The Choosatron: Interactive Fiction Arcade Machine

A project in Minneapolis, MN by Jerry Belich
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The Choosatron is a Choose Your Own Adventure® inspired story printer. Wi-Fi connected and fully hackable!
Backers: 570
Average Pledge Per Backer: $132

Funded: $75,080 of $22,000
Dates: Jul 29th -> Aug 30th (33 days)
Project By: Jerry Belich
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Latest News

YOU ARE ALL OFFICIALLY AWESOME! *HUG HUG HUG*

August 30th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Down to the wire! 36 minutes, $774 to go!

August 30th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm already blissed out, but I can't help but want to reach for the LAST stretch goal! A little over a half an hour left, but I think we can do it! Go! Retweet! Like! Whatever you have to do. :) Whatever the outcome, THANK YOU! -Jerry  (Read More)

A New Author Approaches!

August 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Evidently there is one more surprise left!  Video game studio WayForward - the developer of titles such as Shantae, Mighty Switch Force!, and DuckTales: Remastered - has offered to write a Choosatron story featuring their original characters! For... (Read More)

(FINAL) STRETCH #6: $75,000 - Choosatron Wizard

August 27th - via: kickstarter.com
(Pssst! Check the reward levels, there is a wood case choosatron kit!) Last one folks. Close enough to be possible, far enough where we gotta fight for it! So please, spread the word and see if we can get one last boost to get us there! Choosatron... (Read More)

STRETCH #5: $70,000 - Storytime 2: Electric Boogaloo

August 26th - via: kickstarter.com
It's storytime again! Three writers, way more than three stories! Two of our new authors are also focused on kids and education, so we'll get more for the youngins. Read on! KeeKee the calico kitty comes to the Choosatron!KeeKee’s Big Adventures is... (Read More)

Stretch Goal #4: $66,000 - 300% Funding, "THIS IS SPARTA!"

August 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
To celebrate 300% funding, we have a lot of great stuff! A quick summary, then the details! STRETCH REWARDS SUMMARY: A COMPLETE redesign of the Choosatron Writing Platform! Cross-platform, web based, manage your Choosatron stories, easy to write... (Read More)

Bonus freebie for Stretch #3!

August 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Tin Man Games has upped the ante! They are already writing an original Choosatron story as a prequel to their gamebook adventure The Siege of the Necromancer, but now they are throwing in a free download (PC/Mac) of the full gamebook to go along... (Read More)

More fun add-ons? What would you like?

August 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone! As we get further into stretch goals, and closer to the end, I ask myself what Choosatron fans would really like as add-ons to their rewards! It dawned on me I could just ASK. Here are some ideas: Choosatron Logo sticker (the cute... (Read More)

Stretch Goal #3: $60,000 - "Choose this adventure!"

August 19th - via: kickstarter.com
As I mentioned last week, Choose Your Own Adventure® themselves are going to write an original Choosatron story as part of the next goal, but that isn't all! New Writing Features -or- "A picture is worth a thousand choices": At this level we can... (Read More)

A peak at the next stretch goal!

August 16th - via: kickstarter.com
A full announcement will follow soon, but after such a great week teaching and such amazing support, I can't hold my excitement in! Stretch Goal #3: $60,000 Just ONE of the awesome bonuses in stretch 3 is an original story for the Choosatron by... (Read More)

Additions to our next Stretch Goal!

August 16th - via: kickstarter.com
It has been a crazy week (Kickstarter aside!). Today is the last day of a class I'm teaching to kids about writing choice based interactive fiction using the Choosatron. Each kid got to build their own machine, and play their stories on it! Needless... (Read More)

First Stretch Goal Reached!

August 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you everyone! We made it to the first of hopefully many stretch goals. We have our new set of writers (check out the details on the KS page!) that are going to contribute stories, which is sure to be a lot of extra fun when you get your... (Read More)

International Paper Refills

August 9th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Preparing for the Choosatron Class at the Loft

August 9th - via: kickstarter.com
The kickstarter isn't the only thing keeping me busy. I've been preparing to teach a class with the Choosatron at the Loft Literary Center next week. Each student will get one of our final SD card based prototype kits which we've been frantically... (Read More)

First Stretch Goals Announced!

August 7th - via: kickstarter.com
I’m pleased to announce our first stretch goals! At almost 200% funded I wanted to give everyone a special thank you gift. Thanks to author Matt Youngmark, EVERY funder will get a free digital copy of Matt’s book Zombocalypse Now. Now on to the... (Read More)

Getting ready to stretch!

August 6th - via: kickstarter.com
After a busy weekend, lots of emails, calls, and deals made in dark alleyways, I've got some fun stretch goals lined up! Tomorrow I will be posting a special bonus for all our backers, as well as the first goal! I've added a new reward level to make... (Read More)

One Twin Cities Kickstarter success leads to another

August 5th - via: bizjournals.com
One Twin Cities Kickstarter success has led to another, thanks to Spark Core technology. Choosatron, an interactive story-writing machine, combines arcade gaming with a choose-your-own-adventure book. (Read More)

THANK YOU ALL!

July 30th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Day Two - Thanks so much!

July 29th - via: kickstarter.com
It was a really successful first day, and we got over 50% funded in 12 hours! I'm looking forward to keeping as much of this momentum as possible so we can see what is really possible with the Choosatron. Please share and tell your friends so we can... (Read More)

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