Development Update It’s been a while since we released our first version for Akzara. One of the main reasons why is because we’re working on a major update for our next version. Today, we’re going to start revealing what those changes are, leading to a 1.1 release on Friday, Jun 8 2012.   One area that we improve in this release is the number of animals in the game. We add 12 new animals, i.e. Aardvark, Beaver, Fox, Giraffe, Lizard, Lynx, Mosquito, Owl, Ox, Squirrel, Whale, and Worm. We move away from one animal per alphabet setup to a more…

Last weekend, my team and I won a Startup Weekend event that was held in our hometown, Surabaya (Indonesia). We created an iPad educational app for toddlers whose aims are not only to be a great and interactive app for toddlers to learn alphabets, but also to provide insightful reports for their parents. The prototype was very good for a weekend job, and we are very proud of it. We called our app Akzara. (Aksara is a Sanskrit word for alphabet). We’re currently working on finalizing our app so that we can submit it to the App Store within the…

If there’s something to brag about, it’s winning a Startup Weekend event. But, instead of boasting our achievements, I’d like to thank God for His blessings throughout the weekend. We would not be able to do anything without His grace. And, I’d also like to thank our great team: Andre Oentoro, CEO and co-Founder Ray Pello, the man behind all beautiful stuffs we made today Michael Elwin Setiadi, the man behind all the animations, music and sound effects Camila Amanda, our main iPad developer Surya Adipranata, our Customer Development leader Romansah ‘Acong’ Koeswandy, the man who’s responsible for our social…

‎A new iPad app for Toddlers to Learn Alphabets is currently in the making Akzara.com is a part of Startup Weekend Surabaya, that is currently happening in Universitas Ciputra. As part of 54-hour event to bring ideas to life, we’re working collaboratively to bring a groundbreaking iPad app, where parents can be involved in the growth and learning process of their toddlers. We are parents who believe that technology is to be embraced as a complement to our educational systems (both in schools and at homes). We believe that *smart* apps are possible. We believe that *smart* apps should be able…