Acorn Heroes

There’s a bunch of ideas for posts mulling around in my head, but perhaps the best place to begin is, as they say, at the beginning.  So here’s a quick introduction.

Who?

There’s two of us, Sam and George.  ”Sam and George’s well designed and written software for the iPhone and iPod Touch” was catchy and, most surprisingly, available as a domain name, but it was perhaps just a smidge long for a company name, and so we settled on Acorn Heroes instead.  Between us we have over twenty years experience in the gaming and real time animation business, not to mention six kids, several cats, a dog, rabbit and two very understanding wives.

What?

We’re developing quality software for the iPhone and iPod Touch.  What do I mean by quality?  Careful design, consideration for the user and solid, reliable code that we will use ourselves.  While our primary goal is to bring to life some of the hundreds of game ideas floating around in our heads, we’re also keen to build useful applications that just help to make life easier, more organised, more fun, more meaningful, more… well, you get the idea.

Where?

Well ‘here’, obviously  Here for us being Dunedin, in the lower reaches of New Zealand.  It’s a lovely place, with a wealth of very talented people, beautiful scenery, and great beer.

When?

Weekday evenings, especially Thursday, because there’s nothing on TV.  And the odd weekend too.  You see, with families and mortgages, we can’t quite turn our back on ‘The Man‘ just yet.  And besides, in my case ‘The Man’ is a friend and good employer.  So this is a part time effort – although that doesn’t mean we’ll sacrifice the quality of our work, just that we need to ensure we work smarter, not harder.

Why?

Partly it’s the challenge, partly it’s the prospect of earning some extra money.  Oh, and it could be that the iPhone is one of the coolest toys out there.

So now that you know us so well, what can you expect from this site?  That’s one of the things we’re still figuring out.  So feel free to pop in and see what we’re up to, leave a note, or subscribe to our RSS feed, and we’ll come to you!