TekGoblin: How Kickstarter might shake up the gaming world

TekGoblin:

In times of financial crisis, people who work in creative industries are the first ones to notice that money is short. Public theaters, museums and schools all have to endure financial cuts in most countries that are currently hit by the economic crisis. At the same time, creative people that work, for instance, in the gaming industry have had a harder time selling their ideas to big companies. A few of them successfully turned to Kickstarter to realise their computer game projects against all financial odds. Most of you probably know how Kickstarter works. It is an internet platform that allows people to collect money in order to realise artistic projects. That means that Kickstarter cannot be used to raise money for, let’s say, a scholarship. For example, it is a good way for people to realise projects that involve, for instance, photography, dance or games.