DanceForge
A camera-powered dance academy, motion-capture studio, choreography tool, and performance platform designed to bring learning and creation into one flowing experience.
In development
Independent software studio
Software with intent. Built to move.
Zen Software creates native apps, camera-powered experiences, original games, developer tools, and web platforms that feel focused from the first click.
What we build
Native appsInteractive gamesMotion systemsWeb platformsDeveloper tools
Featured work
Products that make the hardware feel new.
Our portfolio spans creative tools, camera-driven gameplay, original worlds, and low-level engineering research.
ShadowRing
A camera-only boxing experience for macOS that turns real movement into footwork, defence, combinations, and impact.
In development
Nullwake
A controller-first science-fiction action platformer built around movement, atmosphere, and a world that reacts to the player.
Production concept
Zen Labs
Low-level platform research, recovery tooling, hardware experiments, and developer systems exploring what devices can do beyond the obvious.
Research
Capabilities
One studio, from first sketch to working system.
Native Apple development
macOS and iOS products that feel at home on Apple hardware, from SwiftUI interfaces to Metal-backed experiences.
Computer vision & motion
Camera capture, pose estimation, body tracking, performance recording, and interaction built around real movement.
Games & interactive systems
Original concepts, player movement, input systems, animation, game feel, progression, and polished production loops.
Web & backend platforms
Responsive websites, APIs, deployment workflows, account systems, content tools, and dependable product infrastructure.
Developer tools
Automation, build tooling, diagnostics, release engineering, hardware bridges, and utilities that remove friction.
Hardening & release polish
Completeness audits, reliability work, accessibility, performance passes, and final-mile production readiness.
How we work
Clarity before complexity.
The best software feels obvious because the difficult decisions happened before the user ever saw them.
We move from intent to architecture, then build in deliberate vertical slices. Every pass should make the product more coherent—not merely larger.
See the full process →Find the product truth
Define who it is for, what it changes, and what must feel exceptional.
Build the core loop
Prove the interaction and technical foundation before expanding the surface area.
Refine the whole system
Audit architecture, experience, performance, accessibility, and failure paths together.
Ship with confidence
Package, validate, document, deploy, and leave a clean path for the next release.
“Technology should disappear into the experience—and leave people feeling more capable than before.”Zen Software principle
Have an idea?
Let’s make it real.
Bring the rough concept, the ambitious rebuild, or the product that needs its final ten percent.