There's an old saying in the relatively new world of
iPhone application developers: if at first you don't succeed, create a virtual
porn app. Okay, so maybe it's not an old saying, but it is a bit of wisdom that Eugene Lin took to heart. As he explains
in this video from Boing Boing, it took Lin several tries to create an
application that people would actually want to buy. As he found out, folks aren't too crazy about board game scorekeepers, tossing their phone into the air to earn points, or finding out whether or not they're Michael Jackson. (Yes, Lin actually developed these apps.) But what do people (and, apparently, Japanese people in particular) love more than anything? Virtual, 3-D girls showing off their busty bodies, of course.
Lin's app
'Peekaboo' became an instant hit when it was brought to the
App Store in 2009, soon became a top-seller in Japan, and sold well in the U.S., too. In fact, it was such a hit that the profits handily paid for the iPhone and Macbook that Lin purchased when he decided to become a developer. It's a simple (and creepy) concept. Pay $0.99 to download, launch the app, and stare at scantily clad 3-D girls. You can even tilt your phone to get an, ahem, "better view."
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