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Baz started his career as a professional illustrator and graphic designer specialising in magazine illustration and packaging design before embarking on a 20-year career as a professional games artist.
His work has featured in more than 35 games published by some of the world鈥檚 leading games companies, including Atari, EA Sports, Activision, Disney/THQ, Ocean, US Gold, Team17, Infogrammes, Ubisoft, Eidos and BBC worldwide.
Baz鈥檚 knowledge of the games industry and production know-how have contributed to the design of games courses for several universities across the UK. Baz is now the programme leader of the MA Games Development course and enjoys teaching digital sculpture for character and creature design on the BA (Hons) Games Art course.
Research Interests:
Alternative uses for computer game technology.
Teaching specialisms:
Baz supervises and art directs student games projects and teaches digital sculpture for character and creature creation.
Publications and Research:
Gallery Exhibitions
鈥� Technology: Past and Future (2018) [Exhibition]. Quays Culture鈥檚 Greater Manchester Digital Artists exhibition. Computer Game Production Tools for the Creation of Abstract Fine Art Images. Salford University Media City Campus, Salford. 9th April 鈥� 4th May 2018.
鈥� Games Art Production Techniques: Art and Education (2014) [Exhibition]. Games production technology for concept art and 3D modelling. Gallery Oldham, Oldham. 1st June 鈥� 30th June 2014.
鈥� Chromium Skip: 鈥楩loor Plans鈥� (2009) [Exhibition]. Digital 3D modelling and image mapping for abstract architectural representation. Gallery Oldham, Oldham. 1st August 鈥� 19th September 2009
鈥� Olive Exhibition II: Views (2007) [Exhibition]. Digital 3D modelling and image mapping for abstract architectural representation. Abito Developments, Salford. 6th August 鈥� 31st August 2007.
鈥� Olive Exhibition I: Views (2007) [Exhibition]. Digital 3D modelling and image mapping for abstract architectural representation. The Exhibition Space, Cow Lane Studios, Salford. 9th January 鈥� 4th February 2007.
Conference Presentations
鈥� University Campus Oldham Teaching & Learning symposium 2021 Conference Presentation: 鈥楿sing Discord Servers to set up an online classroom鈥� Presented at University Campus Oldham Teaching & Learning symposium. 31st July 2021, University Campus Oldham, Oldham, United Kingdom.
鈥� University Campus Oldham Research symposium 2021 Conference Presentation: 鈥楢rchiving Oldham鈥檚 Victorian library building fa莽ade using 3D reality capture techniques鈥� Presented at University Campus Oldham Research symposium. 30th July 2021, University Campus Oldham, Oldham, United Kingdom.
鈥� National Education Innovation Conference and Exhibition 2014: Winner Innovation in HE Arts 鈥楾eaching Art & Design through the use of digital technologies鈥�. February 2014 EICE Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
鈥� The First International Creative Pattern Cutting Symposium 2013 Presentation: Taylor, Andrew, Unver, Ertu, Armstrong, Barry, Ward, Geoff, Agnew, Alison, Hughes-McGrail, Daniel and Argrou, Argyroulla (2013) 3D Digital Technologies: Sculpting, Modelling & construction of Patterns for Costume & Clothing. In: The First international Symposium for Creative Pattern Cutting, 6th -7th February 2013, University of Huddersfield. United Kingdom.
鈥� University of Huddersfield 2012 ADA Post Graduate Research Symposium Presentation: Digital sculpture for costume design visualisation: Improving the quality and utility of costume design visualisation鈥� Presentation of on-going research. In: University of Huddersfield ADA Post Graduate Research Symposium. 16th February 2012, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, United Kingdom
鈥� Drawing Research Network 2012 Conference Presentation: 鈥楽ketching in digital clay: Digital sculpture for costume design visualisation鈥� Presented at Drawing Research Network conference 10th-11th September 2012, Theme: 鈥滵rawing knowledge鈥� Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom.
