Posted by Kim on July 3, 2023, 12:40pm
I started musing about avatars in 2021. I've slowly, gradually laid some foundations for maps and patches in the intervening years.The time has come to strike. To finish it. To bring you the long awaited maps and avatars augment for RPR forums, groups and inboxes. To let you unleash your creativity in ways you never could on the RPR before.
On Saturday July 15th, I'll be setting up my Digital Lemonade Stand to raise funds for the RPR maps and avatar project.
Why a fundraiser?
Here's the deal: This project is extremely complex. It has multiple elements and hundreds of decision points that cascade into implications for how other things will work, potentially years down the line, foreseen and unforeseen. It is challenging and taxing to work on, and requires space to focus. Finding uninterrupted time to do that deep focus has been extremely difficult, because, well... the RPR is a passion project. I have to take on other jobs to keep that all-important roof over my head.
From the way that many bug reports and queries are addressed, I know that plenty of folks assume there's a team of programmers and a staff working behind the scenes to make this place. But in reality, the RPR was built by just one person - me. It is maintained by just one person - me. I absolutely love doing it, but I also do most of that building and maintaining before or after the work that mainly funds my life.
The lemonade stand is to raise the money for me to take time away from any client projects and devote more of my working hours to just the RPR, and to slam out as much sweet sweet maps content as I can before the year is out.
I know that we're all living through a cost of living crunch right now, and that not everyone will be able to pitch in. That is totally understandable! But if you do have some money to spend on leisure, please consider picking up some of the delightful collector's items that we're going to have on offer! I don't want to ask too much of the userbase, who are already super awesome. But I hear so often that this is something people REALLY want and are willing to support, and I hope that that is not just a true feeling but a practical possibility as well for enough folks. 
Post tags: Lemonade Stand Fundraiser
Comments
Are there any previews or teasers of what maps and avatars might look like?
Count me in! I am so stoked to see what becomes of all this. I missed my last opportunity to contribute to the cause and will definitely not miss this one! (´♡(oo)♡｀)
That stunning piece was done by Auberon! They contributed a LOT of art to help me get the lemonade stand sale ready.
They contributed a LOT of art to help me get the lemonade stand sale ready.
Sounds like an intense project! I’ll buy a glass.
Tell me, who does this magnificent artwork?
The amount of hype that I feel for this project cannot in any way, shape, or form be overstated.
yesss so excited
Aaaaaaa so exciting!!
\0/ LET'S GOOOOOOO!
Auberon
July 4, 2023
7:37am
You can read a bit more of Kim's avatar and Maps concept musings here and even build an avatar with our current art assets here.