Kurt Margenau
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Kurt Margenau is a video game director and designer best known for his leadership roles at Naughty Dog on titles such as The Last of Us Part II and the Uncharted series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kurt Margenau canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9690517 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Kurt Margenau Context triple: [The Last of Us Part II, coDirector, Kurt Margenau]
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A.
George D. Nelson
George D. Nelson is a former NASA astronaut and physicist who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions in the 1980s.
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B.
Philip M. Kaiser
Philip M. Kaiser was an American diplomat and public servant who held several key ambassadorial posts during the Cold War era.
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C.
Fenton Johnson
Fenton Johnson was an early 20th-century African American poet and writer whose work anticipated themes of the Harlem Renaissance and contributed significantly to Black literary modernism.
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D.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
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E.
John L. Burton
John L. Burton is an American Democratic politician from California who served for decades in both the U.S. Congress and the California State Legislature, including as chair of the California Democratic Party.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Kurt Margenau Target entity description: Kurt Margenau is a video game director and designer best known for his leadership roles at Naughty Dog on titles such as The Last of Us Part II and the Uncharted series.
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A.
George D. Nelson
George D. Nelson is a former NASA astronaut and physicist who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions in the 1980s.
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B.
Philip M. Kaiser
Philip M. Kaiser was an American diplomat and public servant who held several key ambassadorial posts during the Cold War era.
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C.
Fenton Johnson
Fenton Johnson was an early 20th-century African American poet and writer whose work anticipated themes of the Harlem Renaissance and contributed significantly to Black literary modernism.
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D.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
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E.
John L. Burton
John L. Burton is an American Democratic politician from California who served for decades in both the U.S. Congress and the California State Legislature, including as chair of the California Democratic Party.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
video game designer
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video game director ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization |
Sony Interactive Entertainment
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linked to:
Sony Computer Entertainment
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| basedIn |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| employer | Naughty Dog ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
game design
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game direction ⓘ video game development ⓘ |
| gameDevelopmentDiscipline |
creative direction
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gameplay design ⓘ systems design ⓘ |
| genreSpecialty |
action-adventure games
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narrative-driven games ⓘ |
| industry | video game industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership roles at Naughty Dog
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work on The Last of Us series ⓘ work on the Uncharted series ⓘ |
| notableCollaboration |
Naughty Dog development teams
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Neil Druckmann ⓘ |
| notableRole |
co-game director of The Last of Us Part II
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co-game director of Uncharted: The Lost Legacy ⓘ lead designer on Uncharted 4: A Thief's End ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Last of Us Part II
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Uncharted 4: A Thief's End ⓘ Uncharted: The Lost Legacy ⓘ |
| occupation |
video game designer
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video game director ⓘ |
| worksOnPlatform |
PlayStation 4
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PlayStation 5 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kurt Margenau Description of subject: Kurt Margenau is a video game director and designer best known for his leadership roles at Naughty Dog on titles such as The Last of Us Part II and the Uncharted series.
Referenced by (5)
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