Eighth-grader develops iPad app

APTOS -- Now there's an iPad version of "Snow Bash," the online game developed by Aptos residents Matt and Kirsti Scott, owners of Scott Design.

The developer? Their 12-year-old son Jack. The eighth-grader at York School in Monterey created the app using GameSalad software, which he learned to use at camp last summer. The "Snow Bash" app is available for free at the iTunes store.

"It was fun learning about working in the real world and challenging taking care of all the details in programming Snow Bash," said Jack. "I worked mostly on weekends, and it took about 50 hours to create the game."

His mom created the graphics for the game then turned the job over to him.

"He came up with all of the new features and improvements over the original Flash game," she said. "It was natural to hire Jack. He had the experience in iPad game development and has much more experience playing iPad games."

Scott Design began creating a holiday game as a gift for clients and friends in 2007, and it's become an annual tradition.

This year, the Scotts started on the project in August and the first version of the game was available in the App Store by Thanksgiving.

An updated version of the iPad game and an iPhone version is expected to be available in the next few week.

All of the Scott Design holiday games are available online at http://www.hotdesign.com/holiday

Source: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_19617214?source=rss_viewed

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