About Us

The Rings of Orbis is based on the science fiction novel The Softwire: Virus on Orbis 1, published by Candlewick Press. This is the first book of a four part series that's available in bookstores everywhere.

PJ Haarsma – PJ is the author of The Softwire as well as the creator of the site. He designed the layout and the storyline and created most of the items you collect. To learn more about PJ go to: www.pjhaarsma.com.

Marisa Grieco – Reese is the face of Strecca and the one who makes sure PJ is doing everything to her liking. She also created the art for all of the incredible OIO keys and the "Lost Keys"memory game.

Nedim Secibovic – Nedim toiled night and day (literally) to create the code quietly running the interface. It’s his amazing coding skills that make The Rings of Orbis even possible.

Igor Knezevic – Igor is the creator and Art Director of all the wonderful 2D and 3D landscapes that decorate the pages of Orbis. He painstakingly took the scenery from the novel and transformed the words into the amazing worlds you see. See more of Igor's work at: www.flaregroup.com

Stephan Martiniere – Stephan created the stunning images of the Keepers, Neewalkers and the Citizens you find roaming the site. Stephan also created the cover for book one. See more of Stephans work at: www.martiniere.com

Dwayne Harris – Thank Dwayne for all knudniks that you put to work on Orbis! He created those cool creatures. See more of his work at: www.dwayneharris.com

Neil Blevins – Neil created the Space Jumper you find in the site. Look for more of Neil's work when we launch Orbis 2. To see more of his art now check out: www.neilblevins.com

Game Credits – to see aditional credits for the flash games, click here.