Kevin Bulmer (1962, in

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– 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 ''

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'' magazine. In 2009, Bulmer was given an honorary degree by the

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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,

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and Newline Cinema". Bulmer announced his plans to re-enter the video game industry in 2008, but died in 2011 of

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Video games

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'' (1986) - graphics (Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, Master System, ZX Spectrum) *''

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'' (1987) - graphics *''

Gauntlet II ''Gauntlet II'' is a 1986 arcade game produced by Atari Games that serves as the immediate sequel to the original '' Gauntlet'', which was released the previous year. Like its predecessor, ''Gauntlet II'' is a fantasy-themed top down dungeon ...

'' (1987) - graphics (Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum) *''

Techno Cop ''Techno Cop'' is a 1988 action video game for the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS and ZX Spectrum. It was subsequently ported to the Sega Genesis in 1990. The gameplay combines pseudo-3D driving in the graphical sty ...

'' (1988) - graphics (ZX Spectrum) *'' Skate Crazy'' (1988) - graphics (Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum) *'' Mickey Mouse: The Computer Game'' (1988) - graphics (Amiga, ZX Spectrum) *'' Dragons of Flame'' (1989) - graphics (Amiga, DOS) *'' Hoverforce'' (1990) - graphics (DOS) *''

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'' (1990) - graphics (Amiga, Atari ST) *''

Galaxy Force II is a third-person space combat simulator game developed and released by Sega for Arcade game, arcades in 1988. The player assumes control of a starship named the TRY-Z, as it must prevent the Fourth Empire from taking over the entire galaxy. Gam ...

'' (1990) - graphics (Amiga, Atari ST) *''

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'' (1990) - game design and graphics *''

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 ...

'' (1991) - additional design and playtesting (Amiga, Atari ST), graphics and playtesting (DOS) *''

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 Ja ...

'' (1992) - original idea, game design, graphics/artwork *''

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'' (1993) - graphics *'' Druid: Daemons of the Mind'' (1995) - original concept, managing director *''

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 ba ...

'' (1996) - original concept and design, art direction, graphics *''

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 memo ...

'' (1997) - project lead, lead artist, AI/programming, graphics

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* 1962 births 2011 deaths British video game designers English graphic designers English illustrators Games Workshop artists Video game artists {{videogame-bio-stub