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Projects by Andy Baio (1)

Kind of Bloop: An 8-Bit Tribute to Miles Davis

by Andy Baio

What would the pioneers of jazz sound like on a Nintendo Entertainment System? Coltrane on a C-64? Mingus on Amiga? For years...

  432% funded

$8,647.79 pledged

411 backers

successful

Andy Baio is Backing (27)

8-Bit Cities: real-world maps that look like 80s video games

by Brett Camper

Help me create interactive web maps of real cities, in the 8-bit style of 1980s video games. Try it out at 8bitnyc.com.

  113% funded

$3,378 pledged

55 backers

22 days to go

Reading With Pictures: Getting Comics into Schools and Getting Schools into Comics

by Josh Elder

Help get comics into schools by ordering the RWP educational anthology featuring Jill Thompson, Fred Van Lente and 50 other kid-friendly cartoonists.

  35% funded

$3,530 pledged

77 backers

67 days to go

Bring Amazing 8-Bit Artists to Datapop 2010

by The Dark Agency

Held in Austin, TX during the week of SXSW, Datapop is one of the top 8-bit music events in the country -- we need YOUR help with artist travel costs.

  117% funded

$3,517.01 pledged

90 backers

successful

James Kochalka + Pixeljam = Glorkian Warrior

by Pixeljam

James Kochalka and Pixeljam are making a video game called Glorkian Warrior.

  105% funded

$10,497.51 pledged

203 backers

6 days to go

Last Summer at Coney Island (documentary)

by JL Aronson

Help support a film about changing times in the birthplace of American popular culture. The project is approaching its final hurdles!

  32% funded

$5,176 pledged

63 backers

no time left

Take Away Shows in Uganda, with Polyphonic Spree & Yeasayer

by Invisible Children / Blogotheque

To help end Africa's longest running war, Invisible Children and La Blogothèque will team up to film Take Away Shows in Uganda with three bands.

  108% funded

$21,626.55 pledged

355 backers

successful

Working with Dylan, my memories of recording two albums

by Micajah Ryan

A book documenting the recording of the two CD's I recorded for Dylan in the early 1990's. The albums: "Good As I Been To You" and "World Gone Wrong".

  3% funded

$805 pledged

11 backers

23 days to go

Comix Journalism: Send Ted Rall Back to Afghanistan to Get the Real Story

by Ted Rall

Cover travel costs for independent cartoonist/war correspondent to travel and live with Afghans. He report from Afghanistan and write a book.

  45% funded

$11,194.95 pledged

134 backers

19 days to go

Liquisity 2- An indie game of liquid platforming!

by David Galindo

A relaxing yet challenging game that takes place in an aquarium. Funding is needed for the rest of the art/music assets for the game, at 75% complete.

  136% funded

$1,088 pledged

20 backers

successful

Cadence & Slang is a book about interaction design.

by Nick Disabato

I'm writing, designing, and publishing a book about the art and craft of interaction design. Handmade outline for $20; pre-order the book for $40!

  125% funded

$12,206.85 pledged

255 backers

successful

Video Game Set in Iran During the Post-Election Riots

by Borut

A game that takes a look at what it was like in Tehran during the post-election riots of this past June.

  20% funded

$2,925.11 pledged

52 backers

no time left

VIDEOGAMES + MAGAZINE + ADULTS = KILL SCREEN

by Kill Screen

A videogame magazine with more words than explosions that will feature photos and writings and maybe some pin-ups. It's coffee table compatible.

  170% funded

$5,949.84 pledged

159 backers

successful

Time Travel Survival Guide

by Chuck Lasker

Either by design or accident, some day you will probably be thrust back in time. Be prepared! Help me complete The Time Travel Survival Guide.

  55% funded

$1,650 pledged

19 backers

no time left

Help fund my brutal arcade game!

by Mark Essen

Flywrench is a game that I've been working on for the past two years and it needs funding

  101% funded

$5,070 pledged

29 backers

successful

Emoji Dick

by Fred Benenson

Translating Moby Dick into Japanese Emoji Icons using Amazon's Mechanical Turk.

