This about sums up my feelings.
So we've reached the $800 goal for Sunday Go Lessons, and I can't tell you how awesome that is. I've always wanted to bring the joy of Go to as many people as I could, and this is a great way of doing it. I started playing Go when I was 19 and it's one of the few things I can say that I've worked really hard at. I like it so much I went halfway across the world just to play it with people who are probably ten times as passionate about it as I am. Go honestly makes me feel content, and I know it can do wonders for other people in improving their lives as well, even if it's just another hobby on the shelf. I'd like to work towards a vibrant Go community in the U.S., and given the fact that there are now going to be U.S. professional players, it's important we create our own unique American Go culture to try and make that program a success as well. Again, a big thanks to the Go community for stepping up.
Now, we've reached our funding goal, but there are a few things I could use to make the videos really great. I can live without them, for sure, but living with them would be preferable :P
Here are the stretch goals. If you know someone that might be interested in any of the perks, from game reviews to personal tutoring, let them know, and thanks again!
Lateral Tripod $200 - If we can reach the $1,000 funding level, then I can get one of these bad boys. I've been using my own tripod, but it's really old and is being held together by duct tape and a prayer. A lateral tripod would allow me to do overhead shots, so I can point the camera straight down at the board. If you saw the videos of the professional games I did, a lateral tripod would make the shot a lot clearer. Here is the page on Amazon.
Anything over this, I'll donate the equivalent amount of free lectures to the American Go Foundation so that they can freely give them to Go Teachers who'd like to use them in their classes to teach children or really anyone else who wants to learn Go.
