Welcome to Orthrus Studios!
What We Do
Orthrus
Orthrus Studios is a specialist in Serious Games and bespoke Software development. We pride ourselves on creating innovative, creative and fun solutions to the unique challenges of each of our clients.
Games
We make things differently. Our clients have included the Carnegie Birthplace Trust, Dromon Crime Solutions and Police Scotland, as well as the University of St Andrews. We have extensive experience designing and developing games of a wide range of genres with broad demographics and always relish a challenge.
Software
In addition to games, we develop Bespoke Software solutions for a plethora of hardware devices. We are currently developing a portable and modular Heart Rate Monitoring, GPS Tracking, Timing and Event Management System for Endurance Horse racing.
The Team
Oliver V. Smith
Director/Developer
Thomas Mitchell
Lead Designer
Neil Donald
Lead Programmer
Alex Scott
Lead Artist
Troy McCron
Technical Artist
Ryan Johnston
3D Artist
Darren Hoey
3D Artist
Ellie Povey
Narrative Designer
Nick Kondylis
Senior Programmer
Tom Slade
Programmer
Tara Pemberton
Junior Programmer
Eoghan Mulvenna
Junior Programmer
Projects
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Games Projects
Our Games Projects vary greatly in their themes and scope. Our clients have included the Carnegie Dunfermline Trust and one of the largest Healthcare Insurers in Germany
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Software Projects
In addition to Games Development, Orthrus Studios also designs bespoke software and hardware solutions for endurance horse racing. This covers electronic heart rate monitoring, GPS tracking and timing and event management solutions.
Games
The Legacy
The Legacy was the Studio’s first project after it was founded. Working in conjunction with the Carnegie UK Trust, Abertay University and The Hunter Foundation, The Legacy delves into the life of Andrew Carnegie, the Scottish-born industrialist and philanthropist. The player becomes Sam, an intrepid adventurer, and travels through time to learn more about Carnegie and his journey. The Legacy was launched in November 2017 and has been rolled out to schools across Scotland.
Wiggeldi
Wiggeldi is a Serious Game with the main theme of preventative healthcare. Follow Shubz, an alien from the planet Wiridis, who crashed his spaceship on Earth. His fellow Wiggeldis received his emergency signal and are coming to rescue him, but spending a year stranded on Earth means he isn’t as fit as he used to be. The player must help Shubz get fit for is trip back to Wiridis through healthy eating and exercise and repair his damaged space suit. Wiggeldi was released in Germany in late 2017.
Distant Kingdoms
Distant Kingdoms is Orthrus Studio’s first IP project. It is a socio-economic town builder set in a unique fantasy world, where Orcs, Humans, Dwarves and Elves must unite to build a settlement in an alien and potentially dangerous new world following disaster. An illustrative lore runs throughout the game, combined with a Pythonesque humour and production line-based economy to create a vibrant, dynamic and diverse gaming experience.
The Big Data Show
The Big Data Show is an interactive theatre performance, created by Civic Digits. It has been designed to raise awareness of the dangers of storing personal data on the internet, but also to provide an informative insight into the history of ‘hacking’. It is a trans-media experience, combining an engaging theatre performance with the use of the SWIPE app, an accompaniment to the show created by the team here at Orthrus Studios. The Big Data Show is touring workshops at schools in Scotland during Autumn 2018, as well as featuring in several festivals.
Atomic Architects
Atomic Architects, a 2D ‘Finite’-Runner, was developed for the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2018 and the Quantum Photonics Lab at Heriot-Watt University. The player is an electron, travelling on different two-dimensional layered materials. If they are able to meet a hole in a 2D semiconductor, they can create a particle of light! Unfortunately, several obstacles stand in their way. In order to win the challenge and create light, they must navigate vibrations, impurities and charge traps that could sabotage them. Are they up to the challenge?
Software
Software Development
In addition to Games Development, Orthrus Studios also designs bespoke software and hardware solutions for endurance horse racing. This covers electronic heart rate monitoring, GPS tracking and timing and event management solutions.
Bespoke Hardware
Built on the legacy of the leader in the field for almost twenty years, the studio has a goal of miniaturising and simplifying systems to make them plug and play and easier to use, with the intent of making the systems modern, reliable, affordable and scalable for events of all sizes around the world.