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Kevin Bulmer (1962, in
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– 12 November 2011, in
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), also known as Kev Bulmer, was an English artist, game designer and president of the graphic design and video game company
Synthetic Dimensions Synthetic Dimensions was a video game developer, 3D graphic design, animation and interactive media company based in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1985 in Solihull by Kevin Bulmer and his partner Kate Copestake and closed in 2 ...
, 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
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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

*'' Gauntlet'' (1986) - graphics (Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, Master System, ZX Spectrum) *'' M.A.S.K.'' (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 cr ...
'' (1987) - graphics (Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum) *'' Techno Cop'' (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'' (1990) - graphics (Amiga, Atari ST) *''
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'' (1990) - game design and graphics *'' Shadow Sorcerer'' (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 J ...
'' (1992) - original idea, game design, graphics/artwork *''
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'' (1993) - graphics *'' Druid: Daemons of the Mind'' (1995) - original concept, managing director *'' Druid: Daemons of the Mind'' (1995) - original concept, managing director *'' Rapid Assault'' (1995) - graphics *'' Perfect Assassin'' (1997) - project lead, lead artist, AI/programming, graphics


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