What is Kickstarter? We’re the world's largest funding platform for creative projects. Learn more!

Chrisinamsterdam.thumb

Chris Carella (New York, NY)

Chris Carella is backing 13 other projects.
Missing_thumb

Joshua Diaz

Joshua Diaz is backing 34 other projects.
Jimbabb.thumb

Jim Babb (Brooklyn, NY)

Jim Babb is backing 25 other projects.
Chun_headshot_150pixels.thumb

Susan Chun (New York, NY)

Susan Chun is backing 63 other projects.
Ap_sitting.thumb

Thor Muller & Lane Becker (San Francisco, CA)

Thor Muller & Lane Becker is backing 11 other projects.
Z-profile-00.thumb

Zeb Dropkin (Bay Shore, NY)

Zeb Dropkin is backing 10 other projects.
Andrewfitzgerald.thumb

Andrew Fitzgerald (San Francisco, CA)

Andrew Fitzgerald is backing 8 other projects.
Ssrdphoto_bigger_twitter.thumb

Saheli (Berkeley, CA)

Saheli is backing 13 other projects.
Missing_thumb

Jason Wells (Cumberland, RI)

Jason Wells is backing 47 other projects.
Dave64_bigger.thumb

Dave Menninger (Cincinnati, OH)

Dave Menninger is backing 34 other projects.
Calvin.thumb

Chris Drackett (Chicago, IL)

Chris Drackett is backing 27 other projects.
Reid_kimball02_sm_aug2010.thumb

Reid Bryant Kimball (Eugene, OR)

Reid Bryant Kimball is backing 9 other projects.
N2358694896_8098.thumb

Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab (Cambridge, MA)

Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab is backing 61 other projects.
Missing_thumb

Glenn Platt

Glenn Platt is backing 24 other projects.
Fb_profile_picture.thumb

commanda

commanda is backing 4 other projects.
Kickstarter_beach_house_-_brett_exasperated.thumb

Brett Camper (Brooklyn, NY)

Brett Camper is backing 230 other projects.
Fb_profile_picture.thumb

Daniel Kline

Daniel Kline is backing 9 other projects.
Missing_thumb

Jonas

Jonas is backing 5 other projects.
Tiny-me.thumb

Simon Brookes (Portsmouth, United Kingdom)

Simon Brookes is backing 1 other project.
N193200746_52.thumb

Marc McGinley (St John'S, Canada)

Marc McGinley is backing 12 other projects.
Missing_thumb

Liz.

Liz. is backing 40 other projects.
Fb_profile_picture.thumb

Dean Putney

Dean Putney is backing 5 other projects.
Headshot-halfcrop.thumb

Wilson Miner (San Francisco, CA)

Wilson Miner is backing 23 other projects.
Avatar2012square.thumb

Philip Karpiak (Winnipeg, Canada)

Philip Karpiak is backing 29 other projects.
Fb_profile_picture.thumb

Joe Hughes

Joe Hughes is backing 20 other projects.
Dsc_0341s.thumb

Elizabeth Shoemaker Sampat (Mountain View, CA)

Elizabeth Shoemaker Sampat is backing 30 other projects.
6th_mega_logo.thumb

6TH MEGA

6TH MEGA is backing 1 other project.
Moi-square.thumb

Joyce Bettencourt (Boston, MA)

Joyce Bettencourt is backing 7 other projects.
Siyann3d.thumb

Siyann

Siyann is backing 3 other projects.
Picture_309.thumb

Rita J. King (New York, NY)

Rita J. King is backing 32 other projects.
Photo_2.thumb

A Terrible Idea (Oakland, CA)

A Terrible Idea is backing 17 other projects.
Profile-250px.thumb

Joshua Kaufman (San Francisco, CA)

Joshua Kaufman is backing 11 other projects.
P1030045.thumb

Patrick Ewing (San Francisco, CA)

Patrick Ewing is backing 18 other projects.
Blogprofile.thumb

Borut (Los Angeles, CA)

Borut is backing 19 other projects.
Sloanro-the-sloanyo2.thumb

Robin Sloan (San Francisco, CA)

Robin Sloan is backing 52 other projects.
Panda.thumb

SJML

SJML is backing 7 other projects.
3557440086_d5667d6d00_m.thumb

Myles Grant (San Carlos, CA)

Myles Grant is backing 46 other projects.
Swords.thumb

John Swords (New York, NY)

John Swords is backing 3 other projects.
Missing_thumb

Chris Lamb

Chris Lamb is backing 8 other projects.
Pw_logo_group.thumb

Pam Broviak

Pam Broviak is backing 8 other projects.
Beck_squared.thumb

Beck Tench (Durham, NC)

Beck Tench is backing 3 other projects.
Missing_thumb

Mia Judkins

Mia Judkins is backing 2 other projects.
3276067392_b26a93257d_b.thumb

Buster Benson (Seattle, WA)

Buster Benson is backing 6 other projects.
Me.thumb

Allen Murray (Seattle, WA)

Allen Murray is backing 36 other projects.
Fb_profile_picture.thumb

Kiyash Monsef

Kiyash Monsef is backing 9 other projects.
Fb_profile_picture.thumb

Gareth Kay

Gareth Kay is backing 18 other projects.
Photo.thumb

Matt Perkins (Nashville, TN)

Matt Perkins is backing 22 other projects.
Missing_thumb

Shannon Hale (San Francisco, CA)

Shannon Hale is backing 10 other projects.
593
Backers
$64,965
pledged of $2,000 goal
0
seconds to go

Funding Successful

This project successfully raised its funding goal on September 29, 2010.

