#213 Carla Kopp, Kickstarter and Big Easy Busking

Dirk Knemeyer – @DKnemeyer

Carla Kopp – @WeirdGiraffes, contact@weirdgiraffegames.com

Episode Outline

– 00:06 Intro and format explanation

– 00:40 Being a designer and a publisher

– 01:36 Intro to Big Easy Busking

– 02:45 Signing Big Easy Busking as a publisher

– 03:48 Changes made to the game after it was acquired

– 08:28 Naming Big Easy Busking

– 10:41 Why the first Kickstarter was cancelled

– 12:09 A bit on the structure of their small publishing company

– 14:15 What’s changed since the Kickstarter was cancelled

– 16:59 How have crowdfunding expectations changed?

– 18:31 Moving past a cancelled campaign, and what gave Carla confidence.

– 21:03 What sets Big Easy Busking apart/designing a solo mode

– 23:05 Another game published by Weird Giraffe: Dreams of Tomorrow