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Update #3: A portion of the proceeds...
Posted on October 8, 2009
You know, I'll be honest, I've always been a little wary of official charitable organizations, for fear that your donations are going to fund some office bureaucrat's afternoon naps. Thankfully in the age of the internet, financial records and more are available to those who are interested.
So with that, I'm happy to declare that 5% of royalties from sales of the game will be donated to two charities:
Children of Persia, an organization that provides health care, education, and social services to Iranian children in need: http://www.childrenofpersia.org/index.html
Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, which aims to record and educate about human rights abuses in Iran, to encourage a culture of human rights within Iranian society: http://www.iranhrdc.org/httpdocs/index.htm
At least 5% of royalties will be charitably donated to those two organizations, possibly more depending on what I can afford based on the cost of development and relative success of the game.
I don't necessarily think any creative work, whether it's a game, music, movie, or book, can directly bring about change for the social good. They can educate, inform, and inspire - those are powerful things that, when successful, can motivate people to act, but only in that indirect fashion. Yet at least in some way, through this donation, I hope this game can do a little bit of both.
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EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - You'll get a signed copy of the game, soundtrack, a t-shirt, signed artwork, and a behind the scenes pass, and you'll get an Executive Producer credit in the game. Hey, everybody wants to executive produce, right? This could be your entry to the high profile world of game production! Stop laughing.
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I’m a freelance game developer who lives in Venice, CA. I previously worked at EALA, as a lead AI programmer on game collaboration between Doug Church and Steven Spielberg. I’ve also worked at Radical, Sony Online Entertainment, and my own start-up (White Knuckle Games). I’ve taught in the Vancouver Film School’s Game Design program, and I’ve written articles for the Game Programming Gems series, Gamasutra, and more. I blog at http://www.plushapocalypse.com/borut/
