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Adam Orth

@adamorth.bsky.social

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CEO Readyverse Studios. Host AIAS Game Maker’s Notebook Podcast. Ex: Sony Music, Microsoft, Lucasfilm, Sony Santa Monica, Electronic Arts, Interscope etc. Created ADR1FT. Musician. Guitar is life. www.adamorth.com

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Adam Orth @adamorth.bsky.social · 10h

*IMO

Adam Orth @adamorth.bsky.social · 10h

Agreed. This isn’t me describing a personal situation, just sharing good way to say it (INO)

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Adam Orth @adamorth.bsky.social · 10h

How do you politely decline a work friends desire to extend the relationship to also be friends outside of work?

“I really enjoy working with you, but I try to keep my work and personal life separate to stay balanced. I hope you understand and I’m looking forward to continuing to work together.”

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Adam Orth @adamorth.bsky.social · 3d

a man with a mustache is laying on a couch and says screaming

ALT: a man with a mustache is laying on a couch and says screaming

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Adam Orth @adamorth.bsky.social · 3d

The *INSANITY* of forcing an entire development team + game to build stealth into non-stealth games. The waterfall of complex yet totally half-baked features for 5 minutes of C- stealth gameplay should be a mandatory prison sentence.

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Adam Orth @adamorth.bsky.social · 3d

A lot of designers mistake stealth in non-stealth games as an (incorrect) opportunity for pacing control

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Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences @official-aias.bsky.social · 7d

On the #GameMakersNotebook, @adamorth.bsky.social chats with @ubikh.bsky.social about his journey working for some of the biggest game developers and publishers, his work on the R&D side of games, the need for publishers to focus on quality of content/gameplay, and his pitching advice to developers!

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Yves Le Yaouanq @ubikh.bsky.social · 7d

Take cover... I'm speaking !
I was lucky enough to be invited during DICE Europe by @official-aias.bsky.social on their podcast, with great questions by @adamorth.bsky.social & @claudiotapia.bsky.social
A lot of my carreer shenningans in the game industry..
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Buun...

Focus Entertainment's Chief Content Officer, Yves Le Yaouanq | Game Maker's Notebook

YouTube video by Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences

www.youtube.com

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Adam Orth @adamorth.bsky.social · 12d

Next-level pro-tip

Adam Orth @adamorth.bsky.social · 21d

HAHAHAHA MITCH

Adam Orth @adamorth.bsky.social · 22d

Just another day in the meat grinder!

Adam Orth @adamorth.bsky.social · Sep 9

(Our Thirteen year old daughter was denied her COVID-19 booster so now as parents we have to decide to lie and say she has a pre-existing conditions which will go on her permanent health record or not get her booster.)

Adam Orth @adamorth.bsky.social · Sep 5

Activision did Spielberg a huge favor here.

DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · Sep 5

Steven Spielberg really wanted to direct a ‘CALL OF DUTY’ movie.

• His team pitched his vision for the film to Activision

• Activision got spooked by Spielberg wanting full control over the film so they sold the rights to Paramount instead

(Source: puck.news/newsletter_c...)

Adam Orth @adamorth.bsky.social · Sep 3

Man I thought this was going to be about how Australia got rid of guns based on the title!

Congrats on the release!

Adam Orth @adamorth.bsky.social · Aug 31

I’ll never understand this…

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Adam Orth @adamorth.bsky.social · Aug 25

It's hard sending them that way too now. I had to stop selling + shipping.

Adam Orth @adamorth.bsky.social · Aug 25

And we weren't!

Adam Orth @adamorth.bsky.social · Aug 21

Hell yeah, Sandwich Guy. Fight the Power!

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Aug 21

A Banksy-like poster of Sandwich Guy is popping up around D.C.

“When somebody writes the history of this period, that will definitely be one of the iconic images that comes out of it,” said one expert who specializes in graffiti and street art.

How a thrown sub made ‘Sandwich Guy’ a resistance icon in Trump’s D.C.

A DOJ employee was fired and charged with a felony after chucking a footlong at a federal agent. Now his likeness is a symbol --- and for sale on t-shirts.

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Adam Orth @adamorth.bsky.social · Aug 20

Agree with all of this (it’s awful and not fun to go anymore) with the exception of checkout. I’m all in on self-checkout.

Adam Orth @adamorth.bsky.social · Aug 20

That’s not how AAA games work. It rarely matters if the devs are connected to the gamers because the devs rarely have any say in what the money holders think they want the gamers to have. This scenario is obviously common and relies on no single group being connected to anyone to survive.

Adam Orth @adamorth.bsky.social · Aug 19

If you think the people holding the money are not disconnected from the developers, you are not paying attention at all. It's never been more clear that this is the case.

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Adam Orth @adamorth.bsky.social · Aug 19

L. F. G.

Adam Orth @adamorth.bsky.social · Aug 19

Mr. Bean is also the example I use in this argument when I allow myself to get sucked into this argument. 🙌

Adam Orth @adamorth.bsky.social · Aug 14

Incredible game FYI 👇

Adriaan @adriaan.games · Aug 14

Hidden Folks is this week's ✨ Free Game ✨ on the Epic Games Store!

It's a beautiful & silly game I'm very proud of! You search for hidden folks in hand-drawn, interactive, miniature landscapes.

store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/hidd...

For Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS (!!) (in the EU).

Get Hidden Folks on PC + Mobile on the Epic Games Store.

Adam Orth @adamorth.bsky.social · Aug 14

Nice callback!