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MindShift posted:We plan to pool our resources on multiple different levels, including backers feed back, popular game genres, popular game plots, and latest software technologies and then place it all into one game. We plan to build a multiplier first person shooter that is on the latest DirectX 11 platform. DirectX 11 supplies us with the latest eye candy graphics that we are looking for. The same eye candy graphics found in games like Crysis 3 & Unreal Tournament. We are trying to build an adventurous, action packed, first person shooter, that will keep you thrilled throughout the game the first time you go through it and many times after, and then on the other side, we are trying to add a multiplayer mode where you can join your friends & lead them into action. So basically, mash together all the genres of the bestsellers, and their plots into one game. Also buzzwords. Yep, yep, yep... nuh-uh. We get enough of that BS from actual AAA developers... MindShift posted:We plan to pull this all off by using one of the game engine editors, like Unreal Engine 3, CryEngine 3, & Unity3D. This game engines will save us a ton of headaches, time, & challenges on actually creating the hard parts about the game, like the game engine itself. This will allow us to work more on modeling, designing levels, game dynamics, and the plot of the story. Dear Christ, this is painful to read...  You can't use all those engines. YOU CAN'T USE ALL THOSE ENGINES! YOU WILL REGRET THIS! The plot of the loving story?! As opposed to the level design of the story? Noyemi K has a new favorite as of 21:35 on Mar 29, 2013 |
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Similar to this theme of people thinking they are more awesome than they are: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/630515511/one-novel-one-project-one-dream?ref=users (already failed last year) http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/630515511/a-new-fantasy-epic-the-path-of-the-fallen-unabridg?play=1&ref=users (in the process of failing) This poor bastard seems to think his collection of self published books makes him a real author. Just look at that Bio page. He doesn't mention all those books are self published. He's going on 0-2 for this poo poo. I wonder if the $168 he collected so far over those 2 Kickstarters was from poor souls who mistook his name for the other unrelated Dan O'Brien you may have heard of. You'd think being a psychologist, apparently, he would be able to identify his delusions of grandeur. Nope! Made a consulting business because people will want to come to him to find out how to fail at Kickstarter repeatedly and self publish novels. 
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Phoenix Rising - True Evidence of UFO's and ET Technology http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/962700965/phoenix-rising-true-evidence-of-ufos-and-et-techno?ref=recently_launched quote:We already have exclusive, never before seen footage of Boomerangs UFOs and military craft intercepts and other videos of related events which we will be showing and revealing the stories behind them for the first time with multiple witness interviews and we also have a piece of an object which a man in virginia had reported he found on his farm land after two objects in the sky collided. Clearly the most logical explanation for this.
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Mar 29, 2013 22:45
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You know that one MMO that bombed twice and literally killed a company? Let's Kickstart a spinoff!
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Mar 30, 2013 00:42
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With 33 minutes to go and a single donation, I don't think the get a kickball team some uniforms project is going to make it.
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Mar 30, 2013 03:26
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Jet Jaguar posted:With 33 minutes to go and a single donation, I don't think the get a kickball team some uniforms project is going to make it. I feel like this is viral marketing for Portlandia
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Mar 30, 2013 03:27
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Depressing Drawers posted:Ever wanted a longcat.......IN 3D???? I'm surprised they think longcat is still relevant.
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Depressing Drawers posted:Ever wanted a longcat.......IN 3D???? Okay, I'm used to seeing poorly dressed nerds breathe heavily into a mic while rambling about their game for far too long, but this guy just sat down, pointed a camera at his phone and wordlessly played a cell phone game for seven and a half minutes. The camerawork was bad enough that it was hard to see the models or really anything other than the very basic gist of what was happening on screen. At least with the mouthbreathers I had some idea of what they were after from the video.
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Xelkelvos posted:I'm surprised they think longcat is still relevant. Wasn't it just in the news the other week that Longcat had died?
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anticake posted:Similar to this theme of people thinking they are more awesome than they are: The first one definitely failed because it was a snooze-fest. He just sort of rambles a little bit and straight up pastes some text in that nobody wants to read. quote:5 out of 5 stars: "Dan O'Brien has a stellar book with The Path of The Fallen. He was able to accomplish what many other writers could not; transporting me to another place where the story becomes a reality. I have struggled with many other author's books to be drawn into their inner depths, allowing me to experience the action taking place. I was sucked into this world after the first page. It is a brilliant tale of one young mans struggles to overcome unbelievable odds. It is a must read! You will not be disappointed, rather hungry for more of this prolific authors stories!" This... doesn't mean anything...
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anticake posted:Similar to this theme of people thinking they are more awesome than they are: I love that it's for the UNABRIDGED version! You've lived with the gutted, Reader's Digest version for far too long! According to his twitter, which is mostly for pimping other indie authors, he announced he's working on a zombie (kindle exclusive!) serial! Imagine the heartstopping thrills a genius like Dan O'Brien can deliver! And with a regular cliffhanger? You'll be ready to put yourself in a coma waiting for the next thrilling chapter!
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Antitonic posted:http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1659448460/mindshift-multiplayer-first-person-shooter-directx Just gotta quote this and say pretty much both of those "Concept Art" pictures are just things mostly made with the stock UDK assets. Hell you can even see the "Rebuild paths" message in two of them.