  105% funded

$3,676.01 pledged

83 backers

successful

"One Night Stand" mini-comic and casual encounters with comic book retailers

by davidhopkins

On December 30th, we're shipping our mini-comic across North America. Help support casual encounters with comic book retailers.

  240% funded

$1,200 pledged

34 backers

successful

Revolutionary Perspective Drawing, in a Pop-Up-Card

by Ryan & Trevor Oakes

We invented a new method to represent visual space by using binocular vision in an innovative way. Take a look in our new Pop-Up-Card!

  11% funded

$760 pledged

14 backers

no time left

FREEQ: An Interactive Radio Drama/Indie Video Game

by The Singularity

FREEQ is an innovative IPhone game/interactive radio drama, that if funded will now feature the voices of Anessa Ramsey and Teddy Dunn.

  101% funded

$12,401 pledged

34 backers

successful

A Dictionary Story - Art book

by w_sam

Playing with language, poetry and type this illustrated story is about a dictionary that brings her words to life.

  121% funded

$8,485 pledged

162 backers

successful

Robin writes a book (and you get a copy)

by Robin Sloan

I'm writing a detective story set halfway between San Francisco and the internet. And the more people who reserve a copy, the better each one will be!

  398% funded

$13,942.31 pledged

560 backers

successful

Liferaft Episode 1 - A retro platformer video game.

by Greg Wohlwend

Liferaft is a PC/Mac retro platformer game being made by two guys in the middle of Iowa. We hope to release the entire game through 3 episodes.

  60% funded

$3,001 pledged

67 backers

canceled

We Scream: Voices From The Ice Cream Underground

by Chris Schlarb

We Scream is a documentary short film about ice cream truck drivers and paleteros in Los Angeles, California.

  120% funded

$2,399.50 pledged

55 backers

successful

Allison Weiss makes a full-length record!

by Allison Weiss

Hello internet! My name is Allison Weiss and I'm recording a new EP this summer. It'll be eight songs long and packed with all kinds of awesome...

  386% funded

$7,711.16 pledged

195 backers

successful

goopymart: portable geek plushie

by goopymart

Hi folks! My name is Will and I am the artist behind Goopymart. Who wouldn't want a cuddly plush geek that you could toss around...

  2% funded

$320 pledged

9 backers

no time left

goopymart: chimples plush toy

by goopymart

Hi folks! My name is Will and I am the artist behind Goopymart. Chimples is a character I developed due to my constant habit of...

  5% funded

$875 pledged

26 backers

no time left

Offline Wikipedia iPhone app

by Dan Phiffer

This is a project to create a free iPhone app for browsing Wikipedia offline. The code will be open source and I'll launch it with...

  146% funded

$145 pledged

24 backers

successful

Recent Posts by Andy Baio

1. 

   Andy Baio
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   You guys rock. Congrats!

   Project: Take Away Shows in Uganda, with Polyphonic Spree & Yeasayer
2. 

   Andy Baio
   commented on a project update

   I fixed it for you. :)

   3 More $1000 Pledges Added!

   I added 3 more of the pledges to receive: All of the above along with a small personalized trip journal (made from an authentic Ugandan school notebook) SIGNED BY ALL THE BANDS AND CREW on the t...

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   Project: Take Away Shows in Uganda, with Polyphonic Spree & Yeasayer
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   Andy Baio
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   So close! Hey, the new reward says "$750" in the description... Did you mean "$1,000"?

   3 More $1000 Pledges Added!

   I added 3 more of the pledges to receive: All of the above along with a small personalized trip journal (made from an authentic Ugandan school notebook) SIGNED BY ALL THE BANDS AND CREW on the t...

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   Project: Take Away Shows in Uganda, with Polyphonic Spree & Yeasayer
4. 

   Andy Baio
   commented on a project update

   Congrats!

   Gooooooooooooaaaaaallll

   Hello everyone -- Another huge day -- WE MADE THE GOAL ON DAY 2 OUT OF 30. Thank you!!! We're already at $3400. But that's no reason to stop after only 2 days! Let's really fill these maps out wit...

