ben !

building the future of virtual pets @stayforeverhome 😸
director&CTO @windupminds 🧑‍🔬
cofounder @glitchcityla, @float_land 🌷
❤️ games, art, tech 🦬

[ben ! @buffalovision]

Irrational Exuberance coming to IndieCade @ E3 showcase! Experience the unknowable & chat with us about deep #VR

[Kate Parsons @kateparsonstv]

Hey @cvspharmacy

Your Specialty Pharmacy is by far the worst, most inept and useless system I have ever experienced.

It’s borderline criminal.

[ben ! @buffalovision]

WARNING CUTENESS OVERLOAD
what should your magical pet do while hanging out on your desktop? ✨🦊✨

[Stay: Forever Home @StayForeverHome]

Would you want a little dog hanging out on your desktop while you work?

We’re experimenting with that idea..

What would make it feel worth keeping around?

[Stay: Forever Home @StayForeverHome]

Happy Monday!

Here’s a quick peek at exploring the world and collecting items 🌿

Anyone else love wandering around grabbing things “for later”?

Make sure to wishlist the game here!

https://t.co/ZAaY3vsD4z

#IndieGame #CozyGames #GameDev

[ben ! @buffalovision]

when u realize what you're making is too real

[Stay: Forever Home @StayForeverHome]

Ember thinks blinking in photos is hilarious 😄

Dress up your Ember in Stay: Your Forever Pet!Wishlist on Steam: https://t.co/ZAaY3vsD4z

Join the Discord: https://t.co/3yMUCVrxnO Stay up to date on all the latest 🐾

#SteamWishlist #CozyGames #PetGame #VirtualPet

[ben ! @buffalovision]

wait for the glasses! dogs in glasses 🤌

[Stay: Forever Home @StayForeverHome]

Take a look at our new customization screen! Dress Ember up exactly how you want and create your perfect pup.

Wishlist on Steam:
https://t.co/ZAaY3vsD4z

Want to help test the game? Join our Discord:
https://t.co/3yMUCVrxnO

#indiedev #cozygames #Steam #indiegame #wishlist

[Stay: Forever Home @StayForeverHome]

Moving from Mixed Reality to PC brings some fun design challenges.

A space you can decorate and make your own.

Would you enjoy having a personal place for you and Ember?

https://t.co/ZAaY3vsD4z

#CozyGames #CozyGaming #IndieGames #VirtualPet #SteamDeck #WholesomeGames #GameDev

[Stay: Forever Home @StayForeverHome]

Belly rubs? 🐾

Here’s an early look at belly rub visuals from our “Care Mode.” What do you think?

We’re building new ways to interact with Ember, more coming soon.

https://t.co/ZAaY3vsD4z

#IndieDev #DogGame #SteamNextFest #Wishlist

[Pirat_Nation 🔴 @Pirat_Nation]

Rural cat trails announced

An indie action-adventure where players control a pixel-art cat exploring a nostalgic Japanese rural town to revisit memories at a shrine tied to a deceased grandfather.

[FleetingMinded @FleetingMinded]

At my company, our motto is simple: “Make Games Gamers Want to Play.”

This year I’ll be speaking with a dozen or more college and university game development programs and clubs to pass that idea on.

Games are one of the few truly interactive art forms. When you create a game for someone to enjoy, you are not just building systems or telling a story. You are shaping an experience that only exists when a player steps into it. The player’s experience is not adjacent to the work. It is the work.

A game is a conversation, a constant give and take. If you take up all the space, if you over-script every moment and over-determine every outcome, you leave no room for the player to participate. And without that participation, there is no magic.

[Tyler Schatz @tylerschatz]

The game I've been art directing is coming to Steam later this year! We've had a blast exploring Embers world in VR, now we are porting the experience over to Steam as a new product. I can't wait for more folks to meet Ember! Wishlist on Steam for us!!

https://t.co/aekMC0PuMe

[ben ! @buffalovision]

she used to be DRAGONWOLF

[Stay: Forever Home @StayForeverHome]

We made a little GIF showing how our main character evolved during development 🐾

Prototype to now we softened her features and made her cuter, we wanted to show how she evolved.

Curious what you think?

https://t.co/ZAaY3vsD4z

#GameDev #CozyGames #CharacterDesign #IndieDev

[ben ! @buffalovision]

Please wishlist and help our cozy creature grow into her new home on Steam and Steam Deck (and your couch!) This is a homecoming after starting my indie career on Steam, then working in VR for 10+ years. Proud of the team -- a huge milestone for us! https://t.co/FsNbwEB11Q

[ben ! @buffalovision]

Unruly pets around the holidays... very relatable

[AtomBombBody 🔜 AWE & Vidcon @AtomBombBody]

Finally got Ember from @StayForeverHome to sit still long enough for a nice Holiday photo. 😭😂

[ben ! @buffalovision]

@AtomBombBody @StayForeverHome very relatable🤣

great shot!

[Kate Parsons @kateparsonstv]

I’m just sick about this. He directed some of the greatest films of all time. He guest starred in 30 Rock. By all accounts, he was a lovely person. It feels so heavy, so tragic.

[ben ! @buffalovision]

We've been improving Ember and the game for over 6 months -- No better time to adopt Ember and experience the cozy future of virtual pets!

[Stay: Forever Home @StayForeverHome]

50% Off!

Stay: Forever Home is on sale for a limited time!

No better time to check out our new winter update!

Meet Ember Today!

https://t.co/PgE50Jjgst
Join our Community! https://t.co/pFSZywKshY
#VRGaming #MetaQuest #Dogs #Sale

[Stay: Forever Home @StayForeverHome]

50% Off!

Stay: Forever Home is on sale for a limited time!

No better time to check out our new winter update!

Meet Ember Today!

https://t.co/PgE50Jjgst
Join our Community! https://t.co/pFSZywKshY
#VRGaming #MetaQuest #Dogs #Sale

[Kate Parsons @kateparsonstv]

Our Montana residency project @outer_echoes is featured in this lovely article by @Artizen

Read The Ecology of Creativity here:

https://t.co/Sg5FWXIaIh

[Kate Parsons @kateparsonstv]

This account really does make my life a little better