Who we are
AxoStudios is a division of Axosoft, a software development company based in Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.A. Axosoft was started in 2002 by its founder, Hamid Shojaee, who still serves as the company's CEO. Axosoft has thousands of customers all over the world, and its flagship product is OnTime -- an extensive tool used for software development project management.
How AxoStudios got started
Axosoft has a long tradition of encouraging its software engineers to experiment with new technologies. Each time a dev team finishes a major release or a major product, the team members can work on 30-day side projects. These side projects are intended to be a little vacation from the daily routine and are a great way for developers to get their hands dirty, experimenting with things they haven't done before.
In early 2009, the OnTime dev team wrapped up version 9.0 after 10 months of grinding out code for some major new features. They decided to try their hands at iPhone app development. More precisely, they wanted to work on iPhone games, to really wrap their heads around all aspects of what it takes to create a great app on the iPhone.
The team had a cumulative *zero* experience with iPhone / Mac development. Being a C# / .Net team, they initially felt it would take quite a long time to ramp up and doubted they would be able to produce anything worthwhile within the 30-day timeframe. Comparing their typical Windows environment to a Mac / iPhone environment was like comparing Wednesdays to rockets.
But we've got some sharp engineers, and they pushed out their first working prototypes within 3 days. They had on-screen objects (typically a simple shape) that were moving around, shooting, and making noise. Gradually, the prototypes became playable games, and with some help from other Axosoft team members the rough objects were replaced with production-ready images.
After a 30-day team effort, two games were ready to be submitted to the Apple Store: Slug Bugs and Snakes on a Plain (coming soon). We hope you'll check them out and maybe subscribe to our blog and Twitter account to keep up with what's happening here.
We're committed to the iPhone platform, and we committed to creating the best apps we possibly can -- even if they start to take us longer than 30 days.
How to contact us
AxoStudios is located in the Axosoft Headquarters at:
9150 E Del Camino Dr
Suite 109
Scottsdale AZ 85258
USA
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