Bernie Yee
@tripmaster
Co-founder of game studio @windupminds, ex-Oculus/PopCap/Bungie/Harmonix. Make games, race bikes, eat foods. Making a game that loves you back, a modern Nintendogs+a li'l Animal Crossing. www.windupminds.com/wishlist
Launch day 🐾 We shipped TWO games today. Stay: Your Forever Pet: adventure with Ember in the Otherlands. Stay: Ember's Desktop Adventures: she lives on your desktop, chasing your cursor. #cozygames #indiegames #gamedev Both on Steam 👇 Made by @windupminds.com store.steampowered.com/app/4385270/...
I'm not saying that Ember's inspired by Roxy but I'm not not-saying that either!
My indie game team is bringing our virtual pet to PC and Steamdeck - Stay: Your Forever Pet! Get ready to adopt Ember later this year in Early Access! Help us by wishlisting and sharing. I *promise* you - she's a very good girl. Mostly. store.steampowered.com/app/4385270/... 100% made by hoomans.
@stay-forever-home.com has been nominated for Rufftalk VR's MR game of the year! It's been an intense year for...well, everyone. Which is why I'm proud we brought to life something loveable: Ember, our virtual pet. Show Ember that you know she's a good girl! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
@windupminds.com wishes you a happy holiday. Don't forget to skritch your pets, real and virtual!
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. @stay-forever-home.com #VirtualPet #DigitalPet #SimulationGame #VRGame #MRGame #XRGame #IndieDev #IndieGame
this is my dog when its meal time in VR and tbh rl she comes for meal time but my expensive food is meh
@elmaxo20.bsky.social hanging out with his @metsmerized.bsky.social crew at #mets game - LFGM! Been reading his updates esp w Matt Allen and Ronnie Mauricio!
6th Anniversary of launching Quest with First Steps and Bogo! Finally, we got to make a full Bogo game @stay-forever-home.com!
'...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:
Roxy current interest level in going back to yakima where she was born :-)
Welcome @niantic-labs.bsky.social to the Quest store with @playperidot.bsky.social --- now maybe players won't be able to say this anymore when playing @stay-forever-home.com ;-)
Our team @windupminds.com was IN TEARS looking at @jukibom.bsky.social dev video of her animation pooping implementation. I have NEVER laughed so hard looking at gameplay before. We will share when we figure out how - bc with great power comes great responsibility ... but for now
"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."
@dinoi.bsky.social shared something about First Contact, which we worked on together at Oculus, and how players still love it. So, to the meme generator:
I moderated a panel at GDC - no shower, shave or change since Saturday night. Also didn't even put on hard pants. (Wait, I did put on studio t-shirt!) AMA Thx Jonathan Hamel, Laura Warner, Austin Grossman for being awesome, and a bit noseblind! #indiegamedev #gdc2025 @windupminds.bsky.social
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!
Tune into VR Games Showcase for the latest announcements and updates on Meta Quest, PlayStation VR2, and PC VR titles coming in 2025- including our upcoming game, Stay: Forever Home! youtu.be/0wN0B5utUu4 #VirtualPet #PetSimulation #VirtualRealityPet #ComingSoon
Oh lord that hurt more than I remember. Barely got thru it and definitely drool was involved. Last couple of sets were pretty iffy. But gotta get em in before I travel. DICE crud really threw me off.