Dear StrMod and DOJO supporters:
The DOJO Kickstarter effort was unsuccessful, and we’re OK with that. We hope you are too.
During our freshman experience with design and crowdfunding efforts, we learned much. Murphy’s Law applies to everything, no matter how well planned. Our efforts(delightfully!) received global notice, and therefore we should have worldwide shipping options from day one. Amongst other things, people can be surprisingly generous both monetarily and with their time and knowledge.
During the promotional run, I met and corresponded with tons of great people whom I may not have otherwise come into contact with. I’ve made some personal friends as well as made some connections with industry folks who’ve offered their expertise on this and future efforts.
Throughout the process and discussions amongst the DOJO team, we’ve strengthened our resolve and methods to produce great gaming material here at StrMod.
I’m happy to announce that DOJO will not go the way of Atari’s “E.T.”
Since we were not initially successful in funding, the process will be slower and largely self-backed. However, we can still involve you in the process. You can always contact StrMod through the normal means(Facebook, tumblr, or plain old email), but additionally we’ve setup a dedicated space on our website for DOJO updates and feedback, here.
We’ll be taking time to apply some suggestions for improvement, finishing more great art, furthering the plan for print logistics, and testing so we can wind up with a great final product.
Expect a second Kickstarter effort following that work. We’ll still need to know how many games to make, and we’ll have some new rewards up for grabs! A lower monetary goal will make getting funded much more achievable. We’ll also be able to deliver more quickly since we’ll be closer to a final product.
In the meantime, StrMod efforts are expanding to include a second gaming project. Details are forthcoming, but just know that it will be “our thing”, capisce?
Thank you for all your help in this process, past and future.
~Josh Law~
StrMod.com
During our freshman experience with design and crowdfunding efforts, we learned much. Murphy’s Law applies to everything, no matter how well planned. Our efforts(delightfully!) received global notice, and therefore we should have worldwide shipping options from day one. Amongst other things, people can be surprisingly generous both monetarily and with their time and knowledge.
During the promotional run, I met and corresponded with tons of great people whom I may not have otherwise come into contact with. I’ve made some personal friends as well as made some connections with industry folks who’ve offered their expertise on this and future efforts.
Throughout the process and discussions amongst the DOJO team, we’ve strengthened our resolve and methods to produce great gaming material here at StrMod.
I’m happy to announce that DOJO will not go the way of Atari’s “E.T.”
Since we were not initially successful in funding, the process will be slower and largely self-backed. However, we can still involve you in the process. You can always contact StrMod through the normal means(Facebook, tumblr, or plain old email), but additionally we’ve setup a dedicated space on our website for DOJO updates and feedback, here.
We’ll be taking time to apply some suggestions for improvement, finishing more great art, furthering the plan for print logistics, and testing so we can wind up with a great final product.
Expect a second Kickstarter effort following that work. We’ll still need to know how many games to make, and we’ll have some new rewards up for grabs! A lower monetary goal will make getting funded much more achievable. We’ll also be able to deliver more quickly since we’ll be closer to a final product.
In the meantime, StrMod efforts are expanding to include a second gaming project. Details are forthcoming, but just know that it will be “our thing”, capisce?
Thank you for all your help in this process, past and future.
~Josh Law~
StrMod.com