Pledge $12 or more Pledge $12 or more

210 Backers

FOUNDER'S REWARD: You get your name on the list of Gameful Founders; PLUS a Founder icon for your Gameful profile page; PLUS a secret, hand-numbered puzzle piece that will serve as your official Gameful founder’s card. (Slip it in your wallet; Whenever you meet another founder, check to see if your puzzle pieces connect. If they do, it’s a sign from the gameful gods that you are destined to join superpowers and collaborate!)

Pledge $24 or more Pledge $24 or more

83 Backers

SECRET BACK DOOR ACCESS: All of the above, PLUS secret access to the Gameful HQ 2 weeks before it officially opens to the public. That’s plenty of time to sneak around, find out how everything works, earn some bonus points, and leave your mark before everyone else arrives.

Pledge $48 or more Pledge $48 or more

165 Backers

MEGA BRAIN MELD: All of the above, PLUS a personalized, autographed copy of Jane McGonigal’s book REALITY IS BROKEN: WHY GAME MAKE US BETTER AND HOW THEY CAN CHANGE THE WORLD. (Outside of North America please add $10; book will ship ~ January 20, 2011.) (Jane Says: “When you choose your reward, be sure to tell me who to sign to book to!”)

Pledge $98 or more Pledge $98 or more

6 Backers

HERO'S 12-PACK: (Save $48) Be the hero and snag Founder’s Rewards (including the profile icon AND the puzzle piece) for 12 people: you and 11 friends. PLUS, since you’re the hero of the gang, YOU get secret backdoor access to the HQ two weeks before it officially opens to the public.

Pledge $100 or more Pledge $100 or more

1 Backer SOLD OUT (0 of 1 remaining)

OMG: The first person to support Gameful with $100 gets all of the above PLUS the original (the one and only!) neon green future forecasting poster in our Kickstart video, signed and personalized by the future forecaster. Tah-dah!

Pledge $144 or more Pledge $144 or more

56 Backers

THE AWESOME CIRCLE: All of the above; PLUS you will be listed on the official public roster of the Awesome Circle as a benefactor of Gameful (with a one-sentence bio, and your name can link to anything you want); AND you will be invited to serve as a judge for the annual Gameful Awards.

Pledge $288 or more Pledge $288 or more

12 Backers

SECRET FIERO MONSTER: All of the above, PLUS we will hide a custom Secret Fiero Monster icon on the site in your honor. (The Fiero Monster is our mascot.) The monster will appear in your choice of colors, whispering via cartoon bubble your choice of any (non-obscene ^_^) mysterious mantra of up to five words. The Monster will also link to your Gameful profile, ensuring that tons of interesting people discover you and your work. This monster will appear on the site for at least one year. (We will send you the art for your monster in case you want to make t-shirts, or put it on your business card. ^_^)

Pledge $576 or more Pledge $576 or more

23 Backers

THE AWESOME BOARD: All of the above; PLUS you will be listed on the Board of Directors for Gameful on the About page (with an extended bio); PLUS you will participate in private, behind-the-scenes discussions of what to do with Gameful next; PLUS you will be invited to occasional real-world meetups of the Awesome Board with the Gameful founders whenever we have them (mostly likely to be held at major game conferences, such as GDC, Games for Change, or SXSW interactive, and in whatever major U.S. cities we happen to find ourselves in, such as San Francisco, Chicago, St. Louis, Washington DC and Los Angeles.)

Pledge $1,012 or more Pledge $1,012 or more

25 Backers

THE GAMEFUL FAIRY: Absolutely all of the above, PLUS you will get to establish an official Gameful Award, Challenge, or Scholarship to bestow on the recipient(s) of your choice anytime in 2011, up to $1000 to support their ongoing efforts to make awesome games that change the world. You can choose -- do you want to honor a game developer working to improve health? to be played on public transportation? to connect kids with their grandparents? to fix education? to help people dance more? to make a game for the city you live in? Your choice, your award -- YOU get to be the Gameful fairy. You will be honored by name, or anonymously, or on behalf of any corporation or organization -- with an optional photograph or a logo -- as you wish. We hope to have many different Gameful Fairies join us over the next two years, and there are no limits to how many scholarships, challenges or awards you can fund.

Project By

Img_3909.large

Has not connected their Facebook account.

Director of Game Research & Development at the Institute for the Future. Founder of Avant Game. PhD in game theory. World Champion Pigeon Pinata Pummel 2007.

  1. avantgame.com