Prof. Dr. Michael Bhatty lectures at the Mediadesign University of Applied Sciences in Düsseldorf, Germany. After receiving his doctorate for his dissertation thesis on interactive story telling in 1999 he became a lead game designer at Ascaron, designing AAA-games (e.g. SACRED, 2004), and was in charge of Phenomedia’s development department as Chief Executive Producer for casual games in 2005/06 (e.g. Moorhuhn Schatzjäger, TinCan Escape). Before and after becoming a professor for game design in 2010 he has also been working as an external game design consultant and novel author (e.g. FarCry, Runes of Magic, Kyle), focusing on the development of fantasy and action experiences.