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Kevin Bulmer
Kevin Bulmer (1962, in Solihull – 12 November 2011, in Tettenhall), also known as Kev Bulmer, was an English artist, game designer and president of the graphic design and video game company Synthetic Dimensions, which was co-founded by him in 1985. Earlier in his career, he was a contributor to ''White Dwarf'' magazine. In 2009, Bulmer was given an honorary degree by the University of Wolverhampton for being a "pioneer of 3D image technology and computer games development", in particular for developing "a world-leading two-dimensional (2D) to 3D image conversion system which has been used worldwide by companies such as Nike, Reebok, Peugeot, Disney, EMI and Newline Cinema". Bulmer announced his plans to re-enter the video game industry in 2008, but died in 2011 of prostate cancer. Video games *''Gauntlet'' (1986) - graphics (Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, Master System, ZX Spectrum) *''M.A.S.K.'' (1987) - graphics *''Gauntlet II'' (1987) - graphics (Amiga, Amstrad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solihull
Solihull (, or ) is a market town and the administrative centre of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in West Midlands County, England. The town had a population of 126,577 at the 2021 Census. Solihull is situated on the River Blythe in the Forest of Arden area. Solihull's wider borough had a population of 216,240 at the 2021 Census. Solihull itself is mostly urban; however, the larger borough is rural in character, with many outlying villages, and three quarters of the borough is designated as green belt. The town and its borough, which has been part of Warwickshire for most of its history, has roots dating back to the 1st century BC, and was further formally established during the medieval era. Today the town is famed as, amongst other things, the birthplace of the Land Rover car marque, the home of the British equestrian eventing team and is considered to be one of the most prosperous areas in the UK. History Toponymy Solihull's name is commonly thought to have deri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragons Of Flame (video Game)
is a video game released in 1989 for various home computer systems and consoles. It is a sequel to ''Heroes of the Lance''. Gameplay Like ''Heroes of the Lance'' it is arcade oriented, with few RPG elements. The style of the game is very much like its predecessor, horizontally scrolling fighting controlling one character at a time. Plot It is based on the second Dragonlance campaign module, '' Dragons of Flame'', and the second half of the first Dragonlance novel ''Dragons of Autumn Twilight''. The plot is a faithful representation of the books it is based on. Development ''Dragons of Flame'' was adapted from the '' Dragons of Flame'' printed adventure module. The game ''Shadow Sorcerer'' is a sequel to this game's storyline, but has quite different gameplay. Reception ''Dragons of Flame'' was successful for SSI, selling 55,711 copies. According to GameSpy, "while the number of characters was increased to 10, the gameplay remained the same moderately competent, hack-'n-slash, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Video Game Designers
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *''Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Briton (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 Births
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perfect Assassin
''Perfect Assassin'' is a point and click adventure released by Grolier Interactive for MS-DOS and the PlayStation in 1997 and 1998 respectively. The game's titular character, Charon, a cyborg with superhuman abilities, suddenly loses his memory during one of his most important missions, landing on the planet Kar-Naq. Hunted by strangers using only his old instincts as a weapon, he must remember the target of his mission and execute it, before he himself is assassinated. Fantasy comic artist Kev Walker was recruited to create the environment for the game. The game uses a third-person perspective and a mouse-driven interface despite using a 3D engine A game engine is a software framework primarily designed for the development of video games and generally includes relevant libraries and support programs. The "engine" terminology is similar to the term "software engine" used in the software in .... ''Perfect Assassin'' is complemented by a topical conversation system that l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chronicles Of The Sword
''Chronicles of the Sword'' is an adventure game developed by Synthetic Dimensions and released by Psygnosis in 1996 for MS-DOS and Sony PlayStation platforms. The game, originally titled as ''King Arthur: The Quest of The Fair Unknown'', is based on Arthurian legends and uses a point-and-click interface. ''Chronicles of the Sword'' tells the story of the young knight Gawain on a quest to save Camelot from the scheming witch queen Morgana. It has received largely negative reviews. Gameplay ''Chronicles of the Sword'' is a third-person, mouse-based point-and-click graphic adventure game, featuring sprite based characters in 3D pre-rendered environments with switching viewpoints (described as similar to '' Alone in the Dark''). The game's user interface uses a context-sensitive cursor for movement and actions, and a classic adventure conversation system based on choosing dialogue options. It also includes a few action game elements in the form of simple combat sequences that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daemons Of The Mind
