Wakamiya, at 81, launched her first mobile app earlier this year. — AFP
At the age of 81, Masako Wakamiya did what most people half her age have yet to do – earlier this year the Japanese octogenarian launched her first mobile app titled Hinadan, an iOS game based on Japan’s traditional Hinamatsuri festival. Players are required to decorate dolls and arrange them in the right order to win.
In an article in Mashable, Wakamiya, now 82, said a “young person” taught her Apple’s Swift programming language via Skype and Facebook Messenger, and the images in Hinadan were made by her friend using “shapes” on Microsoft Office.
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