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Joshua A.C. Newman

Northampton, MA

Joshua A.C. Newman is a designer who loves games, loves to play, and loves to design. He published Shock:Human Contact (http://kck.st/9CN4ze) with Kickstarter and did the product design on the TiGr titanium bike lock (http://kck.st/hSfdoj).

  1. MaKey MaKey: An Invention Kit for Everyone by Jay Silver

    Ever played Mario on Play-Doh or Piano on Bananas? Alligator clip the Internet to your world and start inventing the future.

    • 962% funded $240,640 pledged
    • 5,227 backers
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    Botanical Voyeur: A Guide to Sex on the Prairie by Jennifer Dixon

    A world of intrigue, warfare and lascivious intents wait just below the surface. Open your eyes and there's no telling what you'll see.

    • 100% funded $3,000 pledged
    • 54 backers
    • Funded May 09, 2012
  3. The Smut Peddler Pre-Order Project! by IronSpike

    Indie comics' most sex-positive, lady-friendly, dirty little mini is back as a FULL-SIZED ANTHOLOGY!

    • 382% funded $76,498 pledged
    • 2,080 backers
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    Ogre Designer's Edition by Steve Jackson Games

    35 years after the first publication of OGRE, we're coming back with a massive new edition, and YOU can make it better.

    • 4,618% funded $923,680 pledged
    • 5,512 backers
    • Funded May 11, 2012
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    Wasteland 2 by inXile entertainment

    Wasteland 2 is a sequel to the amazingly popular 1988 RPG Wasteland and the post-apocalyptic predecessor to the Fallout Series.

    • 325% funded $2,933,252 pledged
    • 61,290 backers
    • Funded Apr 17, 2012
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    Singularity & Co. - Save the SciFi! by Singularity&Co.

    Help us rescue unique, out-of-print sci-fi books from copyright limbo so that we can make them available online and as ebooks.

    • 348% funded $52,275 pledged
    • 1,392 backers
    • Funded Apr 02, 2012
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    The Jiggernaut-Bringing bicycle frame building to the masses by Mixed Media Engineering

    The Jiggernaut is an inexpensive frame building jig that can help anyone build a custom, high quality bicycle.

    • 547% funded $27,357 pledged
    • 119 backers
    • Funded Mar 27, 2012
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    Ghost Pirates - a board game of ship to ship tactical action by Tim Rodriguez

    Ghost Pirates is a savage showdown between a two crews of scurvy skirmishers. Make your enemy walk the plank!

    • 126% funded $9,472 pledged
    • 213 backers
    • Funded Dec 09, 2011
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    Printrbot: Your First 3D Printer by Brook Drumm

    A desktop 3D printer you can build in a couple hours. Print plastic parts you design or download - even parts for another printer.

    • 3,323% funded $830,827 pledged
    • 1,808 backers
    • Funded Dec 17, 2011
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    Twine : Listen to your world, talk to the Internet by Supermechanical

    A wireless square with sensors and a simple web app to set rules, Twine tells you what your things are doing by email, text or Twitter.

    • 1,590% funded $556,541 pledged
    • 3,966 backers
    • Funded Jan 03, 2012
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    Matriarchy: A Social Game by Ben Lehman

    You are the queen of a remote mountain kingdom, isolated but being drawn into the outside world. Will your people thrive or perish?

    • 136% funded $4,090 pledged
    • 69 backers
    • Funded Dec 06, 2011
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    Bhaloidam: An Indie Tabletop Storytelling Game by Corvus Elrod

    Accessible and intuitive tabletop game platform for the spinning of collaborative, character-driven stories.

    • 112% funded $31,346 pledged
    • 578 backers
    • Funded Nov 01, 2011
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    BESPIN - Weather Balloon Space Exploration by Jamey Erickson

    A low orbit space photography experiment using weather balloons, time lapse photography and HD video to explore our beautiful skies.

    • 103% funded $3,636 pledged
    • 147 backers
    • Funded Jun 03, 2011
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    Joshua Light Show: Liquid Loops II by The Joshua Light Show

    High-definition sequel to the classic Liquid Loops, a document of the Joshua Light Show's colorful, psychedelic, and iconic practice

    • 105% funded $10,502 pledged
    • 159 backers
    • Funded Jun 16, 2011
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    TiGr: Titanium Lock as Cool as your Bike by John Loughlin

    A titanium bike lock that’s designed as cleanly and thoughtfully as a bike. It's secure but elegant, simple and easy to use and store.

    • 288% funded $108,065 pledged
    • 740 backers
    • Funded Jun 03, 2011
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