Michael P. Cottam
aka: Michael Paul Cottam, Mike Cottam, Michael Cottam
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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 13 games
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Kinect Nat Geo TV (2012 on Xbox 360) | Art |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010 on Windows) | Art |
Avatar: The Last Airbender - Into the Inferno (2008 on Wii) | Lead Artist |
SSX on Tour (2005 on PlayStation 2) | Modelers |
Star Wars: Battlefront (2005 on Macintosh) | Special Thanks |
Star Wars: Republic Commando (2005 on Xbox) | Additional Art |
Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction (2005 on PlayStation 2) | Pre-Rendered Cutscene Team |
Secret Weapons Over Normandy (2003 on Windows) | Team Thanks |
Gladius (2003 on Xbox) | World Modelers |
Rally Championship Xtreme (2001 on Windows) | Artwork |
Starlancer (2000 on Windows) | Art |
Darklight Conflict (1997 on SEGA Saturn) | Outro Animation |
Privateer 2: The Darkening (1996 on DOS) | 3D Artist / Object Designers |
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Frequent Collaborators
- 5 games with George Lucas
- 5 games with Wendy Kaplan
- 5 games with Kellie Walker
- 5 games with Seth J. Steinberg
- 5 games with Mark Barbolak
- 5 games with Jennifer Sloan
- 5 games with Harrison Deutsch
- 5 games with David Wayne Collins
- 4 games with Atsuko Matsumoto
- 4 games with Scott Dodkins
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