Michael BhattyDeveloper BIO
As a school kid Michael Bhatty (* 1967, Germany) started making science fiction and adventure movies. During his studies of art, literature and media he continued to create fantasy short movies, combining them with his love for Martial Arts and fencing. In addition to that he got his first prices with his documentaries.
After getting his M.A. he developed several projects in the fields of radio, film & video, photography and multimedia as project leader and director. In 1997 Michael Bhatty started game development with the independent title PAX Westphalica (published in 1998 by Fokus e.V.).
He got a Dr.phil. (equals Ph.D.) for his media science dissertation 'Interactive Story Telling' (Shaker, 1999), which let him break into the gaming industry in 2000. As Lead Game Designer for
Ascaron Software GmbH (later Ascaron Entertainment GmbH) he created action, fantasy and science fiction titles, getting a box office hit in 2004 with the action RPG Sacred. In 2005 he left Ascaron and became Chief Executive Producer for
Phenomedia Publishing GmbH, managing development issues of casual games.
He has also been teaching at several private universities as lecturer for Game Development, Game Design and Games Economics as well as movie making.
In 2007 he founded "Michael Bhatty Entertainment: Media Design, Training & Consulting" and offers his expertise for developers in the fields of games, movie/ television, audio and print. He also produces his own projects again.
Latest projects are the casual MMOG Beryltales and the two FarCry-novels "Götterdämmerung" and "Blutige Diamanten" (in German only).
Also Known As
Websites
- michael-bhatty.de -- Website of Game Designer and Producer Michael Bhatty, offering topics to game design, directing, story telling and media development.
Games CreditedTortuga: Two Treasures (2007), ASCARON Entertainment UK Ltd.
Sacred Gold (2005), KOCH Media UK Ltd.
Sacred (2004), Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
Sacred Plus (2004), ASCARON Entertainment UK Ltd.
Patrician III (2003), FX Interactive
Patrizier II (Gold Edition) (2002), ASCARON Entertainment GmbH
Port Royale: Gold, Power and Pirates (2002), ASCARON Entertainment GmbH
Ballerburg: Castle Siege (2001), Bigben Interactive GmbH
Patrician II: Quest for Power (2000), Infogrames Europe SA
