Daniel Solis

Folks asked if I could share some best practices on crowdsourcing content as a part of a Kickstarter campaign. Ooh boy, yeah. Crowdsourcing is a very fun way to engage your backers in the project. It's like a giant mad libs. I've incorporated crowdsourced content into Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple (letters, characters), Happy Birthday, Robot! (examples of play), and soon Utara (island names). There are a few basic tips I've learned. 1: Survey your real estate. "We're releasing a role-playing game with a random citizen generator. Want to be listed as a resident of our world? Pledge now and join up!" What are you offering and how much of it can you offer? If you can, offer examples of the context in which your offering will appear. For example, if you wanted to include a d100 random citizen generator in your game, you could offer space in that list for high-level backers. Limiting the availability increases the value of that space. As the spaces ge...

You answered the call loudly (and sometimes sketchily). Over the past day and a half, you've sent in about fifty handwriting samples in all kinds of styles. You're helping make this an excellent Kickstarter video. Thank you so much!

The Kickstarter video for Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple opens with a montage of layered voices saying "Dear Pilgrims of the Flying Temple." I'd love to have a bunch of handwriting layered together on screen at the same time. Specifically, your handwriting. If you have time over the next 24 hours, please write "Dear Pilgrims of the Flying Temple." Messy handwriting is okay. Swirly fancy handwriting is okay, too. I just need a big, clear photo of your handwriting and I can take care of the rest. (A scan is even better!) You can see some examples of people's handwriting at the top of this post. Send yours to gobi81 at gmail dot com. Thank you!