DrawAndRace3
A project in London, UK by R D Merrifield000days
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Draw your own racing game
Backers: 85
Average Pledge Per Backer: £13
Funded: £1,067 of £100
Dates: Dec 18th -> Feb 16th (60 days)
Project By: R D Merrifield
Backers: 85
Average Pledge Per Backer: £13
Funded: £1,067 of £100
Dates: Dec 18th -> Feb 16th (60 days)
Project By: R D Merrifield
£1,067
current pledge level
Last Updated: February 16 @ 13:45 -0500 GMT
1067%
of goal
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Latest News
Successful Kickstarter Videogame Campaigns for Feb 2015
March 1st - via: cliqist.com
February was a shot month but there was no shortage of Kickstarter videogame campaigns. We take a look at all 27 successful Kickstarter videogame campaigns. (Read More)
Your reward is now even better! 
February 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backer, Here's a huge thank you - DrawAndRace3 is now successfully funded! To show my appreciation, I'm extending your reward so that you'll get free software updates to all future DrawAndRace kickstarter projects. Also, silver and gold backers... (Read More)
Video of Editor
February 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backer, If you're wondering how the development of DrawAndRace is going, take a look at this new video. It shows how you can place models around your race track. For a selected model, you can choose its XYZ position, its rotation around 3... (Read More)
How complex can these scenes get?
January 30th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm posting a video to give you an idea of the level of complexity of scenes that you can currently make with DrawAndRace3. It turns out that you can make really complex scenes :) You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play 00:00... (Read More)
Slo-mo
January 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Here's the next instalment of the DrawAndRace story that features backers as characters: Ruskin pulls the cover off a bank of 30 display panels. Each screen relays the feed from an individual assault craft. Reaching into his pocket, he grabs a small... (Read More)
Krysten, Perez and Jacob join the story
January 27th - via: kickstarter.com
These updates contain a story that features backers as characters. Today Krysten, Perez and Jacob join the fray... Senator Meakins approaches the citadel. He can see the monstrous black plant swirling around its ivory towers. With the push of a... (Read More)
We've broken a record!
January 26th - via: kickstarter.com
At 768% funded, DrawAndRace3 has now surpassed the 2 previous DrawAndRace kickstarter campaigns. Thank you to all of our backers for keeping this project growing :) To celebrate, here's the next instalment of the DrawAndRace story that features... (Read More)
The film of Avalon
January 24th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm hoping that one day, DrawAndRace will be so good that I'll be able to use it to turn the story of Avalon into a blockbuster film. But for now, here's the next instalment in text form :) The ice fighter is sucked into a huge atrium filled with... (Read More)
UI for placing models
January 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
I've been experimenting with a few designs for how you'll tweak the position, orientation and scale of buildings once you've placed them around your racetrack. I wanted a design where you have precise and efficient control with minimum fuss. My... (Read More)
Awesome cityscapes
January 21st - via: kickstarter.com
I'm pleased to say that the DrawAndRace project is making great progress. I've been amazed at how quickly you can create awesomely complex cityscapes with the software. I'll post some more videos soon :) In the meantime, here's the next instalment of... (Read More)
That video I promised...
January 20th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play 00:00 00:00 How cool is this? (Read More)
DrawAndRace just got amazing!
January 19th - via: kickstarter.com
I've made a breakthrough with DrawAndRace. You can now place 3D models around a racetrack. The resulting scenes are truly awesome. Shout if you want to see a video! In the meantime, here's the next instalment of the DrawAndRace saga: Ruskin clasps a... (Read More)
Memories from the ice
January 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Memories flood back to Simon in a random order: Simon stares out of his frozen tomb. A red laser beam shines down through the ice. Simon cannot move, but he can see the laser edging towards him. His fear saturates as the beam passes between his eyes... (Read More)
The DrawAndRace Story Continues
January 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Senator Meakins' craft speeds out into the starry night. It passes under towering aqueducts that carry oxygenated blood to the heart of the visual cortex. A raven flies into his sight. For a moment, he aligns it in his crosshairs, but refrains from... (Read More)
DrawAndRace Stadium under construction
January 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Last year, on a plane to New Orleans, I wondered what a stadium for DrawAndRace would look like. I figured it would feature a big pencil, a big paint brush and lots of billboards which could display highlights of the race. Here is the stadium... (Read More)
Second Edition DrawAndRace story announced
January 10th - via: kickstarter.com
The First edition of the DrawAndRace story book is now sold out! But not to worry, there is a second edition now available as a reward. They'll only be 5 of these, so if you want one, please move quickly :) The book will mostly be the text of the... (Read More)
Resurrection
January 9th - via: kickstarter.com
The ice fighter plunges through a vein filled with partially-frozen viscous red liquid. Hough has made contact with an ambulance craft that is now buzzing overhead. As the two craft are swept along, robotic tendrils emerge from the ambulance and... (Read More)
Auto Origami
January 8th - via: kickstarter.com
We're now one third of the way through our kickstarter campaign. Thank you to everyone for your amazing support. Here's the next part of the DrawAndRace story to keep you keen :) Ruskin lowers the suitcase into the boiler room. It's hot in here;... (Read More)
A finished 3D model
January 7th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play 00:00 00:00 Here's the finished 3D model of some docks, created entirely using a biro and DrawAndRace. The original artwork is still available as a reward :) (Read More)
The Return of Meakins
January 7th - via: kickstarter.com
To say a big thank you to one of our most generous backers, Tim Meakins, I'm writing him back into the DrawAndRace story. If you too would like to feature as a character, just 'like' this update and keep reading the story as it unfolds... Senator... (Read More)
The rampaging plant
January 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Here's the next part of the story that I'm writing for backers of DrawAndRace: Ruskin is concerned about the raven that is swooping inches behind his mwChase racer, but that is nothing compared to his fear of the plant that is now billowing... (Read More)
The Return to Avalon
January 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
A huge membrane lies beneath the North Sea, preventing its cascade into Avalon. To this date, the membrane has only been punctured once. That was the time that half of Scotland sank to the bottom of the sea. The sheer momentum with which the land... (Read More)
500% funded and counting!
