Life In 19x19

Hi all,

we are preparing a short Go commercial, to raise interest in the uninitiated. Once it is finished, it will be available for free on Youtube. Crowdfunding starts January/February next year.

More information (and a project teaser, English and German subtitles available) on http://www.playmorego.com. If you like the idea, feel free to spread the word.



Have lots of nice games,
Sven

Whoa!
I ended up watching the teaser video 3 times.
This is definitely an interesting idea, and I'm definitely interested in how it will turn out. Best of luck to you guys.

You got my support!

It made me think about Hikaru No Go. There you have a movie/tv piece that explained go in an interesting way and generated tons of new players. Maybe it's useful as a reference.

While I like the dynamic nature of the video, I hope you don't go too far. Misrepresenting the game might alienate some people that had some interest at first.

I would comment but the video is unavailable. Did it get too many hits?

vash3g wrote:I would comment but the video is unavailable. Did it get too many hits?

works for me

Is it going to be a commercial for go or for parkour? Hmm...

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This is a neat idea, but please don't turn it into a piece of comedy. The comedic nature of Hachi One Diver ruined that series for me. Please don't make the same mistake with this "go commercial". I realize you probably want it to be fun and "light" in tone, which is fine, just avoid the silly over-acting and resist the temptation to resort to slapstick comedy, okay?

Meh. I didn't know what to make of it. The bit with the long-haired man running and jumping around didn't actually have anything to do with go, did it? Aren't you worried about the whole thing just being a cheap gimmick?

zslane wrote:The comedic nature of Hachi One Diver ruined that series for me.

I agreed with all your points, but I do have to say I loved Hachi One Diver.

I believe that could be a go player. He's unkempt and slightly paranoid...

Good luck!

We desperately need a go commercial in which no one eats the stones. Looking forward to this.

I don't get it.

Hi all,

thank you very much for your comments. I just wanted to say that I'm closely watching what you think about it.

Merry Christmas, happy holidays and a happy new year,
Sven

Fade to 2 people at a coffee shop over a chess board.

Player 1: [turns over king despairingly] "There's more to life than just shooting aliens, but this just isn't my game? What am I supposed to do?"

Spectator: [thumbs at table with cute geek girls sipping tea over a goban at nearby table] "Just go."

End scene as URL appears.

Wait for the servers to get pounded with new user accounts.