[jvrossb]

"You build it, and if it's any good the money will swamp you..."

There are probably thousands of game developers, filmmakers, mobile app creators, artists, etc... who would disagree with you there.

Marketing and promotion is sadly necessary to rise above the noise. Kickstarter is basically a way to do a pre-sale which looks like it's going to work out well for all those involved.

Not to mention that it's a pretty big luxury to be able to afford working on something great and revolutionary for the love of it with no remuneration.