crowdfunding
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This Plane Face Rest Promises a More Comfortable Flight
The best way to spend $US165 (like what, $230 in Aussie terms?) to sleep better on a flight is to put that money towards a seat upgrade, but if you’re a frequent flier, those extra fees can quickly add up. Another solution is the TruRest, a foldaway contraption that promises to support your body in…
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The Gaming Shelf Pursues Paradise in Flames
Between the end of December and the start of the new year, game releases and developments have slowed down considerably, probably because people are getting ready for the massive influx of new TTRPG releases and crowdfunding campaigns that will happen in February. Still, we were excited to find a few new releases and crowdfunding campaigns…
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How a New Wave of Grants Is Building a More Diverse Tabletop Scene
As massive crowdfunding campaigns for tabletop role playing games (TTRPG) dominate the games ecosystem, independent designers and presses are adapting the centuries-old tradition of arts grants and patronage in order to raise up small, often marginalised, authors and artists.
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As ‘Zine Month’ Wraps Up, Game Designers Ponder a Future With (or Without) Kickstarter
Kickstarter has been used as a crowdfunding platform for tabletop role-playing games almost since its inception. In 2012, only three years after Kickstarter first launched, Jamie Chambers successfully ran a crowdfunding campaign in support of a new edition of the classic science fiction RPG, Metamorphosis.