School of Computing and Information Technology; Honorary Degree of Doctor of Technology
Kevin Bulmer is founder and Director of Synthetic Dimensions, a Wolverhampton based business that has been at the forefront of digital technology since its formation in Solihull in 1985. Initially a graphic design company, Kevin switched its focus within months to begin developing original computer games.
Synthetic Dimensions have designed and developed fourteen top ten and nine number one best-selling computer games for the worldwide market.
Synthetic Dimensions achieved the Innovations Award at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in 1996, in recognition of unique technologies developed for real-time, multi-user 3D game environments. The company then won the Wolverhampton Small Business of the Year title and the City of Birmingham Award for excellence in animation, both in 1998.
Kevin was a semi-finalist in the Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year Awards” in 2000. He has successfully taken companies public on both OFEX (now Plus) and AIM.
Kevin has developed a world-leading 2D to 3D image conversion system to generate holograms, lenticular, anaglyph and polarised displays for marketing. The system has been used worldwide by companies such as Nike, Reebok, Peugeot, Disney, EMI and Newline Cinema. He is now working on systems and content for 3D television.
Kevin is on the committee of the Creative Industries Forum and the steering committee of the Animation Forum West Midlands. He is a Wolverhampton Business Champion, and lives in the Tettenhall area of the city.
