The team

Smart Run was developed by my family from our apartment in Bangalore, India - 

• Aadi  - Six months ago, all of five years old, our son Aadi loved running games. We wondered - is it possible to make his running game experience more fun by testing his knowledge? That was the inspiration for Smart Run.     Aadi also did most of our usability testing (brutally demanding at times, he brought a unique and refreshing perspective to the game well beyond his years).
• Subha - my wife, and software developer extraordinaire - coming from an enterprise software development background, she skillfully embraced the challenges of learning the gaming domain and the iOS SDK, as well as other required platforms and tools. 
• Anand - that's me. I come from an enterprise software development and project management background, mostly at large technology companies. I have been passionate about the consumer space and gaming on consoles and mobile devices, but primarily as a user until now. After dabbling with consumer web experiences in the visual and social space, the draw of the iDevice along with the concerns of a parent in an era of gadgets led to Smart Run as a small contribution to making games that encourage learning while having  fun. 
• The awesome game graphics and animations were created by Sonu, a part time freelance graphics consultant.  

It took us about six months from conception to launch of Smart Run, a good part of which was spent understanding the new technologies and business models of this space.  

Stay tuned for more posts around the Smart Run development, submission, marketing and launching experience. Leave a comment to let us know what you would like to hear about.