Blender Code Quest crowdfunding campaign aims to launch Blender 2.8 this year

To achieve its goal of releasing Blender 2.8 this year, the Blender foundation has launched the “Blender 2.8 Code Quest”. The intention is to get the core development team – who are scattered around the world – together in Amsterdam to work for a minimum of 3 months at the Blender institute in Amsterdam. During this time they will work towards 3 goals: firstly and most importantly to get Blender 2.8 to the beta stage, secondly to produce a simplified configuration of Blender for occasional users, and finally to showcase Blender at this year’s SIGGRAPH.  To achieve these goals, a crowdfunding campaign has been set up. Anyone who would like to support the initiative can contribute by donating €34, for which they will receive a 16gb Blender branded USB key to say thank you. At the time this article was written, over 700 donations have been made towards a target of 1000. Sponsorship is also available for companies wishing to make larger contributions. You can read more about the campaign on Blender.org.