Mission Statement

This is a site meant to employ a new business model for indie developers. I didn't want to sell my games, because my goal isn't wealth, it's that as many people as possible can play my games - but making a living is important, and for political and idealist reasons, I do not like advertising. I tried to find another business model, and one stuck out. Instead of forcing you to pay to play my games, I will use the model of the street performer - I ask for donations if you think the games are good. Because my model is the same as the street performer, I call my site the Streetcorner Arcade. No, there are no drugs. Sorry.

The site consists of small games played on the browser with Java applets. (For troubles playing them, see Troubleshooting) The games range from a minute worth of time to five or so. I'll be rotating them often, to keep my arcade fresh. Every week or so there'll be a new small game, and I'll take into account what people seem to enjoy the most.


Donating

My donation policy is simple. If you've got a paypal or a credit card and you have a few cents you're willing to part with, I'd like you to take the time to donate. Nickels, dimes, and maybe quarters are all I ask. If you're computer illiterate, don't feel guilty about refraining from donation, and play my games anyway. If you think the games are terrible, don't donate either.

Each game has its own Paypal link. Donate for the games you like the most, because it's how I can tell if you like them or not. If a game doesn't seem to be liked particularly much, then it'll be the first to be taken down to make way for a new game.

Some may be confused by my donation policy - for the PayPal familiar, it's well-known that PayPal's usual donation policy is to remove a small percentage plus thirty cents from each donation, and I'd be losing money. However, PayPal offers a premium account with a flat monthly rate, not a transfer rate - this way, I'm paying for my account directly, and all the money donated is money I receive. That's why I can accept such small donations.


Troubleshooting

My games are Java applets. This means several things - Internet Explorer will usually ask you if you want to run them, and will require that you click on them to confirm.

There is a common error with applets - you see a red x where the game should be. This is because you don't have the proper JRE installed. Don't fear! The install is only a few minutes and not very hefty in filesize. I recommend installing the JRE from the following link, because the install is fast and the instructions work.

http://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp

Having any other problems? Well, my current nonexistant fanbase means that I'm pretty capable of troubleshooting with you on a personal basis. I'm just glad you care enough about my games to try! E-mail me at:
clumsyfaunis <at> gmail <dot> com. The at is @ and the dot is . , but if I put my full e-mail on the site, nasty spamfolk would ask me if I want Viagra. (I don't)