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Update #8: We're playing with 3601 gameful monsters and counting...

Posted on June 6, 2011

Hello Gameful backers!

8 months after the launch of our secret headquarters gameful.org, we've got a thriving community of 3601 gameful monsters and counting.

With 242 groups and more than 1500 discussion topics, we're sure you'll meet at least one new ally and stumble onto one amazing resource every time you log in...

This month, we're launching 3 new game design challenges to keep you busy all summer long prototyping and playtesting worldchanging games! 

This summer, you'll also meet plenty of fellow gameful monsters at real-world events like the Games for Change Festival (http://gamesforchange.org/festival2011/) and Come Out and Play (http://www.comeoutandplay.org/).

We just wanted to say: Thank you for making Gameful possible, and be sure to stop by and say "Fiero!" to your fellow monsters. \o/

Jane, Nathan, Matt & Kiyash

Update #7: GAMEFUL: We're live! Can you come out and play?

Posted on November 7, 2010

It's an exciting day for Gameful monsters everywhere: our secret headquarters is officially open!

http://www.gameful.org

We're building this community from scratch, and YOU'RE one of our founding members.

So dig in, crack your monster egg, accept a challenge, find an ally, earn some treats, learn something new... It's all in a day's play at Gameful.

Jane, Nathan, Matt, Kiyash
The Gameful Creators

P.S. The Mayor says: "We're still under construction, so watch out for loose boards!"

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      dario on November 7, 2010

      FIERO!!! \ o /

Update #6: If you haven't sent us your mailing address, please do so ASAP!

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Update #5: FIERO!!! Next steps for founding Gameful members...

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Update #4: 2 days to go... and TWO secret missions will unlock!

Posted on September 27, 2010

Hello Gameful friends,

Just 48 hours to go, and we have raised over $55,000. AMAZING!

With this much funding, we'll have 20 gameful fairies to kick us off, full support for the first annual Gameful Awards, and many surprises in the works for the gameful community...

So what happens next?

Next weekend, we'll send Kickstarter message getting everyone's mailing address for the puzzle pieces and requests for the books, secret fiero monsters, and more.

In the meantime, some good news: It looks as if, thanks to your community-building efforts, we will be able to unlock not one... but TWO secret missions!

The first mission is a 500-piece puzzle for the first 500 Kickstarter backers. We're at 487 now; the next 13 to get in before the round runs out will join this ultra-secret mission. (So tell your friends!)

The second (surprise!) mission is a 1500-piece puzzle for the friends of Kickstarter backers who have pledged at $98 and up. (They each get a bonus 11 memberships/puzzle pieces to share with friends.) That mission may be harder to accomplish... because who knows how far and wide those extra puzzle pieces will spread? But if any group can figure it out, it's Gameful...

Please let your favorite gameful people know that there are still 13 founding memberships left... and just 48 hours to get one!

Jane, Kiyash, Matthew, Nathan

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      Reynaldo Leon Lor on September 28, 2010

      The response on this has really been positive. I've told just a handful of people and now we are over the number of backers required; not to mention that we blew that pledge goal out of the water. Kick-ass! I'm so glad to be part of this movement and I can't wait to volunteer some time to promoting the Gameful community.
      Gracias Jane for bringing us together.
      rey ;)

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

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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!)

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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.

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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!”)

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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. ^_^)

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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.)

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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.

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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.

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