鈥� Sculpture Network Drawing Symposium 2011 Poster/Paper Presentation: 鈥楽ketching in digital clay: Digital sculpture for costume design visualisation鈥� Presented at Sculpture Network Drawing Symposium UK 2011, Theme: 鈥淭echnologies of Drawing鈥�. 21st-28th August, 2011, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, United Kingdom.
Commercial Game Publications
鈥� International Golf (2005) Aqua-Pacific/ITBox
鈥� Taxus Stent Wars (2005) Aqua-Pacific/Boston Scientific
鈥� Reign of fire (2002), Crawfish interactive/BAM! Entertainment/Nintendo
鈥� MaxTrax (2003), Aqua-Pacific/Desq/UFI/Learn Direct
鈥� iTrax (2003) Aqua-Pacific/iFone
鈥� Three Stooges, (2002) Crawfish interactive/Cinemaware/Nintendo
鈥� Razor Freestyle scooter, (2001) Crawfish Interactive/Crave Entertainment
鈥� Disney's 鈥楢laddin鈥�, (2000) Crawfish Interactive/UBIsoft
鈥� Noddy and the Birthday Party, (2000) Tiertex/BBC Worldwide
鈥� Titus the Fox, (2000) Titus Software
鈥� Cruise鈥檔鈥� Exotica, (2000) Crawfish interactive/Midway Games
鈥� All Star Tennis 2000, (2000) Aqua-Pacific/UBIsoft
鈥� MIB Men in Black, (1999) Tiertex Design Studios/Crave Entertainment
鈥� Babe-Pig in the city, (1999) Aqua-Pacific/Crave Entertainment
鈥� Titan III, (1998) Tiertex Design Studios
鈥� Lucky Luke, (1998) Aqua-Pacific/Infogrammes
鈥� Disney`s - Timon and Pumbaa鈥檚 Jungle Games, (1997) Tiertex/THQ
鈥� Atlanta 鈥�96 Olympic Summer Games, (1996) Tiertex Design Studios/THQ
鈥� Disney鈥檚 鈥楾oy story 2鈥�, (1999) Tiertex Design Studios/THQ
鈥� A bug鈥檚 life (1998) Tiertex Design Studios/THQ
鈥� Disney鈥檚 鈥楬unchback of Notre dame鈥�, (1996) Tiertex Design Studios/THQ
鈥� Disney鈥檚 鈥楳ulan鈥�, (1996) Tiertex Design Studios/THQ
鈥� Disney鈥檚 鈥楶ocahontas鈥�, (1996) Tiertex Design Studios/THQ
鈥� Worms Re-enforcements, (1995) Team17/Ocean software
鈥� Supercross 3D, (1995) Tiertex Design Studios/Atari Corp
鈥� Strider II (1994) US Gold/Sega
鈥� Lillehammer 鈥�94 Winter Olympics, (1994) US Gold/Sega, Nintendo
鈥� Sonic The Hedgehog Edusoft, (1993) Tiertex Design Studios/Sega
鈥� Bikini Beach Volleyball, (1993) Hand Made Software/Atari Corp
鈥� Jimmy Connors Atari Tennis, (1993) Atari Corp
鈥� Power Factor, (1993) Hand Made Software/ Atari Corp
鈥� Super Kick Off, (1992) Tiertex Design Studios/US Gold
鈥� World Class Leaderboard, (1992) Tiertex Design Studios/ US Gold
鈥� Barcelona 鈥�92 Olympic Summer Games, (1992) US Gold
鈥� Pushover, (1992) Ocean software
鈥� Block Racer, (1990) Binary Design/US Gold
鈥� International Soccer Challenge, (1990) Red Rat Software/ Microstyle
鈥� Time Runner, (1989) Red Rat Software
鈥� Lombard R.A.C rally. (1988) Red Rat Software/Mandarin Software
Published Magazine Illustrations
鈥� Front cover illustrations:(1986-1987) Page6 Magazine/New Atari User Magazine. Page6 Publishing (6 issues)
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