Kenn Hoekstra
Kenn Hoekstra (born October 1, 1973),[1] is a former video game developer who worked as an executive producer for the game development company Pi Studios in Houston, Texas.[2] He attempted to form Category 6 Studios after leaving Pi Studios, but was unable to secure funding. He is probably best known for his game development, marketing and promotional work as a Level Designer and Project Administrator at Raven Software in Middleton, Wisconsin where he worked from February, 1997 to June, 2004.[3] While employed at Raven Software, Hoekstra wrote a series of articles for Computer Games Magazine, GameSpy and two anthology books aimed at helping aspiring game developers break into game development.[4] Additionally, he maintains a section of his personal website dedicated to getting a job in the game development industry.
Hoekstra studied at the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater.
Kenn joined PopHorror in August, 2016[5] and works for the horror website as a writer and associate editor.[6]
References
- ^ [1] DOB Listed
- ^ Pi Studios Job title listed under key personnel
- ^ [2] Raven employment dates noted on personal website
- ^ [3] Listing of articles written
- ^ "Meet Our Writers: Kenn Hoekstra - PopHorror". PopHorror. 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
- ^ "Writers - PopHorror". PopHorror. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
External links
- Personal Website
- Kenn Hoekstra's Developer Profile at MobyGames
- Kenn Hoekstra at IMDb
- Kenn Hoekstra's Blog
- Kenn Hoekstra on Twitter
- Thundarr.com A Thundarr the Barbarian fan website created by Kenn Hoekstra
- Kenn Hoekstra at Muck Rack