January 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
We've smashed through the 500% funding target. So I'd better make this project at least 5 times better than you hoped! Right? :) Here's the next instalment of the DrawAndRace story where backers play lead roles: The black cat slinks after the raven... (Read More)
Join the DrawAndRace Story
January 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Here's the next instalment of the DrawAndRace story. 'Like' this update to join Simon, Hough, Haevermaet and other backers in this epic journey... Capillary-like tributaries join the blood-red river that carries Hough and Simon's craft into a... (Read More)
Happy New Year!
January 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Many thanks for all of your support! Here's the next instalment of the DrawAndRace story. Please read the earlier updates if you've just joined us :) The afterburner propels the ice fighter down a steep cliff. With a frozen cockpit, Hough has no... (Read More)
DrawAndRace book announced
December 31st - via: kickstarter.com
It's been a great year for DrawAndRace. To celebrate, I've added a new kickstarter reward: A first edition booklet of the DrawAndRace2 and DrawAndRace3 stories. Only 5 are available. The booklet will include lots of artwork by myself and the full... (Read More)
The cat and the raven
December 31st - via: kickstarter.com
This update is an instalment of an interactive story that I'm writing for backers of the DrawAndRace3 project. 'Like' this update if you want to be included as a character in the story. Please read the earlier updates for the story so far! The cat... (Read More)
Transformation
December 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Here's the latest instalment of the DrawAndRace3 interactive story where backers play lead roles in the plot. Please read the earlier updates if you've just joined us :) The block of ice thunders down a steep slope. With each impact, shards of ice... (Read More)
An unfortunate breakage
December 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Here's the next part of the DrawAndRace story. 'Like' the update if you want to feature as a character... Lurking in the shadows of the kitchen, Ruskin manoeuvres the mwChase racer with his phone. Navigating the uniform curvatures of the spiral... (Read More)
A new video of 3D models created with DrawAndRace
December 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Here's a video of the finished 3D model of the double-decker racing craft and the work-in-progress 3D model of the docks. You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play 00:00 00:00 (Read More)
The Story Continues...
December 28th - via: kickstarter.com
To celebrate reaching 390% funding with another 50 days to go, I'm posting the next instalment of the DrawAndRace3 interactive story. 'Like' this message if you want to be a character in the story! Thank you everyone for your kind support. Hough is... (Read More)
DrawAndRace Story Part 5
December 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Master Brennen wrestles in his sleep. He dreams he is falling. He is holding on to a huge block of granite as it descends through Avalon. The dream gets cold. Green laser beams cut a squadron of fighter craft from the frozen granite which fall into a... (Read More)
The DrawAndRace interactive story continues..
December 25th - via: kickstarter.com
One soundyear away and 365 days ago, the highlands were still in freefall. The inhabitants who had survived the initial descent through the north sea and the piercing of the sub-nautical membrane had found a way of living in zero gravity. Once the... (Read More)
3rd instalment of the DrawAndRace3 story
December 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Frost forms on the three tripods as Hough takes them out of the sledge. Struggling with one arm, he sets them down, angled towards the snow covered ground. Hough looks around, he is stooped on a ledge in an frozen wilderness of ice pinnacles and... (Read More)
Watch a Racing craft being created
December 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Here's a video of me creating a 3D racing craft using DrawAndRace. I've sped up the video by 8 times to make it more watchable :) DrawAndRace is brilliant for creating detailed low-polygon models for computer games from hand-drawn sketches.... (Read More)
2nd instalment of the DrawAndRace3 story
December 21st - via: kickstarter.com
The hoverbot glides over the paper. A tiny needle descends to the flat white surface and delivers a microscopic droplet of silver liquid between its fibres. The silver extends a tortuous 3D path passing through the paper, forming an embedded... (Read More)
Creating a dockyard with DrawAndRace
December 21st - via: kickstarter.com
I thought I'd share a video of a 3D model of dockyard that I'm creating with DrawAndRace. It's quite a complex model and it should be pretty awesome when finished! You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play 00:00 00:00 (Read More)
First movie of DrawAndRace3 in progress
December 20th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play 00:00 00:00 Dear Backer, Here's a short movie of DrawAndRace3 in development. You can see the tool for placing buildings in the 3D scene. Soon, you'll be able to place many... (Read More)
The DrawAndRace Interactive Story
December 19th - via: kickstarter.com
For the previous version of DrawAndRace I published an interactive story through Kickstarter updates. It proved a big hit, so here's the beginning of a new story: Return to Avalon A gleaming spire tumbles through the opening aperture. The spire... (Read More)
Funded in less than 7 hours!
December 18th - via: kickstarter.com
That's a record for a DrawAndRace project. Here's a big thank you to all of our backers! Last project, I did an interactive novel about DrawAndRace that I published bit-by-bit through project updates. I found it an interesting way to keep in touch.... (Read More)
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