12 year-old iOS developer brings out sequel to Alien Ball Vs Humans

28 Mar 2012

Pictured: 12 year-old Jordan Casey, one of Europe's youngest iOS app developer, who thought himself how to code

Twelve year-old app developer from Waterford Jordan Casey – who emerged this year as one of the world’s youngest iOS app developers – has brought out a sequel to his game Alien Ball Vs Humans.

Casey said that the original game Alien Ball Vs Humans will now be free on the iOS App Store.

Alien Ball Vs Humans which went on sale on the Apple App Store in February for the iPad and iPhone platforms.

Casey built the game using GameSalad and is donating 10pc of revenues from the game to a local Cancer Respite Centre in Waterford, Solas Centre.

He plans to bring the game to Android and make it into a series of platform and puzzle games.

Jordan’s ambition is to build up his own company Casey Games to create games for platforms like the Xbox 360 and the new PlayStation Vita.

John Kennedy is a journalist who served as editor of Silicon Republic for 17 years

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