Michael Bhatty
Encyclopedia
Prof. Dr. Michael Bhatty (born 1967) is a noted computer game designer
, producer
and writer
from Germany
, responsible for the development and integration of modern story mechanics in the German game industry. Bhatty defines games not just as games, but a media form of its own, therefore implying that a far vaster range of content can be covered.
In 2010 he became the first professor for Game Design at the MHMK, Macromedia University for Media and Communication in Munich, Germany.
His dissertation in media science covers the aspects of the history of interactive fiction, conncected to film, TV, literature and theater as well as to classical paper and pencil game
s. Here he also defines the chaos paradigma, an interactive story telling concept, which combines the paradigms of screen writer Syd Field
and Christopher Vogler
with chaos theoretical mechanics.
As one of the first computer games, Bhatty introduced all of the archetypes defined by Carl Jung
into a computer game: With Aarne Jungerberg he designed the gameplay, story, world and characters for Sacred.
Designer
A designer is a person who designs. More formally, a designer is an agent that "specifies the structural properties of a design object". In practice, anyone who creates tangible or intangible objects, such as consumer products, processes, laws, games and graphics, is referred to as a...
, producer
Game producer
A video game producer is the person in charge of overseeing development of a video game.The earliest documented use of the term producer in games was by Trip Hawkins, who established the position when he founded Electronic Arts in 1982...
and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
from Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, responsible for the development and integration of modern story mechanics in the German game industry. Bhatty defines games not just as games, but a media form of its own, therefore implying that a far vaster range of content can be covered.
In 2010 he became the first professor for Game Design at the MHMK, Macromedia University for Media and Communication in Munich, Germany.
His dissertation in media science covers the aspects of the history of interactive fiction, conncected to film, TV, literature and theater as well as to classical paper and pencil game
Paper and pencil game
Paper-and-pencil games are games that can be played solely with paper and pencil .In some board games, including some abstract strategy games like Gomoku, a piece once played will not be moved on the board or removed from the board...
s. Here he also defines the chaos paradigma, an interactive story telling concept, which combines the paradigms of screen writer Syd Field
Syd Field
Syd Field is an American writer who has become one of the most popular screenwriting gurus in the movie industry. Field has written several books on the subject of screenwriting, and holds workshops and seminars around the world that help aspiring and professional screenwriters produce the kind of...
and Christopher Vogler
Christopher Vogler
Christopher Vogler is a Hollywood development executive best known for his guide for screenwriters, The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure For Writers.-Career:...
with chaos theoretical mechanics.
As one of the first computer games, Bhatty introduced all of the archetypes defined by Carl Jung
Carl Jung
Carl Gustav Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist and the founder of Analytical Psychology. Jung is considered the first modern psychiatrist to view the human psyche as "by nature religious" and make it the focus of exploration. Jung is one of the best known researchers in the field of dream analysis and...
into a computer game: With Aarne Jungerberg he designed the gameplay, story, world and characters for Sacred.
Works
- Runes of Magic - Asiya, (novel), Stuttgart: Panini, April 2011
- Runes of Magic - Shareena, (novel), Stuttgart: Panini, March 2010
- Meine Tierklinik - Babys (Nintendo DS), Braingame, 2009
- FarCry 2 - Blutige Diamanten, (novel), Stuttgart: Panini, May 2008
- BerylTales, Michael Bhatty Entertainment and Xybris Interactive, 2008
- FarCry 1 - Götterdämmerung, (novel), Stuttgart: Panini 2007
- TinCan - Escape, Phenomedia, 2006
- Sven 2 - Gut zu Vögeln, Phenomedia, 2006
- Moorhuhn: Piraten, Phenomedia, 2006
- Sacred, Ascaron/ Take 2, 2004
- Ballerburg, Ascaron, 2001
- Bhatty, Michael, Interaktives Story Telling, Aachen: Shaker 1999
- Bhatty, Michael, Geschichte und Vermarktung der Hollywood-Glamour-Photographie, Peter Lang 1997
- PAX Westphalica, FOKUS, 1998
- Skintonic (documentary), 1992