By now, you don't need anyone to tell you what Kickstarter is or how it works: basically, it is a creative community powered by freedom, and featuring both the best and the weirdest creations the Internet's finest minds have cooked up. Crucially, aside from taking a small percentage fee from a project's total gross, Kickstarter claims no ownership and does not police how money is spent they simply advise backers to exercise caution when pledging their cash. It really is that simple, with headline successes including Zach Braffs latest flick, Wish I Was Here, Rob Thomas Veronica Mars movie as well as Pebble Technology's $10 million dollar backed, Pebble: E-Paper Watch. But not all projects soar so high, and this feature looks at those smaller projects that dont necessarily have the backing of a big name. These are the projects that with a little promotion could end up making our lives a smidgen easier, feed our imagination or engage our gaming prowess. Enjoy the trawl and, if you feel inspired, maybe even become a backer of the next big thing.
Shaun is a former contributor for a number of Future Publishing titles and more recently worked as a staffer at Imagine Publishing.
He can now be found banking in the daytime and writing a variety of articles for What Culture, namely around his favourite topics of film, retro gaming, music, TV and, when he's feeling clever, literature.