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Mar 31, 2013 01:14
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Remember Bart The General? It's back ,in
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These guys are claiming that they can develop a practical neural interface for an iPhone by running a basic EEG sensor through the Siri voice recognition library: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2102631547/mindgear-mind-control-for-siri-and-your-iphone?ref=category
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Cockmaster posted:These guys are claiming that they can develop a practical neural interface for an iPhone by running a basic EEG sensor through the Siri voice recognition library: The massive dump of what appears to be raw code half way down the page is super reassuring!
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...of SCIENCE! posted:Remember Bart The General? It's back ,in Looks pretty cool. Nothing awful about it.
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Fatkraken posted:The massive dump of what appears to be raw code half way down the page is super reassuring! I think they're trying to convince people to fund by drowning them in "techno babel". ass struggle has a new favorite as of 17:42 on Mar 31, 2013 |
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Mar 31, 2013 17:36
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Fatkraken posted:The massive dump of what appears to be raw code half way down the page is super reassuring! From the comments: quote:Cool stuff, but private APIs are hacky. You will need a team to make this credible enough for Apple to accept. You also need to link to the neurosky videos, for backers to understand the current limiations of ECG. I will be bewildered if this project suceeds. Emphasis mine. I'd also be bewildered if anything happened with this, but mostly because I don't think they have any idea how to make this work.
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Mar 31, 2013 17:47
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Jesus Christ (oh poo poo, it's Easter) that code is retarded. All he is doing throughout the entire code is setting variables.code:He's basically just taking the values generated by the Neurosky ThinkGear iOS SDK and mapping them to commands on his iPhone. This would be an amazingly clever and unique use of that SDK if it weren't for the fact that THAT IS THE WHOLE loving POINT OF THE SDK IN THE FIRST PLACE. What he is doing is akin to, say... quote:Hay guys - check out my new Kickstarter. It's an amazing new way to join two pieces of wood together... Building on the "14oz Kobalt Hammer from Lowes" SDK, combined with the "Box of Nails from Home Depot" codebase, I have figured out a way to join two pieces of wood together. Here - check this out!
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Kaethela posted:Emphasis mine. I'd also be bewildered if anything happened with this, but mostly because I don't think they have any idea how to make this work. If it were feasible to set up a neural interface with standard voice recognition algorithms, I would think that the PhD-level scientists researching this sort of thing would be all over it.
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Cockmaster posted:If it were feasible to set up a neural interface with standard voice recognition algorithms, I would think that the PhD-level scientists researching this sort of thing would be all over it. No but you see this kickstarter will cut out the middlemen so they can ship it straight to your door!
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Given the projects that have appeared in this thread, how can you tell? Because I sure as hell can't. Unless of course it's been April 1 all day, every day since the dawn of Kickstarter  .
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Just a hunch. But yes, to wake up one morning and find that all these lovely projects were some massive fever dream? That'd be nice.
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An Ironman Suit. Not too shabby of a project, actually. The intent is to take a modest sum (2k GBP) and build (and share specifications and instructions for) an Iron Man suit, and visit childrens' hospitals and events dressed as the hero. He has a foam pre-fab built already. The only real problem here is the backer rewards... it's a little nitpicking, but they aren't enticing enough for him to really attract the donations he'll need. 
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This one wants 1000£ to print shirts:quote:Sparks original is a new brand looking to bring quirky and contemporary designs to the fashion industry. We have created lot's of designs that are sure to brighten up anyones wardrobe, The 15£ reward will get you this fine piece of modern clothing:  did'nt get funded.
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unpacked robinhood posted:This one wants 1000£ to print shirts: It is hard not to brighten up a grey t-shirt.
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Machai posted:It is hard not to brighten up a grey t-shirt. Doubtless adding a tacky pocket with a hideous design in muted colours is the way to do it...
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Those are the most boring t-shirts I've ever seen. According to the facebook link that's on the page, the designer is studying Photography for Fashion at university. You would think they'd be able to come up with something a little less terrible.
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No, you guys obviously don't understand! They're grey t-shirts, but the pocket is white with blue polka dots! That's not the same design at all! It's so wacky and quirky, you guys!
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It's not even an original idea. $15 at Kohls, Google says 15 GBP is ~$23.
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The Open Source Death Star project didn't reach its £20,000,000 goal.
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A Fancy 400 lbs posted:It's not even an original idea. Not only that, but it looks better... there's more contrast and pop here. It actually looks pretty alright with that pleasing pattern and colour scheme.
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Hey guys look at these stupid nerds with their dorky steampunk thing over at some ghost town in the California desert. That's. . . Totally lame, and not cool at all. Hot air balloons totally, uh, suck. And are stupid. Oh big woop you get to soar over the earth and gaze down upon the middling peons as they scurry about like ants. Who likes that? Nobody. Babies, mostly. This doesn't look cool at all. I'm totally going to go just to laugh at them. Psh, nerds. Am I right? Meanwhile, someone with a PhD fished out of a crackerjack box claims to need fourty-five thousand dollars to hunt ghosts, and to set up equipment that will allow you, the basement-dwelling snack masters that fund him, to assist in the hunt via webcams. eta- take a look at some of their "difficult to explain" video evidence if you need persuasion. PHIZ KALIFA has a new favorite as of 17:54 on Apr 1, 2013 |
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It's like someone found the designer of the Mountain Three Wolf shirt and commissioned them to create one more masterpiece.
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I know a few people who would buy a shitload of these. Still going with worst idea ever.
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Why are they saying "One copy of" for all the pillows and stuff. That seems strange. Also since it is actually licensed, that isn't that bad.
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Ludo plush! GIMME! Also, it would be better if it were a full-sized Jareth body pillow.
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