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DStream. Explore What Makes Great Games Great

Watch live stream. And participate. I dissect franchises one by one to uncover their secrets.

DStream. Explore What Makes Great Games Great

Watch live stream. And participate. I dissect franchises one by one to uncover their secrets.

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Holt, United States

$50 USD 5 backers

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Game Streams Can Be Better...

And more meaningful. I enjoy watching people play. Game Design is my passion. Hm...I wonder what happens if I stick these two together. *click*

Viola! Like two interlockable Lego Bricks, Dstream is born!

Well if you're not fond of Lego's

it doesn't matter. This is about videogames. Many streams I see have little lasting value. There's the community, that's good. Yet even a design stream I watched recently seemed a bit...boring. With Dstream things get more exciting:

Series Breakdown
I take one franchise, say the Legend Of Zelda or Need for Speed, and play a variety of their games.
One Question
For each franchise, a series of episodes debuts with one specific question we aim to answer about the games as a whole (e.g. why so successful?)
Trivia and "You Had No Ideas"

About real games you enjoy! Things you never knew (or maybe you did)!
Do's and Don't

And I'll track what's good and bad in the games...see what you can apply to your projects. Practical stuff here.
Team contest, giveaways, and series related fun!
May even have a mock presidential election. I'm not taking candidates yet! (Diddy Kong is automatically disqualified)

And also...

I want to give a voice to the Indie Game World. I plan to play new Indie titles with their devs as special guests on the show. This will be a regular event once I start it (that's a later feature). I'll explore good game design just as always--no mercy for the Indies. ;^)

How You Are Helping

Here's a breakdown of the costs.

~$150 for an Elgato HD Capture Card. That's how I record the game and show it to you.

~$50 for a headset

$9.95 for the first month of Vimeo Plus

~$50 for overlay images/software (if I choose to buy that)

~$50 for other expenses

$500 is much more than I need, yet that is the smallest goal that one can set. I will use the extra funds for advertising, giveaway stuff, or other things that will benefit the stream. With a Vimeo Plus subscription, I will be able to upload all episodes to Vimeo where you can watch them ad free as many times as you'd like.

This is a flexible funded campaign. That means even if I don't raise all $500, I receive what I've earned.

Check out the official site for more details! You can help me out on Patreon anytime, or support me here. I really appreciate it! When it comes time to air, Twitch will be the site I use.

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The first franchise I'll explore is Ape Escape. Give $10 to receive an my Ape Escape 2 gameplay diary (I already started playing alone) and get a taste of what you'll see in the stream. I'll even draw a monkey for you! :D See an excerpt from the diary here.

For a gift of any amount $1 or more, I give you my thanks, both personally and publicly on the live stream. And I'll keep you updated!

I want to let you know, the trivia and "You Didn't Know" feature may not be implemented immediately. The contests and social games will have to wait for sure until we've done a few episodes. Thank you for your patience.

The goal is to start the first stream by June. If that changes, I will let you know!

ABOUT ME: I'm a young entrepreneur with a deep interest in videogames. I've been creating them ever since I was 12 and have extensive computer knowledge. This is my second Indiegogo campaign (the first wasn't funded; I ended it early). With the income from this stream, I'd like to pay for some of my expenses, and who knows, perhaps it will pay for all of them! :P

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$10 USD

Thank you! I'll give you access to my Ape Escape 2 gameplay diary, over 30 pages of my casual exploration of the game so far. It's a potent foretaste of what you'll see in the stream! ...And if you'd like, I'll also draw you as monkey pen sketch. Just give me three adjectives. You get the "Any Amount Sponsor" prize, too.

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June 2015

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