Michael P. Cottam
aka:
Michael Paul Cottam,
Mike Cottam,
Michael Cottam
Moby ID: 44378
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A creative from a young age; firstly a self-taught fine artist with the goal of one day working in the film industry, this was after being inspired by the release of Star Wars in the 1970’s.
I then put my artistic dreams on hold to pursue a career in electrical engineering, while still working as a self-employed artist and later a CAD operator. In 1993 Chris Roberts and Richard Garriott introduced me to the game industry in Austin Texas and since then I haven't looked back. I have an extensive resume, having created games for some of the largest game companies in the world, including: EA, LucasArts/Film, Pandemic, THQ, Microsoft, Psygnosis, Warthog, Origin and Totally Games.
To date I’ve completed eighteen games; working in England then the United States, Canada, Australia and Singapore. I eventually had the privilege of working for Mr. George Lucas in 2002 building spacecraft for Star Wars. During this time I also helped Doug Chiang to make his trailers for Robota (Reign of the Machines)
I am currently taking a year out to teach in Singapore, I’ve been teaching students at both SAE and DIGIPEN.
The DIGIPEN Masters Degree is a special program for UBISOFT students in Singapore, financed by the Singapore Government and credited by the WDA; I have been heading this program.
Credited on 19 games
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| Alone in the Dark (2024, Windows) | Senior Art Directors |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023, PlayStation 4) | Virtuos |
| LEGO 2K Drive (2023, Nintendo Switch) | Senior Art Director |
| Star Ocean: The Divine Force (2022, PlayStation 5) | Senior Art Director |
| Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond (2021, Quest) | Art Director |
| Call of Duty: Vanguard (2021, Windows) | Virtuos |
| Kinect Nat Geo TV (2012, Xbox 360) | Art |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010, Windows) | Art |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender - Into the Inferno (2008, Wii) | Lead Artist |
| SSX on Tour (2005, Xbox) | Modelers |
| Star Wars: Republic Commando (2005, Windows) | Additional Art |
| Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction (2005, Xbox) | Pre-Rendered Cutscene Team |
| Star Wars: Battlefront (2004, Xbox) | Additional Art |
| Secret Weapons Over Normandy (2003, Xbox) | Team Thanks |
| Gladius (2003, PlayStation 2) | World Modelers |
| Rally Championship Xtreme (2001, Windows) | Artwork |
| Starlancer (2000, Windows) | Art |
| Darklight Conflict (1997, DOS) | Outro Animation |
| Privateer 2: The Darkening (1996, DOS) | 3D Artist / Object Designers |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 5 games with George Lucas
- 5 games with Darragh O'Farrell
- 5 games with Wendy Kaplan
- 5 games with Kellie Walker
- 5 games with Seth J. Steinberg
- 5 games with Mark Barbolak
- 5 games with Harrison Deutsch
- 5 games with Chee Kin Chan
- 5 games with David Wayne Collins
- 5 games with Wang Lulu
Companies
- 5 games with Lucasfilm Games
- 5 games with Electronic Arts, Inc.
- 5 games with Activision Deutschland GmbH
- 5 games with Activision Blizzard UK Ltd.
- 4 games with GameSpy Industries Inc.
- 4 games with NBG EDV Handels- und Verlags GmbH
- 4 games with Activision Publishing, Inc.
- 4 games with Electronic Arts K.K.
- 3 games with Epic Games Tools LLC
- 3 games with Epic Games, Inc.
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