Final Hours
Time is running out on our kickstarter deadline and we still have quite a bit to go. We got a big boost of funding today- welcome new backers! We know we still need a lot of help to make it to the finish line.
We want you to know that we are very passionate about Popchilla's World and this kickstarter is only the beginning. With only a few hours left, we haven't given up and our work doesn't stop at the midnight deadline.
That said, we are still pushing for a midnight photo finish. If you can send out the alert over the social network(s) of your choice, you'll be our hero. If you're already a backer, that makes you our Double Mega Hero.
Thanks everyone!
171
Backers
$6,415
pledged of $25,000 goal
0
seconds to go
Funding Unsuccessful This project reached the deadline without achieving its funding goal on May 1, 2012.
Funding period
Mar 30, 2012 -
May 1, 2012
- First created · 1 backed
- Has not connected Facebook
- Website: interbots.com
Pledge $5 or more
43 backers
Your name appears on the game's credits screen
Estimated delivery: Aug 2012Pledge $20 or more
60 backers
A copy of Popchilla's World and your name and a custom message or image appears on the game's credits screen
Estimated delivery: Aug 2012Pledge $50 or more
13 backers
A copy of Popchilla's World, name/message/image in credits and personalized Popchilla wallpaper for your iPad
Estimated delivery: Aug 2012Pledge $100 or more
20 backers
A copy of Popchilla's World, name/message/image in credits and a Popchilla's World t-shirt
Estimated delivery: Aug 2012Pledge $100 or more
6 backers Limited (44 of 50 left)
A copy of Popchilla's World, name/message/image in credits and your child gets to decorate a reward balloon that appears in the game
Estimated delivery: Aug 2012Pledge $500 or more
1 backer Limited (29 of 30 left)
A copy of Popchilla's World, name/message/image in credits, a Popchilla's World t-shirt, and a one-on-one call with Interbots to participate in the game design
Estimated delivery: Aug 2012Pledge $1,000 or more
0 backers Limited (10 of 10 left)
A copy of Popchilla's World, name/message/image in credits, a Popchilla's World t-shirt, a one-on-one call with Interbots to participate in the game design and we work with you and your child to design a custom object that appears in the game (for example, your child's favorite toy)
Estimated delivery: Aug 2012Pledge $5,000 or more
0 backers Limited (5 of 5 left)
A copy of Popchilla's World, name/message/image in credits, a Popchilla's World t-shirt, membership on the Popchilla's World Advisory Board and 2 iPads with Popchilla's World installed on them donated to the organization of your choice
Estimated delivery: Aug 2012Pledge $5,000 or more
0 backers Limited (3 of 3 left)
A copy of Popchilla's World, name/message/image in credits, a Popchilla's World t-shirt and a custom Popchilla's World activity designed specifically for your child
Estimated delivery: Aug 2012Pledge $10,000 or more
0 backers Limited (5 of 5 left)
Membership on the Popchilla's World Advisory Board and your name or organization's logo will appear on the game's loading screen
Estimated delivery: Aug 2012
Comments
Creator Bonnie Funk on May 1, 2012
I hope to hear more from your team as well. I am interested in your work. I have one nephew who is autistic and one with Asberger's. I'm new to KickStarter and wish I had learned about it sooner and was able to invest more. I learned about your project after touring the ETC with PARSEC.
Sincerely,
Bonnie Funk
Creator Stephen J Broida on May 1, 2012
I'm really sorry to see that this didn't make it's goal, since I really believed in its cause and wanted to see it succeed.
I'm hoping you guys are still going to keep working on Popchilla's world with or without the KickStarter. I've already seen a number of campaigns not succeed within the last week, or heck, 24 hours alone. I want to find a way to help you guys out, and I actually think I might have an idea.
My name is Stephen Broida, and I'm an amateur writer who was just hired in to the staff over at video game news and reviews site: Blistered Thumbs.
www.blisteredthumbs.net
I've been examining what I call the KickStarter Spring, and the effect it's having on new and old game developers alike. I've learned quite a few things, done some research, interviewed a few people, and spotted a few patterns. Essentially, I think one reason this is happening is because of an over-abundance of KickStarter campaigns that were launched because of Tim Schafer's KickStarter Campaign. While I would love to see every video game KickStarter get funded, especially one with as noble a cause as yours, I think the timing just made things trickier for you than others.
Still, others are already gearing up to try again; learn from what they did right and what they could have done better, then retry sometime down the road in the summer.
So while the "KickStarter Spring" saw a major rush of big names and cash towards KickStarter, I think what needs to happen is for those that didn't make it during the "KickStarter Spring" to try again and make a "KickStarter Summer". I believe that you guys can do a lot to help children in need, and if I had more funds, I would have pledged much much more.
I'm particularly sad this project didn't get funded, since I can relate to it due to my Asperger's Syndrome. I know I haven't messaged you, but I was always hoping that this project would make it and wished there was more I could have done to support it. I even feel guilty that I hadn't done more.
Still, I am glad that you haven't given up, and I think maybe, if enough of the KickStarter people that didn't make it this time around gather together, team up with the IGDA and KickingItForward, and create a "KickStarter Summer", then who knows what might happen!
Good luck! I hope to hear more from you and your team.
Sincerely,
Stephen Broida