
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interactive entertainment ⓘ video game industry ⓘ |
| founded |
On-Line Systems
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Sierra On-Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | adventure games ⓘ |
| givenName | Ken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry |
computer software
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video games ⓘ |
| influenced |
commercial game publishing on personal computers
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development of PC adventure games ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-founding Sierra Entertainment
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leading Sierra Entertainment ⓘ pioneering graphical adventure games ⓘ |
| name | Ken Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
grew Sierra into a major PC game publisher
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helped popularize graphic adventure interfaces ⓘ oversaw transition from text adventures to graphical adventures ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of early graphical adventure game engines
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leadership of Sierra On-Line in the 1980s and 1990s ⓘ management of King’s Quest series production ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
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programmer ⓘ software entrepreneur ⓘ video game designer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
CEO of Sierra On-Line
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president of Sierra On-Line ⓘ |
| spouse | Roberta Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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