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Yesterday I got an email from Strava and Relive. Both saying they aren't friends anymore and it's the other guy's fault. The Strava email suggested that "The current version of Relive violates several

TheFlame version of Langaw has been released to the Google Play Store. The number one negative feedback I got was that the background music keeps on playing even after the game is closed. The game has

Android 8 has introduced a feature called Adaptive Icon in an effort to make the launcher icons of all apps appear consistent. This affects launcher icons for all current and future Android devices. Recently,

One of the advantages of being a developer making your own games is that you have full control over the outcome. You control how a certain element functions or how an enemy character behaves. You can even

The past couple of weeks has been a busy time for me and the game development team. Releasing two games to the Google Play Store and developing one which is still in preview. Let’s start with the preview.

Here's a preview of a 1-day-build mobile game I'm developing. Graphics are draft from CC0 assets I got from the internet and still needs to be reskinned. Some elements (like the title) still need to be

Before I moved to the city, we did some sort of a send-off ride across the island of Biliran (just north of Leyte island where I used to live). My family and almost all my cycling friends came along and

This is a picture of my first mountain bike, way back in 2016. It has taken me to wonderful places I never should have been if not for cycling. And maybe some places I wasn't really supposed to be in.

About 3 weeks ago, my sister (and her husband and kids) visited my place for a week-long vacation. That was the reason why I wasn't able to post articles as frequently as I wanted. They visited during

Just another quick morning ride with @melouna. Man, I really need to get back in shape!

Finishing a project is one of the best feelings in the world. You spent time and effort on something and finally, you’ll see the idea turn into a tangible reality. At long last, welcome to the final part

Road-leaning XC bike (XC bike set up for road and mild off-road conditions) takes a wrong turn towards a 700 MASL mountain via a rough road only AM bikes can handle. I climbed this mountain on this same

We were supposed to go riding today (Easter Sunday). But slept instead LOL. The pic above was from a Nov 2018 ride.

Was on another hike and mountain climb with @melouna and Aero!

Drawing graphics on the screen is an essential part of developing games. Sure, some text-based games exist but let’s face it, those are too specialized and only a few people understand how good they are

To celebrate my brother's birthday last year, we decided to climb Mt. Balagbag in Rodriguez, Province of Rizal, Philippines. More outdoor content and pictures to come!

Scoring and keeping the highest scores are essential for any game. Some games base the score on the number of coins collected, some base it on enemies killed, and some base it on survival time. We can’t

By far the most common question asked by developers starting to use Flame and Flutter (that I know of) is how to accept player input like taps and drag gestures. For some reason, this basic seemingly simple