Code Hero: The dangers of a Kickstarter success story
“It’s totally not abandoned,” says Alex Peake, developer of Kickstarter project Code Hero, his face filling the screen of a Google Hangout window. Late on the night of December 12, Peake responds to comments on the Code Hero Kickstarter page, inviting backers and journalists to join him in a video chat if they have any questions, and apologizing for a lack of updates on the project.
In the chat, he answers our questions directly. “Code Hero is my reason for living. It’s not like -”
One of Peake’s friends jumps in. “I can second that,” he says. “I can second that.”
Peake continues, “No matter what, I will make Code Hero because that’s why I live. That’s my purpose in life.”
Peake finds himself defending his commitment to Code Hero following a string of events that began when he established the Kickstarter late last year – events that, for his backers, represent some of the greatest concerns of Kickstarter funding.Continue reading Code Hero: The dangers of a Kickstarter success storyCode Hero: The dangers of a Kickstarter success story originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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