Levels of Doneness

Design Doc

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How do you know when a game is ready for Kickstarter? How far along should it be before bringing it to the world? In this episode, we talk about the delicate balance of presentation—slick, but not *too* slick; done, but not *too* done. We explored how crowdfunding has changed for small creators now that big, well-resourced companies are bringing their games to Kickstarter too. When faced with a rising standard of "doneness," should we try to match them, or pave our own scrappy way?

Mentioned in this episode:

• Yes, L'Oreal did do a Kickstarter (we're not linking to it).
• Double Fine's adventure game Kickstarter (for the game that would eventually be called Broken Age).
• Czech Dream documentary.

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