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   Project: 8-Bit Cities: real-world maps that look like 80s video games
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   Andy Baio
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   Congrats on hitting the goal! Pixeljam: No need to use email, Kickstarter offers a way to request info from backers, and all the information is collected into a handy spreadsheet for you.

   Project: James Kochalka + Pixeljam = Glorkian Warrior
6. 

   Andy Baio
   commented on a project

   This is like a perfect storm of my geek interests.

   Project: James Kochalka + Pixeljam = Glorkian Warrior
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   Andy Baio
   commented on a project update

   This lineup is just insane.

   Second Round of Artists Announced

   The follow artists have been added to Datapop 2010 lineup: Je Deviens DJ en 3 Jours (Musician) Nullsleep (Musician) Random (Musician) Please donate to help us complete the lineup!

   Project: Bring Amazing 8-Bit Artists to Datapop 2010
8. 

   Andy Baio
   commented on a project

   Nonsense, they're already over 60% there with six days left! This thing is gonna happen. If you're worried about it, back the project and spread the word, ya big baby!

   Project: Bring Amazing 8-Bit Artists to Datapop 2010
9. 

   Andy Baio
   commented on a project update

   Concert access would be great. How about a phone call with the bands and/or filmmakers, or albums signed by the bands?

   Suggest Additional Prizes for Pledging

   I want do something extra special to help encourage people to donate in the $100, $500 and $1000 range. Who better to ask than the people who have already caught the vision of this film? I'm ope...

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   Project: Take Away Shows in Uganda, with Polyphonic Spree & Yeasayer
10. 

    Andy Baio
    commented on a project update

    I'm a big fan of Sacco's work, very interested to see your unique perspective on events there.

    Where Things Stand

    Focus The focus of this trip and the journalism resulting from it will be upon the people of Afghanistan, their lives, how things have changed for them (or not) since the US occupation bega...

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    Project: Comix Journalism: Send Ted Rall Back to Afghanistan to Get the Real Story
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    Andy Baio
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    test

    Project: Kind of Bloop: An 8-Bit Tribute to Miles Davis
12. 

    Andy Baio
    commented on a project update

    Hey, you might want to add a smaller reward level to make this more accessible... How about a $10 reward level that includes some exclusive backer-only updates and a PDF copy of the book delivered by email?

    84 days to go. (Better than 99 bottles of beer)

    I'm sending out as many messages as I can through Facebook, MySpace and my email. No biltes but maybe soon. I'm going to try the Dylan chat rooms next.

    Project: Working with Dylan, my memories of recording two albums
13. 

    Andy Baio
    commented on a project update

    "Cancelled" is a correct spelling too, most commonly used in the UK.

    Play the Canceled Version of Liquisity 2!

    This post is exclusive to backers.

    Project: Liquisity 2- An indie game of liquid platforming!
14. 

    Andy Baio
    commented on a project update

    Can't wait! Looking forward to it.

    Stickers printed; addresses requested; the first batch of mailings...

    This post is exclusive to backers.

    Project: Cadence & Slang is a book about interaction design.
15. 

    Andy Baio
    commented on a project update

    Already gone!

    Time to vote on the first 500 sentences!

    Hi Everyone, So after going down a bit of a rabbit hole trying to get AMT's API to work with Emoji Dick, I decided to do it the ole fashioned way, uploading CSV (comma separated value) files. Its ...

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    Project: Emoji Dick
16. 

    Andy Baio
    commented on a project

    Sorry it didn't work out. I'm looking forward to seeing how it comes out.

    Project: Video Game Set in Iran During the Post-Election Riots
17. 

    Andy Baio
    commented on a project update

    That softcover book is HUGE. Can't wait to see the final product, this is great.

    Photos & Video of Lulu Test Batch!

    Hi Everyone, So I just got a moment to document the first batch from Lulu. First the bad news: I screwed up the margins. But this is actually good because it means my calculations of number of e...