A demon is a malevolent supernatural being in religion, occultism, mythology, folklore, and fiction. Demon, daemon or dæmon may also refer to: Entertainment Fictional entities * Daemon (G.I. Joe), a character in the G.I. Joe universe * Dæmon (''His Dark Materials''), the term for a manifestation of a person's soul in Philip Pullman's trilogy * Daemon (Digimon) (evil character from Digimon) * Demon (''Dungeons & Dragons''), the most widespread race of fiends * Demon (''Supernatural''), a fictional villains of series * Daemon, a character in the TV series ''ReBoot'' * Daemon Blackfyre, a character in George R. R. Martin's ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' series * Demons (Shannara), characters in Shannara fantasy novels * Demon or Dimension traveler, a class of characters in the '' MythAdventures'' series * Characters in the '' Artemis Fowl'' series * Characters which appear in '' The Demonata'', by Darren Shan * Azazel (''Supernatural''), a character AKA "The Demon" * Etrigan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flash (video Game)
''The Flash'' is a 1993 action video game based on ''The Flash'' TV series on CBS. It was developed and manufactured by Sega and Probe Entertainment for the Master System. Gameplay The game is played from the typical platform style of the scrolling side on, 2D, 3rd person viewpoint. The player controls Flash though the levels in which they must achieve 2 primary goals. *A) Find the switch which opens the level exit and then: *B) make it to the exit within the time limit. There is also a secondary goal of collecting the gems that were stolen which increases the players score. If the player fails to make it to the exit within the time limit the FED tracks Flash down and kills him upon contact. While the player can run from the FED (giving them a last gasp effort to make it to the end of the level) due to the FED's ability to move over the screen regardless of the physical restraints that the player must encounter (e.g. walls) the player is eventually doomed to losing a life. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legends Of Valour
''Legends of Valour'' is a role-playing video game developed by Synthetic Dimensions and released by U.S. Gold and Strategic Simulations in 1992 for the Amiga, Atari ST and MS-DOS, with the additional FM Towns and PC-98 versions in 1993-1994 in Japan only (as ''Legends of Valour: Gouyuu no Densetsu''). As the game was planned to be a first part of the series, its full title is ''Legends of Valour: Volume I – The Dawning''. The proposed unreleased sequel to ''Legends of Valour'' was to take place in the world outside Mitteldorf, the enclosed city where the entirety of ''Legends of Valour'' takes place. Plot The protagonist arrives in Mittledorf (which translates to ''middle village'' in English from German) to visit their cousin Sven (named Gareth in the early version). Shortly after their arrival, the city is quarantined due to an outbreak of plague and they are barred from leaving. Sven is missing, and throughout the course of the game the protagonist seeks to find him. This is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadow Sorcerer
''Shadow Sorcerer'' is a role-playing video game published in 1991 by Strategic Simulations. The game is the sequel to ''Heroes of the Lance'' and '' Dragons of Flame''. It is based on the third and fourth Dragonlance campaign modules, '' Dragons of Hope'' and '' Dragons of Desolation''. Plot The plot is a faithful representation of the third and fourth module of Dragonlance, '' Dragons of Hope'' and '' Dragons of Desolation''. The same two modules were also adapted into a novel, '' Dragons of the Dwarven Depths''. Gameplay Reception Matt Regan of ''CU Amiga'' noted that ''Shadow Sorcerer'' largely lacked role-playing elements, but summarized that "for ''AD&D'' junkies this is an amusing diversion with a novel outlook for the genre." In ''Zero'', David Wilson called the game "a marked improvement in ''AD&D'' computer gaming" compared to Strategic Simulations' other output, aside from '' Eye of the Beholder''. He concluded, "''Shadow Sorceror'' is for me another sign that SSI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corporation (video Game)
''Corporation'' (released as ''Cyber-Cop'' in North America) is a video game for Amiga, Atari ST and MS-DOS, later ported to the Mega Drive/Genesis. It was developed for Core Design by Dimension Creative Designs by Bill Allen with graphics and design by Kevin Bulmer. The PC and Sega versions were published by Virgin Games. Originally released for Amiga in 1990, it is one of the earliest 3D first-person shooter games, predating ID Software's ''Wolfenstein 3D'' (1992). It was also the first of its kind to utilize dynamic lighting. Gameplay was very complex for its time, featuring role-playing, stealth and hacking elements, similar to the later ''System Shock'' and ''Deus Ex'' series of games. Plot ''Corporation'' is set in a dark future, and centers around the Universal Cybernetics Corporation, or U.C.C., responsible for employing a large percentage of the population of London and is a keystone in the stability of the economy, thus controlling the government's popularity. U.C.C. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
