20 August 2010 - 23:34Side project- iSamurai iPhone game

I realized I should have posted this a long time ago, but better late than never.  In my spare time I have joined up with some friends to write an iPhone app, called iSamurai. Our website is www.toykite.com, and iSamurai has gotten some really positive reviews and response. We actually have fans, which is awesome.
The game turns your phone into an imaginary sword using the accelerometers (”measures acceleration”) in the phone to figure out how you are swinging the phone.
The game is two player, so you can fight a friend and duel, each sword blow either blocked or landed depending on how you hold and swing the phone.  It is pretty funny to watch, people get very excited.  I had a few friends at work try the game and narrowly avoid throwing their phone through a window as they swung energetically towards their foe.

We’re still doing updates, new version coming out (hopefully) soon.