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	[quote name="Siskel and Ebert"]<A HREF="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1793481042/star-wars-open-world-rpg">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1793481042/star-wars-open-world-rpg</A> You'll notice the title in the URL is a lot more succinct than the current one, but you can't say Devin "This whole project was created solely by me" Tripp didn't steel us for the possibility of a change: [quote]I am currently looking into talking with Disney if I am able to do this. If not then there might have to be a compromise on the name or some other parts.[/quote] [quote]<b>Risks and challenges</b> Copy rights[/quote] Like J.J. Abrams, Devin understands the appeal of nostalgia: [quote]Like many of us when we were kids, we wanted to be like Luke Skywalker or obi one Kinobi, but like all of us, we do not live in a galaxy far far away. There might be another way though. With all the open world RPGs out there how is there not a good one for Star Wars? I have decided to take matters into my own hands and write a story in the star wars universe that will fit inside a RPG video game that I have not created.[/quote] Like <i>Empire Strikes Back</i>-era Lucas, Devin also understands the importance of delegating: [quote]I need your help. I am not a very good programmer, and I'm an even worst artist. I want to put this project into the hands of professionals, but in order to do that I need money to hire them.[/quote] And like old-school Star Wars fans, he understands the necessity of patience: [quote]I am not talking about a 1995/2005 game that could be created in a month or two. [/quote] Actually his <A HREF="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1793481042/star-wars-open-world-rpg/creator_bio">bio</A> shows he's only around the same age as Jake Lloyd, but he's crammed a lot of experience into his twenty years: [quote]Hi I am Devin Tripp I am 20 years old and I have owned businesses ranging from clothing to stocks. I have learned and changed a lot in such short time. There is still much to learn, and I know that I am better prepared for the future to come.[/quote] If you're still not convinced to drop $60 for his game, he has some generous incentives at the $5 and $10 levels: [quote]<b>Pledge $5 or more</b> Letter from me thanking you for helping making this happen. Will be signed by the makers of the game.[/quote] [quote]<b>Pledge $10 or more</b> Letter from me thanking you for helping making this happen. Will be signed by the makers of the game. Same as above just fit for those with bigger pockets.[/quote] He's currently up to $16,000 of his $250k goal and he's still got 26 days to go. After the immortal <A HREF="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zackdangerbrown/potato-salad">Potato Salad Kickstarter of 2014</A>, I think we have the next great experiment in how far ironic crowdfunding can go.[/quote]