
How does it work?
KickStarter has a fairly simple premise and executes upon it perfectly. First a group puts up their project, let's say an iOS game, with a certain amount of money they need to fund it. Then if people and like the project they pledge a certain amount of money. The creators of the project almost always offer different "rewards" for pledging various amounts of money. Let's use the iOS game as an example again. You find the game and like it, so you pledge one dollar. For that one dollar you would most likely receive a copy of that game, but for 10 dollars you'd receive a copy of the game and an art book or a mention in the credits. These "rewards" increase in value into massive amounts such as ten thousand dollars and up. If the project doesn't meet it's goal in the set amount of time, they generally hand out refunds to backers, although there are a few infamous stories of non-refunded failed projects like the Zion Eyez HD. Although it’s a very rare occurrence, it should be remembered when using KickStarter.So now that you know how KickStarter works I'd like to show you a list of all of my favorite video game-related KickStarter projects, both still in the funding process or already done with it.
ALREADY FINISHED CAMPAIGNS:
OUYA

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ouya/ouya-a-new-kind-of-video-game-console
http://www.ouya.tv/
Wasteland 2

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/inxile/wasteland-2
http://wasteland.inxile-entertainment.com/
Leisure Suit Larry

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/leisuresuitlarry/make-leisure-suit-larry-come-again
https://www.replaygamesinc.com/
iOS GameDock

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cascadiagames/gamedock-for-iphone-ipad-and-ipod-touch-devices
http://iosgamedock.com/
STILL IN FUNDING:
Mercenary Kings

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/322438897/mercenary-kings?ref=category
http://www.tributegames.com/index.php?language=en
SharQ II

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1342599001/sharq-ii?ref=category
http://rapscalliongames.com/
Deozoa: Legends of Eden

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/888104893/deozoa-legends-of-eden?ref=category
http://ignisstudios.com/
So! Now that I’ve listed some of my favorite KickStarter projects I’d like to hear some of yours. Sound off in the comment section below, send me a tweet @DrMrPHD, or shoot me an email at [email protected]! Thanks for reading!