MOUSE: P.I. For Hire - Creating a Rubber Hose Noir Detective Story
Adam Orth chats with Mateusz Michalak (CEO & Co-Founder) & Mateusz Lechowski (Narrative Director) from Fumi Games about their studio debut title, Mouse: P.I. For Hire. Together they discuss the origins of the studio being based around animation with no game dev experience; the inspirations and de...
Fleet Electrification at Scale: What the EV Slowdown Debate Gets Wrong
Fleet electrification is scaling right now. Here is what fleet leaders and
infrastructure experts are seeing on the ground.
Headlines suggest fleet electrification is stalling, but the people building
and operating EV fleets tell a different story. Siemens’ Head of U.S. Fleet,
Adam Orth, joins Mi...
Shuffle it all - SHUFFLEPUCK re-airing in honor of record release.
The original conceit of the Abandoned Albums podcast was to find albums that had been recorded but never released, in other words, abandoned. It has since morphed into so much more, but the band Shufflepuck fits perfectly into that original conceit. The band stormed through that Hollywood scene, ...
How Replaced Explores the Relationship Between Technology and the Human Condition
Adam Orth chats with Igor Gritsy and Yura Zhoanovich of Sad Cat Studios about their 2.5D cinematic action-platformer, Replaced. Together they discuss developing the story as an exploration between technology and it's relationship with the human condition; designing combat that fits a cinematic pl...
Following Up Disco Elysium with ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies with Studio Head Allen Murray
Adam Orth chats Allen Murray, Studio Head of ZA/UM Studio and Head of Production on ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies. Together they discuss the legacy of the studio and the pressure of following up a beloved debut in Disco Elysium; the deliberate choices they made around the setting and themes; how t...
It doesn't have to be perfect: The EV Debate
In this episode of 50 Shades of Green from Climate Group, hosts Adam Lake and Katie Lanegran welcome back transport correspondent Ricky (Richard Parker) by popular demand for a deep dive into corporate fleet electrification. Fresh off the release of EV100’s annual Electric Realities Report, the c...
How Siemens Turned Small SUVs Into Service Vehicles
Your service vehicle may be built around assumptions that stopped being true years ago.
At Siemens, Adam Orth and his team went into the field to see how technicians were actually using their vehicles—and found vans carrying more empty space than equipment, underused shelving, and jobs that no lo...
How A Viral Animation Turned Into a Sword-Fighting Dinosaur Game with Jean Nguyen
Adam Orth chats with Jean Nguyen, the creator behind the viral hit Dinoblade. Together they discuss his early work in games through animation; the story of his viral animation featuring a Spinosaurus with a sword; deciding to expand on the concept and make it a full game; learning game developmen...
Strategies to consider for conversion to EV corporate fleets
For organizations pursuing ambitious climate and sustainability goals, fleet electrification has emerged as a critical lever for reducing Scope 1 emissions. However, the most successful fleet electrification strategies won’t be defined by how quickly companies replace vehicles, but by how thought...
Smilegate's Harold Kim on Building Long-Lasting IP
Adam Orth chats with Harold Kim, SVP of Business Development at Smilegate. Together they discuss Smilegate's portfolio strategy and how that informs what partners they elect to work with; the importance of building rich IP that can stand the test of time; Smilegate's role in supporting studios a...
