goSupermodel's Return: $87K on Indiegogo
194goSupermodel closed in 2016 and then, goSupermodel opened in 2022. This game begot Virtual Popstar and Everskies, long before MovieStarPlanet launched.
Chapters:
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:00:23 - Game Explanation
0:02:26 - Search Query Trend Report
0:05:33 - Game Outline
0:06:46 - Saving gSm
0:07:43 - 2022 Indiegogo Campaign
0:14:18 - User Demographics
0:17:13 - Crowdfunding Performance Ranked
0:14:18 - User Demographics
0:21:06 - Game Experience
0:24:00 - Currency Model
0:25:45 - Cheating Scandal
0:30:58 - gSm Legacy
0:34:34 - Closing Thoughts
0:36:19 - Conclusion
Change.org petition from 2015: https://www.change.org/p/watagame-everyone-save-gosupermodel
Universitas article: https://www.universitas.no/onlinespill/jeg-brukte-1235-kroner-pa-pixelklaer/360279
Saving gSm twitter: https://twitter.com/saving_gsm
What is goSupermodel? According to their site:
"goSupermodel is an online community for young girls.
goSupermodel is produced in six languages - Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Swedish, German and Dutch - and has more than 1,4 million unique visitors around the world.
goSupermodel is a place for girls to be creative, meet their real life and online friends, join competitions, write in the forum and so on. It's a free, safety-oriented virtual world where girls rule.
Each user has their own virtual model that also functions as their avatar. The user can name and dress the model as she wishes."
Indiegogo link:https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bring-gosupermodel-back#/
About the campaign:
"In 2006 we launched an online community game about supermodels. goSupermodel was born and its popularity skyrocketed. goSupermodel gathered more than 30 million registered profiles primarily from Northern Europe, before it was closed down in 2016 by the previous management team.
We believed for a long time that all the code and all the assets were long gone but recently we decided to try and do a last dig into the past to see if there ever could be a chance to bring back goSupermodel. We had found a lot, but not all of the old assets needed to make it possible to restore most of the game and its functionalities.
Bringing goSupermodel back again represents a significant investment and risk. Our company has fewer resources than in the glory days of goSupermodel and funding is therefore needed. The code has been dormant for nearly seven years. Therefore we need to make significant changes to get goSupermodel into a state where we can launch it again."
What is indiegogo?
Indiegogo is a crowdfunding platform that allows people to raise money for creative, entrepreneurial, or charitable projects. It was founded in 2008 and is based in San Francisco, California. The platform enables people to solicit funds from a large number of individuals in order to finance a specific project or venture. It allows people to create a campaign page on the Indiegogo website, where they can provide information about their project and offer perks or rewards to people who contribute money. Indiegogo is open to a wide range of project categories, including creative projects, technological innovations, charitable causes, and more.