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How did you get into developing apps?

Lim Thye Chean:

I have been developing applications since the Apple II days. I simply love programming! I get into Android development out of curiosity, and ended up liking it because of its Java API. I like it better than Java ME.

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What was your inspiration for developing this app?

Lim Thye Chean:

This game is initially developed on an Apple IIGS computer as a demo and also as a teaching tool for my son Ding Wen and other kids. The demo is initially developed on Pascal with source code publicly available.

Pascal source code here:

When my son started to write Invader War for iPhone, I decided to do a demo in Android to “compete” with him. But then I received a lot of feedbacks and when I slowly added in suggestions, it becomes the game as it is.

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How long did it take to develop the app?

Lim Thye Chean:

From demo to what it is now, it is about half a year. It is initially a demo, and by version 2 it ended up to be a space arcade game with power up. By version 3 I added 2 boss levels.

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Are there any hidden features to the app?

Lim Thye Chean:

No.

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Do you have any future plans for this app?

Lim Thye Chean:

I do plan to work on version 4 of the game with multiple levels, story line, more alien battle formations and power ups! However, I am currently stopping development right now since Google has yet to allow Singapore developers to sell applications. Since this can only be a free game I am forced to work on alternative platforms for now until Google realized that there are a lot of developers out there especially in Asia, and we cannot do free applications forever.

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Do you plan to develop any new apps? If so when can we expect to see them in the Market?

Lim Thye Chean:

Yes, I do plan to work on another game once Google allowed paid app development for Singapore developers.

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