tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post6994595610433223344..comments2023-09-16T15:03:34.579+07:00Comments on Adam Heine: Kickstarter, Self-Publishing, and Video GamesAdam Heinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-26373455203527510942013-02-04T08:43:07.105+07:002013-02-04T08:43:07.105+07:00Fascinating stuff! This shift toward micro-financi...Fascinating stuff! This shift toward micro-financing (although WHOA 3 mil is not so micro) is very cool for the creative arts - as you say, game changing for individual artists, as well as the industry.<br /><br />Susan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-4101866165981645482013-02-02T12:00:37.591+07:002013-02-02T12:00:37.591+07:00I've heard of Kickstarter being used for vario...I've heard of Kickstarter being used for various entertainment platforms so it's cool to see that it is having an impact. It's helping to fund some great ideas of interest, whatever the niche and like you said, that's not to be negative the Big Comps that aren't hopping on them, but it's opening the way for folks to back the things they know they want. Backing it helps to make it happen. And that's all good in my book.Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-46661351367072437072013-02-02T11:43:43.367+07:002013-02-02T11:43:43.367+07:00Definitely a new paradigm for developers interacti...Definitely a new paradigm for developers interacting with the public.<br /><br />No group surveys or whatever the marketers do, but just going straight to offering something pure.Steve MChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026970188928733645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-41598745384380200412013-02-02T04:46:12.551+07:002013-02-02T04:46:12.551+07:00I'm really glad Kickstarter is around, but I w...I'm really glad Kickstarter is around, but I won't be able to contribute for a few years yet (when my husband will have his degree and therefore a steady job).<br /><br />I'm excited about Project: Eternity, though! BG II was amazing, but I'm getting more annoyed at the graphics as time goes on. I want something more crisp and advanced!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12255542706153393206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-84668165581490716292013-02-02T01:39:27.273+07:002013-02-02T01:39:27.273+07:00I backed DoubleFine, inXile, and Obsidian's pr...I backed DoubleFine, inXile, and Obsidian's projects. Other than that, I've only backed a single music project as a charity thing. My reasoning for backing these games was because a) I liked the vision and b) I felt these teams could execute (though almost certainly not within the stated time frames). <br /><br />Personally, I think that there will be both substitution and complement effects with Kickstarter. Also, I think that we haven't even glimpsed a final form for this type of fundraising. It will be a while before the first major flop (don't know which project) fails to deliver then gets put through the legal wringer. That process will help to clarify what rights and responsibilities are enforceable rather than just asserted.<br /><br />By the way, I'm super-excited that you signed on with inXile. If you and the rest of the team bring the same spark that Fallout and Planescape:Torment had, I will have gotten a wicked steal for my Kickstarter money.James SHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09831777618599952365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-685212825244205142013-02-02T01:01:52.663+07:002013-02-02T01:01:52.663+07:00I backed the Order of the Stick's reprint driv...I backed the Order of the Stick's reprint drive, and was happy to do so. I've gotten some of my rewards, and not others (that due to the fact that the author got injured recently, and has been in physical therapy to rehab his drawing hand). I think that Kickstarter fills a very important role - if studios (of whatever stripe) are currently locked into a business model where only mega-hits make money, then Kickstarter allows for non-mega-hits to grow. It allows for more efficient allocation of capital, and for diffusing risk. I think it still has some kinks to work out (like why hasn't Cap'n Heine gotten anything yet - and he's not alone), but the idea is not only good, I think it's necessary.<br /><br />@Cap'n Heine: I'm still kinda kicking myself I didn't get in on the minis one. But maybe I dodged a bullet, if you still haven't gotten them yet.<br /><br />MattyDubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202037980573994507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-9905520970079739362013-02-01T23:34:11.503+07:002013-02-01T23:34:11.503+07:00I've backed 2 board games, 2 card games, 1 CD,...I've backed 2 board games, 2 card games, 1 CD, 1 book, 1 video game, and 1 set of figurines (although that last one was mostly just to get a REALLY good deal on a boatload of figurines.<br /><br />So far I have not received any of them (the three I was supposed to have received already are all new to making these things, so didn't know how long stuff would take).<br /><br />Another good source for self-published board games is <a href="https://www.thegamecrafter.com/" rel="nofollow">The Game Crafter</a> where I intend to sell my card game after a few more tests and a little bit more work.Cap'n Heinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13374110956066710321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-22491598850527187752013-02-01T21:24:17.777+07:002013-02-01T21:24:17.777+07:00BGII was the best game I ever played. BGII was the best game I ever played. Eliza Tiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00765731038856226730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-54966875418842212822013-02-01T19:59:26.829+07:002013-02-01T19:59:26.829+07:00I love kickstarter! I think it's a brilliant w...I love kickstarter! I think it's a brilliant way for people to help fund the things that they actually want! :) Also, as Matt said, the interactivity is pretty brilliant.<br /><br />As an aside, I love the Monkey Island games. Ahhh.<br /><br /><3Mia Haysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01041441666482084762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-83359830848483166792013-02-01T19:09:50.815+07:002013-02-01T19:09:50.815+07:00Nice to have you back, even though I knew you coul...Nice to have you back, even though I knew you couldn't stay away.<br /><br />I backed Project Obisidan, and will be backing Torment once that becomes an option.<br /><br />I've never done it for a book, but I might, if the right one came along.<br /><br />I definitely like the interactivity of the whole system.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.com