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Originally Posted by fango44

- First, a question: Are these models who regularly do nude work?

What Ashton and Mia do when they're not playing stripping games is their business... I don't think it'd be right for me to talk about their day jobs.

- A great come from behind win for Mia.

Indeed So much so that I worried that people would accuse me of fixing the game... which I didn't.

- Will some of the donations you receive go towards the purchase of a tripod, or did you just choose not to use one? The handheld was kind of distracting, but not a major issue.

I've already acquired a tripod and will use it on future shoots. My next purchase will be a set of professional lights. And there's a new high-definition prosumer camcorder coming out in April that I want to buy.

But whether I'll use donations to buy these things is sort of academic, because so far, I can count the number of donations I've received on the fingers of one hand. I can count the number of dollars I've received on the fingers of one hand.

- The contribution reminder just before Ashton took off her bra was more than a little tacky and interrupted the flow of the video ... I know you need money, but I think a reminder at the beginning and end would have sufficed, not to mention all of the reminders on your site.

Yeah, well, it's a little annoying when TV shows get interrupted for commercials, too. As for needing money... I think perhaps I wasn't clear on why I'm asking for donations.

What I want to do is evolve LostBets.com into a full paysite, with new content once a week. I've already invested a lot of money and time, but I can't go to the paysite model until I've invested quite a bit more. I need to build up an inventory of videos featuring several different models, I need to hire a web designer, I need to contract with a payment processor, I need to buy licensed copies of Premiere and Flash, etc.

My biggest fear in doing this is that I'm seriously overestimating demand. I've been a fan of stripping games for 22 years now, ever since a friend of mine showed me Artworx Strip Poker on his Apple II. I've wished for a site like this. StripGameCentral.com comes closest, and is an excellent site, but is stills-only... no video, no interactive games. So I would cheerfully pay for this content... but what if I'm the only one? Or what if I'm one of very few? This is what worries me, this is what makes me want to keep my checkbook in my pocket.

The contribution model isn't intended to make me a profit, and it isn't intended to be permanent. It's intended to be a way for me to judge demand, to determine how many people would be willing to pay for this content. So far, the response has been extremely disappointing, but the video is still new and maybe contributions will pick up as time goes on and more videos are posted.

To make a long story short, when I go to the professional-site model, the videos won't have the nag screens. So if you want to see the nag screens go away... contribute

Overall, it's great to see these kinds of vids. The game had a nice, fun, relaxed feel to it, with just the right amount of embarrassment. I'm looking forward to the next one.

The next one will be my first interactive game, featuring Mia vs. You. Should be up by the middle of next week.