res ▁from ▁the ▁past , ▁that ▁might ▁not ▁be ▁as ▁common ▁anymore ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Beat ▁' em ▁up ▁and ▁more ▁modern ▁ones ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁First ▁Person ▁Sho oter . ▁ ▁K ick st arter ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Leon ▁Films , ▁with ▁a ▁video ▁from ▁producer ▁Pet ros ▁L . ▁Io ann ou ▁and ▁co - star ▁Br ent ▁Black , ▁launched ▁a ▁crow df und ing ▁effort ▁for ▁My ▁Life ▁as ▁a ▁Video ▁Game ▁on ▁K ick st arter ▁with ▁ 3 5   days ▁to ▁reach ▁a ▁goal ▁of ▁$ 3 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁With ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁a ▁video ▁from ▁Black ▁on ▁his ▁channel . ▁released ▁about ▁two ▁weeks ▁into ▁the ▁K ick st arter , ▁the ▁project ▁reached ▁is ▁goal ▁and ▁raised ▁$ 3 2 , 3 1 4 ▁in ▁total . ▁ ▁Format ▁The ▁show ▁is ▁based ▁around ▁" ar cs ", ▁each ▁corresponding ▁to ▁three ▁episodes ▁of ▁a ▁story ▁roughly ▁ten ▁minutes ▁in ▁length . ▁T ogether ▁they ▁combine ▁one ▁television ▁length ▁episode ▁for ▁easier ▁view ing ▁together . ▁The ▁only ▁exception ▁to ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁pilot ▁episode ▁which ▁stands ▁alone , ▁though ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Person ▁Sho oter ▁arc ▁that ▁takes ▁place ▁immediately ▁after ward . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁My ▁Life ▁As ▁A ▁Video ▁Game ▁on ▁N erd V ice . com ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 3 ▁web ▁series ▁deb