“James – Journey of Existence” Demo Exclusive to Kickstarter Backers

My Kickstarter for hand-drawn 3D adventure indie game “James – Journey of Existence” (http://kck.st/19wTNSh) got a couple pledges this week, one of which nearly doubled the pledge count (not difficult, given how low it was a few days ago). Promising.

From the beginning of this Kickstarter, I promised that backers would receive an exclusive demo before the end of the Kickstarter campaign. There were a few reasons behind this: it was a very nice incentive for the $1 tier, and it was like a last-minute demo that might convince backers to increase their pledges a bit (or remove their pledges completely, if they so felt that way). And in the likelihood that the Kickstarter campaign fails, backers would still get something as a sign of thanks for their early support.

After a couple stressful weeks actually making the extra content for the demo, I can say it is completed, and the demo will be made available today to Kickstarter backers.

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KICKSTARTER UPDATE: “Character and Story Details (plus new Web Demo)”

So, is James the only character in “James – Journey of Existence?” Does he just wander aimlessly around the strange world he’s in? No, there’s a lot more to it than that. That’s why we’re showing you…

A PREVIEW OF THE “DEVELOPER’S SCRIPT” FOR “JAMES – JOURNEY OF EXISTENCE”!

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48 Hours On Kickstarter…

So my campaign for “James – Journey of Existence” (http://kck.st/19wTNSh) has already gone for over 48 hours. We have 12 backers, 11 of which went for the cheaper $5 early-bird reward tier, and 1 generous fellow who went for the physical copy at $60.

My experience with Kickstarter so far? It’s a great way to get people to see your project, succeed or fail. And using pledgers as a basis, it’s a great way to confirm to yourself that your idea has potential or has a existing audience. Social media, be it Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, or others, should all be used and tested to spread the word, and each may have varying results. Kickstarter backers tend to be very nice, and may have suggestions on how to improve your page, and some might network using Kickstarter to find extra work, which could be to your benefit to growing a team (or joining another team). And a Kickstarter without a good website writing a story about you is likely to fail, unless you somehow got a big audience of fans beforehand.

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The Countdown Begins…

What does this countdown symbolize? It symbolizes my next post, which will have the biggest announcement this website has ever seen!

(… if you’ve read any of my past posts, you know exactly what this is for. I’ll need support now more than ever, so stay tuned!)

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(Countdown towards Kickstarter over. Countdown towards end of Kickstarter begins.)

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(also, shout out to Uji-Countdown plugin for WordPress, easiest countdown plugin I could find that actually works! The video of the installation was a help, too! http://wordpress.org/plugins/uji-countdown/)