StepBOT

A project in San Francisco, CA by GPOP
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Help your StepBOT complete missions by getting more steps on your wearable device; Fitbit, Jawbone, Android wear
Backers: 164
Average Pledge Per Backer: $30

Funded: $5,000 of $5,000
Dates: Aug 5th -> Sep 10th (36 days)
Project By: GPOP
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Latest News

Less than 48 hrs & Tech Crunch Disrupt

September 8th - via: kickstarter.com
1st goal has been accomplished.  We got into Tech Crunch Disrupt by being one of the top contenders in their Hack-a-thon event last weekend. What does this mean? We are taking all our StepBOT stickers there to promote the hell out of StepBOT. That's... (Read More)

New Cities & New Characters

August 26th - via: kickstarter.com
5 more days to go. Let's see if StepBOT will survive!  We have added three more cities to the map. Could you guess which three cities are these? We also heard from the female backers; hope our new updates add better character selection for your... (Read More)

Help us spread the word!

August 25th - via: kickstarter.com
New StepBOT Video and Free DecalIt's crunch time and we now only have 2 weeks left and still behind our goal. But don't worry, we were just getting ready for our marketing blitz. Starting this week, you will start hearing more about StepBOT on the... (Read More)

Select Your Character

August 19th - via: kickstarter.com
 Which character do you want to see next?  Please help us selecting next character by leaving a comment here.   We will work together to create unique story for each character as well. So which character do you want to see running with you next... (Read More)

Polar bears are in danger!

August 13th - via: kickstarter.com
"The effects of reductions in sea ice extent and thickness, shorter periods of maximum ice extent, as well as changes in sea ice dynamics and structure, may vary in different areas of the Arctic, but all have the potential to negatively influence the... (Read More)

Backgrounds and More Backgrounds

August 12th - via: kickstarter.com
 We are working on several background designs. The background will be determined by the mission, GPS, and game progress. Currently they were designed after the scenes in Bay Area, but we hope to expand to other cities. Which city do you want to see... (Read More)

Guile Theme Goes with Everything - including Stepbot

August 11th - via: kickstarter.com
We are using Adobe Flash to prototype the experience.. and just testing some sound effect with the background music : ) Disclaimer: This is just for fun so you can play with the stepbot http://gpop-server.com/stepbot/streetfighter.html Enjoy!  (Read More)

Game Play - Attributes and Archetypes

August 11th - via: kickstarter.com
One of our backers, Richard Thorp, asked a great question yesterday about the game play. What else can we do with StepBOT beside charging and giving a booster item? This has been our big question as well, how do we make sure that we can make the game... (Read More)

Jawbone Integration

August 9th - via: kickstarter.com
 The GPOP labs are on this way this week to finalizing integrating with the Jawbone UP API.  Once you connect your account, your steps will automatically be sent to StepBOT every time you sync your device.  (Read More)

Ranking Board is working now!

August 7th - via: kickstarter.com
First of all, thank you everyone for the support.  We are very happy to announce that Michael was able to demonstrate ranking board using Google Play. Here is a screen shot in action. The number is indicating the distance StepBOT has walked.  We... (Read More)

Day 3 - StepBOT Animation Gif

August 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Just a status update We still have not made public announcement yet. We are tweaking our content to make sure we have the best story before we get flood of traffic.  We are working on a major PR.  Team @ SF will try to stick QR Code Stepbot sticker... (Read More)

Day 1 - Soft Launch

August 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We were lucky enough to get our project approved before our speaking event @ Wearable World in San Francisco. We have not blasted out our campaign to social network and other PR sources to make sure that we have the best content when the campaign is... (Read More)

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