1. Michael Bithell is a British video game designer, developer, and podcaster best known for his work on Thomas Was Alone and Volume.
14 Facts About Mike Bithell
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Mike Bithell is a regular host of the Play, Watch, Listen podcast, along with Alanah Pearce, Troy Baker, and Austin Wintory.
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The teacher was impressed with the work and allowed Mike Bithell to continue to present games instead of essays for the class.
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Mike Bithell independently developed an early version of the Thomas Was Alone video game in 2010 while working for Blitz Games, where he was a junior designer, and later a level designer on games such as Tak and the Guardians of Gross, Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao, iCarly and Dead to Rights: Retribution, from 2007 to 2011.
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Mike Bithell developed the prototype game in 24 hours and released it for free online through the Kongregate website, receiving 100,000 'plays' in the first week.
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Mike Bithell joined Bossa Studios in February 2011, working to expand the flash-based Thomas to a full title and learning how to use the Unity engine in his time there.
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Mike Bithell left Bossa in January 2013 to "concentrate on indie development".
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Mike Bithell has since worked on a Robin Hood-based stealth game named Volume, which was released on 18 August 2015 for Windows, OS X, and PlayStation 4 and Vita platforms.
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In 2016, Mike Bithell released EarthShape, a virtual reality game for Google Daydream.
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Mike Bithell collaborated with composer Russell Shaw and animator Tim Borelli on the project.
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In May 2018, Mike Bithell released another short titled Quarantine Circular.
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Mike Bithell is the lead developer behind John Wick Hex, a video game based on the John Wick film series.
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Mike Bithell has gained significant notability in the video game industry due both to the unexpected success of Thomas and for his views on the current industry as a whole.
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Mike Bithell has outlined the problems for fellow indie developers producing mobile games, commenting on the suitability of free-to-play mechanics for indie gaming and other issues.