Hitcents

Hitcents
Created by Chris Mills
Clinton Mills
Website hitcents.com
Launched January 3, 2000 (2000-01-03)[1]
Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S.

Hitcents is a technology-based creative agency in Bowling Green, Kentucky specializing in web design, application development and mobile games. Hitcents was established by twin brothers Chris and Clinton Mills in 1999.

History

As high school sophomores, Chris and Clinton started Hitcents, which at the time was a company focused in internet advertising. When the company first began, Hitcents paid clients on a cents-per-hit basis, hence the company name. Hitcents was acquired by Houchens Industries in 2003. Since 2004, Hitcents has grown from three employees to 50.

The scope of the business includes application development, solutions for ecommerce, technology, marketing, creative design, software development, production, automation, self-service checkout, and enterprise resource planning.

Hitcents was named one of the best places to work in Kentucky for 2014[2]

Services

Website Development

Hitcents web development solutions include graphic design, programming and maintenance, administrative access, eCommerce, data transfer and website hosting. Hitcents web department has been recognized over the years with numerous awards for their website work including Marcom Awards,[3] Davey Awards[4] and Communicator Awards.[5] Hitcents designs websites for local businesses, celebrities, and international brands such as Tampico.

Technology

Hitcents technology solutions includes consulting, data backup, hardware purchasing, Virtual Private Network setup, secure DSL, kiosk development, networking and high-speed internet access.

Software Development

Hitcents develops software for businesses, including a company intranet/extranet, inventory system, employee management program.

Mobile Applications

Hitcents develops mobile applications for both in-house and client projects. These applications vary in genre: from mobile games to enterprise level business applications.

Draw a Stickman

Hitcents created the award-winning series Draw a Stickman. It started as a website, Drawastickman.com, and then was developed into a Draw a Stickman: Epic, a mobile application for iOS, Android, Kindle, Windows 7 and 8 phones, and later into full desktop versions for Windows 8, Linux, Mac OS X and Steam.

The game asks players to draw a stickman, which becomes the central character of the game. Throughout the game, the player guides this stickman through multiple levels, utilizing various pencils to draw elements, tools, and weapons to solve puzzles and overcome obstacles.

Battlepillars

Hitcents developed Battlepillars, a tug-of-war real-time strategy game for iOS, Android, and Steam. The game launched on October 2, 2013. In the game, players use a set of segments to build and command "caterpillars", which must battle a red caterpillar army and various bosses.

Battlepillars is one of the first mobile cross-platform multiplayer games to use Google Play service to connect Android and iOS players.[6]

Hanx Writer

Hitcents created the Hanx Writer app in collaboration with Tom Hanks.[7][8][9] Inspired by Tom Hanks' appreciation for classic typewriters, the Hanx Writer App reflects the look, feel, and sound of old-fashioned word-processing.

Hanx Writer was released on August 14, 2014. The app reached the No. 1 ranking on the iTunes App Store in its launch week, where it held the top spot in both the Productivity section and the Overall section.[10][11]

Shanghai Office

In fall 2013, Hitcents opened their first international office, in Shanghai China[12] The Shanghai office specializes in publishing mobile games for the Chinese market and their platforms. The office is located in the Luwan District.

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Hitcents.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info - DomainTools". WHOIS. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  2. ↑ "Best Places to Work KY" (PDF). Kentucky Chamber.
  3. ↑ "2012 Platinum Winners". Marcom Awards.
  4. ↑ . Davey Awards http://www.daveyawards.com/winners/list/?l=H&event=&category=4&award=G. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ . Communicator Awards http://www.communicatorawards.com/winners/list/?l=H&event=7&category=8&award=E. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ "GDC 2014 - Battlepillars Cross-Platform Multiplayer". YouTube. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  7. ↑ della Cava, Marco. "From Tom Hanks, an app ode to the typewriter". USA Today. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  8. ↑ Kastrenakes, Jacob. "Tom Hanks just released a typewriter app for iPad". The Verge. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  9. ↑ Spangler, Todd. "Tom Hanks Launches Free Manual-Typewriter iPad App". Variety. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  10. ↑ Perez, Sarah. "Tom Hanks' Typewriter App Shoots To The Top Of The App Store". TechCrunch. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  11. ↑ Dockterman, Eliana. "Tom Hanks' Typewriter App Is No. 1 in the App Store". Time. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  12. ↑ "Signs Lease for Overseas Office". Hitcents.
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