Code Hero turns games development into a game; Crowdfunding used to go beyond beta
Unity chief executive David Helgason has backed a new Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for an innovative game development tool.
Code Hero is a fully interactive game that uses the Unity engine to teach people to build their own creations. The first levels in the game will teach users the basics, while the final ‘level’ in the game is to publish your own work.
Helgason has pledged $1,337 towards the crowdsourcing project, which has now made $18,722.
However, the Kickstarter deadline is seven days away, with about $81,000 still needed.
The project, developed by Alex Peake, is currently in beta. Kickstarter funds will be used to finalise the project.
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Excellent work Alex! These guys are trying to do a very innovative thing here. I really hope this project gets the support it deserves and unleashes a new generation of game developers.
$ 81,000 in seven days is a tough aim, but I really hope you'll make it! I had not programming skills at all, but after the beta i'm confident about learning a lot with this game!
Keep up the leet hax.
At approx 7:55pm PST 2012.02.21 #CodeHero smashed decisively thru $100,000 goal on #Kickstarter & is still climbing. $80K pledged in 96 hrs. 50 hrs to go. It will be interesting to see who chooses to act on this exciting start-up... after they met their goal :-).