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    Project: Emoji Dick
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    Andy Baio
    commented on a project update

    You guys are awesome. Thanks for your generosity, I sent you a private message with my address. Can't wait to see the card.

    It's all FREE!

    Dear Backers, As our project timeline comes to a close we have good news, good news, and more good news! 1) We buckled down over the past several months and our project is finished! 2) S...

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    Project: Revolutionary Perspective Drawing, in a Pop-Up-Card
19. 

    Andy Baio
    commented on a project update

    Congratulations!

    The books are here!

    This is a VERY brief note; I'm sending it because it's such a funny 21st-century moment. Usually, these updates have been a matter of me taking my experiences working on the book and making them v...

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    Project: Robin writes a book (and you get a copy)
20. 

    Andy Baio
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    Same here. Very exciting.

    The schedule (and some notes on writing)

    Hey everyone! The project is over, it's a success, and now we are into production mode. A quick note on the schedule, and then some long-promised reflection on writing. But before any of that:<...

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    Project: Robin writes a book (and you get a copy)
21. 

    Andy Baio
    commented on a project update

    In addition to being a former President, he also speaks excellent Spanish.

    BILL PULLMAN IS IN!!!!!

    HUGE announcement: Bill Pullman, star of stage and film (While You Were Sleeping, Independence Day, Sleepless in Seattle, and a million others http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000597/ ) has pledged t...

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    Project: 50 Characters in 50 Weeks
22. 

    Andy Baio
    commented on a project update

    It's too bad, because I really like the concept. Seems like you need to find some new, creative ways to promote it beyond your own friends. How about a teaser video showing all the ways that famous time travelers have messed up? Or promoting it to the various scifi forums/blogs? Maybe take a look at some of the other recommended writing projects for ideas, like Robin Sloan's project. Good luck!

    Time to Go Back in Time!

    This is my first project on Kickstarter and I am learning a lot. First, I learned that I should have put a longer ending date on my project. I did not know it couldn't be edited later. Second, I le...

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    Project: Time Travel Survival Guide
23. 

    Andy Baio
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    Congratulations!

    Project: Emoji Dick
24. 

    Andy Baio
    commented on a project update

    Wonderful, thanks so much.

    What to say ?

    THANK YOU ! - it's been amazing and inspiring to have your support and as we easily passed the goal it means that the booked can be published exactly how it was envisioned - no compromises. Which ...

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    Project: A Dictionary Story - Art book
25. 

    Andy Baio
    commented on a project update

    Looks awesome, love it.

    Backer's Only Update: Artist Proof PDFs

    This post is exclusive to backers.

    Project: Emoji Dick
26. 

    Andy Baio
    commented on a project update

    I have a feeling that no amount of press coverage would convince my friends or family that it's a good idea, but as one of the very few people in the world fascinated with both Mechanical Turk and emoji in art, I don't need convincing. I hope you make it to the goal.

    New Yorker, Kickstarter Blog & Urlesque coverage...

    I did a quick inteview with the New Yorker's Book Bench which went up today: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2009/09/the-revolution-will-be-crowdsourced-and-cute.html I explained ...

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    Project: Emoji Dick
27. 

    Andy Baio
    commented on a project

    Anyone outside the US can pledge with major credit cards through Amazon. If you're having problems, get in touch so we can figure it out.

    Project: Designing Obama
28. 

    Andy Baio
    commented on a project update

    Clever. Let me know if you need MTurk help.

    Naming characters with Google AdWords

    Here's a new trick. In this book, I'm trying to craft a central character with some of that same iconic strangeness that makes Sherlock Holmes so appealing. There's a lot that goes into that, but ...

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    Project: Robin writes a book (and you get a copy)
29. 

    Andy Baio
    commented on a project

    So sad this didn't make it, but the goal *was* pretty aggressive. Next time!

    Project: goopymart: chimples plush toy
30. 

    Andy Baio
    commented on a project

    Aw, nuts. I really wanted one of these.

    Project: goopymart: portable geek plushie