We’ve been thinking about destruction for a long time. Since 2010, to be exact. I thought it’d be fun to revisit the topic and explore new workflows and techniques. This update is focused on (real-time) cinematic and vista destruction for POI (points of interest) objects which are typically larger-scaled…

The compiled results from the Orion 25th Anniversary Fan Survey with some of our own data charts and summaries included below.

One of the most interesting takeaways so far has been the support for Playable Dinosaurs from ORION: Prelude. This was a late addition and never the main focus of that game, so I’ll admit it was a bit surprising to see how strongly it resonated…

The next generation of DANKIE is planned. Welcome to the new website that will be our home for a bit. Take a look around!

First and foremost, this is a very special day. The quarter century celebration for Orion, originally announced on August 25, 2000. That is absolutely wild to think about! With the first commercial release ("ORION: Prelude") starting development back in 2009 and releasing in 2012. It's been a crazy adventure so far and it's brought me a lot of experience, learnings, opportunity, perspective and I am very appreciative for that. The good, the bad, the ugly; I've certainly seen and learned a lot, all of which compounds and culminates into what I want to do next.