It's the LAST DAY off the OFF GRID Kickstarter campaign!
If you are following the project but have not yet backed, we need you to do it now, even if just $1, a quid, a yen, a euro!
We are SO close to unlocking that first stretch goal - can you help us do it?!
There’s only 10 hours to go now, but that doesn’t mean the fun is over…
Character Reveals
We have two new characters joining the OFF GRID lineup to share with you:
Naomi Colvin
Naomi is a writer, digital rights campaigner and activist who has been involved in casework around some of the highest profile hacker court hearings in the UK, specifically that of Lauri Love’s extradition. She writes extensively on the subjects of human rights and digital policy and is a well known figure in the world of privacy and digital rights advocacy.
Her involvement in OFF GRID is important as she has an incredible knowledge of digital policy and law, and knows about how the most seemingly innocuous of miswritten laws can have massive effect and cost on the liberties of society.
Barrett Brown
Barrett Brown is a US journalist, essayist and satirist, and founder of the Pursuance Project an activist and journalist collaboration toolset.
He is best known for having founded Project PM, a research collaboration and wiki, to facilitate analysis of the troves of hacked emails and other leaked information concerning the inner workings of the cyber-military-industrial complex, and was imprisoned for charges relating to the 2011 Stratfor hack.
He’s previously been described as an unofficial spokesperson for Anonymous, has written two books, and multiple articles about politics and journalism in the digital age. In 2012, the FBI raided his house, and later that year Barrett was indicted on 12 federal charges.
While in prison, Barrett continued to write a column from jail for The Intercept, for which he has won a National Magazine Award and a New York Press Club journalism award.
MORE TO COME!
Expect more as OFF GRID’s development continues!
Remember, characters in OFF GRID can be virtual instead of physical: you just need to find their public key and then you will be able to speak to them via the CryptoChat app. There will be an array of hackers and activists you can eventually meet in OFF GRID: we’ll continue to announce some of them, and others might just stay secret for you to find!
Here’s a clue towards one of them!
We have our Kickstarter Countdown Party tonight in London at the fantastic Loading Bar in Dalston, and we'd love for you to join us!
There will be:
- OFF GRID cookies
- A prize for the best hacker fancy dress
- A LIVE livestream with interviews and Q&A with the dev team and hackers like Lauri Love, “March” O’Neill, and Hacker Fantastic
- A demo of the game to play and chat about
Get your free ticket here. Hope to see you there in physical form, or joining us with your wonderful digital presence on the stream!
And once again, THANK YOU!
The Off Grid Team