For those that were active on the forums back in 2010, you may recall the Y-Corner Minecraft Server that was up and running. Although forum activity has pretty much stopped to a standstill, the Minecraft server itself is still up and running to this day! A little bit about the
July 2019 Updates
Hello folks! It’s 2019, and I’m not dead! It’s been quite some time since the last update on Y-Corner! Since the last post, many things have happened! I recently moved to San Francisco, after living in the Bay Area suburbs for five years. It’s been an adjustment, especially with the
Basic MVVM, Databinding, RxJava 2, Dagger 2 with Guild Wars 2 API
As part of my ongoing research into MVVM architecture, databinding, RxJava 2, and Dagger 2 on Android, I built a small Android app that utilizes the Guild Wars 2 API (https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/API:Main). Right now, there’s only a few API responses being utilized as part of this project, but it has been
Mod the Future Hackathon (SF)
In the course of 24 hours, here is results of our Android/Arduino hack at the Motorola Mod the Future hackathon, THEMLights! THEMLights is a LED module that displays pixel art, as well as acting as a visualizer for any song playing in the background. Source Code: https://github.com/huhx0015/ThemLIGHTSYouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6Lfkm0m628&feature=youtu.be
The Next Chapter
Another year passes by, another chapter has been finished. My journey with Munchery has come to an end today, as I was let go. It has been an incredible experience at Munchery, as I had the opportunity to work with an incredibly talented team and grew significantly as a result.
Dragon Geo 1.15 Released!
A new update for Dragon Geo has been released! With this new update (1.15), there are some rather big updates. Due to the recent Google Play Store APK size limitation increase, the music pack is now integrated as part of the app and is no longer offered as a
GO THERE NOW 2.0 Released! Now Supports Android Wear!
I’ve just released a new version of GO THERE NOW, an Android app that allows users to launch Google Maps’ Navigation Mode quickly in a single step. GO THERE NOW has been completely re-designed from the ground up and now employs a Material Design-like style. Along with the UI change,
Shenmue 3 Announced! Help Shenmue 3 via Kickstarter!
After 14 years of being in hiatus, the Shenmue series finally gets a second sequel, Shenmue 3! It’s exciting to see that Shenmue 3 will be made, as we can finally continue the journey of Ryo and Shenhua! Yu Suzuki, the creator of the beloved Shenmue series, has announced
Reddit: Chrono Maps app recently released for Android! ChronoCompendium user “Yoon” has created a remarkably useful app which houses both CT and CC game maps for quick and easy reference.
Many thanks goes to CronoSpeaks over at Reddit for sharing Chrono Maps with the /r/chronotrigger sub-reddit! Source: Reddit – Chrono Maps app recently released for Android! ChronoCompendium user “Yoon” has created a remarkably useful app which houses both CT and CC game maps for quick and easy reference.
Giant Android at Apps World 2015
Now that’s one big Android! This is at the Apps World 2015 event, currently going on over at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.
Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao Fight in 8-Bit Style!
While I’m not a big fan of boxing, I did happen to catch the overly-hyped Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight last night. Like many others, I was cheering on for Manny Pacquiao to take the win, but it just wasn’t meant to be. More disappointingly, the fight did not live up
StepBOT 1.0, Now Available!
After several months in active development, GPOP Labs is proud to announce that StepBOT 1.0 is now available on the Google Play Store! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=us.gpop.stepbot If you have a wearable device such as the Android Wear, FitBit, or Jawbone and are looking for a fun, interesting experience on your wearable, check
Wearable World and the Graduating Startup Class of 2015!
The Wearable World team and the startup founders for the 2015 class season, over at The Innovation Hangar in the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco.
Apple (NOT) Rejecting Apps with Pebble Support
SeaNav US posted in the Pebble developer forums, stating that their recent iOS update was declined. The reason? Support for Pebble smartwatches in the app. From Apple 3.1 – Apps or metadata that mentions the name of any other mobile platform will be rejected 3.1 Details We noticed that your app or
HuhX Game Sound Engine Now Open-Source!
I have recently open-sourced the music/sound engine that I created for StepBOT, Dragon Geo, Cid’s Aerial Tours, and Chrono Maps. It is available on GitHub and is freely available to those developing audio-related apps for the Android Platform. The HuhX Game Sound Engine is a custom game audio engine for Android
1.05 Update for Chrono Maps Released
Just released an update (1.05) to Chrono Maps; this is a huge update folks! This version adds gate access to the El Nido Archipelago, where you can view the world maps from Chrono Cross! Here’s a preview of the new version: The following is a list of changes brought to
Chrono Maps Now Available on Google Play!
Hey guys, I wanted to share an Android app that I developed and released recently onto the Google Play Store. The app is CHRONO MAPS, an interactive map app that displays the world maps of different eras from Chrono Trigger. It is derived from a Dragon Quest map app that
Wearable World Listed as a Leading Accelerator in Silicon Valley
Forbes recently mentioned Wearable World, our startup accelerator, in an article of what they consider the best accelerator programs in Silicon Valley: Based on our research, below are some of the best accelerators we’ve come across for startups coming to the Valley: Founders Space is the only one we found
StepBOT on Kickstarter!
25 days ago, GPOP Labs launched StepBOT on Kickstarter, the popular crowd-funding site, to help fund our fitness-based mobile game for the Android, Android Wear, FitBit, and JawBone. During our campaign, we have been pleased and impressed with the interest and attention that StepBOT has received from the public. With
An Update to Cid’s Aerial Tours & Current Progress on the Next Dragon Geo Update
Cid’s Aerial Tours has been updated to 1.04! This update for Cid’s Aerial Tours adds an animated ocean effect to the main world map. Along with the nifty ocean animation, Cid’s Aerial Tours is now compatible with the Android “L” Preview. Previous versions had issues with rendering the maps and