Crescent Loom: stitch muscles, weave neurons, create life.

A project in Portland, OR by Wick
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Construct physics-based underwater creatures and weave scientifically-accurate neural circuits in order to explore an alien ecosystem.
Backers: 431
Average Pledge Per Backer: $39

Funded: $16,930 of $16,000
Dates: Jan 31st -> Mar 7th (36 days)
Project By: Wick
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Latest News

Final sticker, final countdown.

March 6th - via: kickstarter.com
The Kickstarter ends tomorrow evening! It's been one heckuva ride. A few orders of business: 1) We've made the goal, but that was just the bare minimum I needed to make the game. I'm still gonna be cutting into my savings in order to fulfill... (Read More)

WUB WUB ~ 100% ~ WUB WUB

March 4th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00   WOO YES! Crescent Loom has been funded! I kinda still can't believe this. I had the idea for Crescent Loom way back in 2013, but it was... (Read More)

Tournament results!

March 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Heya! Just ran the tournament -- entrant creatures were made with the online demo and then randomly paired off to race to the top of a tunnel. They are competing for the prize of a $250-tier Ramón y Cajal laser-cut neuron art panel. . Here's the... (Read More)

Woo, Crescent Loom got Greenlit!

March 1st - via: kickstarter.com
  Heck yes! I was pretty sure we'd be able to make it, but I'm super surprised that it happened so fast. Some games spend months or even more than a year trying to get Greenlit. It took Starship Rubicon (my first game) 193 days. Crescent Loom did... (Read More)

oh jeez oh gosh oh wow

February 27th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00   o.o @_@ %%_%% soooooooooooo I'm basically this right now: Halfway through yesterday, I was super happy and excited to have bumped over... (Read More)

Today only! Matched pledges (& creature tournament)

February 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi! Today's an big day -- as I've mentioned, an anonymous backer is matching all pledges and pledge increases until midnight! This could be a make-or-break opportunity, so I need your help getting the word out (even if you've already shared the... (Read More)

Ramón y Cajal laser test - PLUS - matched pledges this Sunday!

February 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Matched PledgesHi! Two pieces of news. First, I'm hosting and live-streaming a gathering at the Lucky Lab this Sunday to get us up over the 50% mark. An outstandingly generous anonymous backer has offered to match all pledges and pledge increases,... (Read More)

Third Week in Crescent Loom - Racing, profligating creatures & Imgurians

February 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all! This has been a good week on both the development of the game and on the campaign. The second sticker was revealed: brainbow! It's so fabulous. I also made a test cut of the Cajal art, which I'll post in the coming days. In-game, I added a... (Read More)

Second sticker announced: Brainbow!

February 19th - via: kickstarter.com
. I kept trying to make another circuit-style sticker that stylistically matched with the last one. I took a step back and asked myself: "What's the visually coolest thing I've seen in neuroscience?" The obvious answer was Brainbow, a method of... (Read More)

5 projects that made me fall in love with neuroscience

February 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Heya! I just put together a post on Medium about some really cool science that Crescent Loom is based on. I thought I'd share it with y'all as well! (CW: animal experimentation, including a cat)... (Read More)

My thesis data is going to be published in the Journal of Neuroscience!

February 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Exciting news: yesterday, my undergraduate thesis and the following investigation in Erik Zornik's lab on mapping the Xenopus vocal circuit was accepted to be published in the Journal of Neuroscience! . We've been working on this for years; my thesis... (Read More)

Second week in Crescent Loom - we're on track!

February 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Heya! Today was awesome -- not only did we pass the 100-backer mark, but thanks to a few super super generous backers we're now sitting at 30% with about two-thirds of the campaign still left to go. HECK TO THE YES. Thank you to everyone who's backed... (Read More)

Steam Greenlight campaign launched!

February 10th - via: kickstarter.com
In order to get Crescent Loom on the largest online store for games, indie developers like myself go through a process called Steam Greenlight. If a project gets enough upvotes and interest, it gets approved to be distributed via Steam, which is a... (Read More)

This week in Crescent Loom - beautiful creatures!

February 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Heya! So, it's been an exciting week! We still have a long way to go, but my spirits are buoyed by the fact that people have been making some really amazing creatures (though I think they're *all* beautiful). I'll be sending out weekly digests of... (Read More)

Good first day! Humbled. Can we reach 100 backers in the next 24 hours?

February 1st - via: kickstarter.com
I know that the world is full of noise and a lot of just causes that need resources right now, so I'm humbled that you have decided that neuroscience education is something that you'll support. But Crescent Loom still has a long way to go, and the... (Read More)

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