Jump Point magazine Issue 01.01 (n°01), December 2012 | Page 13

The 24-Hour Livestream Campaign
November 18-19

by Ben Lesnick

In the coming months, we will use this space
Wingman went right to work, calling in favors
I was met at the airport by Michael, one of
to tell stories from the development team,
to locate a temporary office for the party
our investors, an Austin local who had generabout the work we do together and the fun
with an internet connection that could supously offered to help with the logistics for the
we have doing it. At the moment, though,
port our multitude of interested backers.
event. We arrived at Lightbox in downtown
the team is still coming together and we
Although we’d located Cloud Imperium’s
Austin early. As we waited for the third memdon’t have anything more exnew office, it wasn’t yet furber of our troupe, CIG audio engineer Martin
citing to report than the story
nished and the lease hadn’t
Galway, to bring the keys, we chatted with
behind how Wingman arranged
been signed … and we felt
the security guard.
for our office furniture.
that ‘by the way can we
“Hey, I’m curious,” he asked, “this name on
So, this month I thought
come in early and celethe list. Is this THE Richard Garriott?”
it might be fun to