{"id":441,"date":"2014-07-07T16:26:45","date_gmt":"2014-07-07T21:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bobbylox.com\/blog\/codemancers-kickstarter-post-mortem\/"},"modified":"2024-12-02T13:30:43","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T19:30:43","slug":"codemancers-kickstarter-post-mortem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobbylox.com\/blog\/codemancers-kickstarter-post-mortem\/","title":{"rendered":"Codemancer’s Kickstarter Post-Mortem"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Kickstarter for Codemancer<\/a> was successfully funded at the end of May, and I learned a lot in the process. \u00a0I’d like to share as much of that as I can.<\/p>\n

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A Mosaic of Aurora and her familiars made from the backers’ Kickstarter avatars. Click to enlarge.<\/p><\/div>\n

First of all, let’s look at the high-level results. \u00a0The final amount raised was $52,725<\/strong> by 1,862<\/strong> backers. \u00a0That’s 439% of the original goal. \u00a0I couldn’t be more thrilled, or more grateful to my amazing backers. \u00a0But enough gratitude. \u00a0You came here for details, and details you shall have!<\/p>\n

A lot of factors seemed to contribute to the success of the campaign, so far as I can tell. \u00a0Let’s go through some.<\/p>\n

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The Research<\/h2>\n

I did not embark on my Kickstarter journey lightly, but sought the advice of many experienced people. \u00a0For instance, I attended the IGDA ‘Kickstarting Your Dream Game’ panel<\/a>, which brought together many Kickstarter campaign creators to share their experiences and advice. \u00a0I sought one-on-one advice from everyone I knew who had prior experience to offer, including Kee-Won Hong<\/a> (of Iterative Games<\/a>), Max Temkin<\/a> (of Cards Against Humanity<\/a>), Ryan Weimeyer (of The Men Who Wear Many Hats<\/a>), all of the Young Horses<\/a>, Craig Stern (of Sinister Design<\/a>), \u00a0and many more<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I also kept a close eye on other crowdfunding campaigns both successful and unsuccessful, especially ones in the categories of games, education, and educational games. \u00a0I didn’t make any systematic observations, but by immersion I hope to gain an intuitive feel for what others had done well or poorly in the past. \u00a0This was useful, but I still wouldn’t call myself an expert.<\/p>\n

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The Video<\/h2>\n

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