A virtual pet gets in the way of game development the same way a real-life pet gets in the way of household chores. The most surprising thing that sometimes slows us down.
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this is my dog when its meal time in VR and tbh rl
she comes for meal time but my expensive food is meh

'...we made that.'"

I hope the world can see the backstory he's created for her and the Otherlands.

Note: he loves Frisbee and Hoops. Proof:

"I even gave Tyler the first sketch for their current visual design. There's a lot of room for them to be even more fun, quirky, and unpredictable (in a good way) from here on out."

... to voice Ember. Understanding the wide variety of emotes and variations of these emotes brought a consistent personality to Ember that really helped bring her to life."

OG Dren's Ember Barks were great! But I have poor taste. Here's something that is in good taste! A moment of zen...

"The animation system is the most exciting thing I've ever worked on - and proud of," she said. "Getting under the hood is my jam." If we had an HR department, we'd have to explain this clip. It's for work. Really!

Next entry from the @windupminds.bsky.social role call, folks getting Stay: Forever Home ready for launch! @canotico.bsky.social: our most recent engineer, from Chile, a VFX/tech art-centric engineer. #VirtualPet #DigitalPet #SimulationGame #VRGame #MRGame #XRGame #ComingSoon #IndieDev #IndieGame

From Jay: "OBVIOUSLY the physics ragdoll ears! I sweat blood to get those damn things to work properly but it's the thing that EVERY single player comments on and that brings me endless joy."

Supporting my pal @drjclau.bsky.social #WhatAGameDevLooksLike with the dorkiest "I'm talking at GDC" banner I could make up! I'm Asian, past 50, founded a studio with a diverse group of people making a Nintendogs for mixed reality, so I can baby-talk to my malinois-lab rescue and a virtual pet!