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Happy Sunday morning! This Dirty Chai MVP track should help get you moving today youtu.be/2mDl6gEtT0k?... Balkan brass inspired CS2 music remix! #counterstrike #cs2 #balkan #balkanbrass #indiemusic

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

Yesterday we were recording some vocal and drum parts with the super talented Amelie Anna for the Stay: Forever Home game launch trailer. Recording days are always the most fun days! She's improvising here #gamedev #indiegame #vr #indiemusic

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Heya #bayarea #gameaudio audio/music industry folks we are resurrecting the audio drinks meetup (which had been going strong b4 covid) On feb 23rd @ 5pm in Berkeley. DM me or email 4 location if yer interested (my profile has links w/ my contact email). we all work alone so it's nice to socialize!

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

Inventory in VR is a tricky thing & Jay came up with a beautiful solution in our game - you can also hear the diegetic music in the clip, & the music mix changes depending on your location on the map & how close your pet is to you

submitted 12 days ago • 1 comment

Took some time off last night to see Becoming Led Zeppelin on an iMax screen and greatly enjoyed it. Literally smiling thru the whole thing but I'm a life long fan. One of the few bands that has stuck since childhood. Remix of the tunes in Atmos are SO well done, from album trx to live. Impressed

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

If you've ever played H3VR then you know that the REAL way to do locomotion in VR is ... #gamedev

submitted 14 days ago • 3 comments

In 2022 I released this collab record w/ a lot of great folks and 100% of the proceeds goes to Bay Area Music Project, a non-prof that provides music edu to children after school (free to anyone who can't afford it) guests: Nels Cline The Residents Josh Freese polyhedren.bandcamp.com/album/psychic

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

Our magical pet simulation game for MR/VR, Stay: Forever Home is available to wishlist if you have a Quest 3, 3S, QuestPro (works on Q2 as well but better on the others) www.meta.com/experiences/... Doesn't cost anything to wishlist! #indiedev #indiegame #indie #vr #mr #virtualPets #gamedev

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

Join our #MondayMoodBooster giveaway for a chance to win a Stay: Forever Home game key, for Meta Quest! Rules: - Like & follow @windupminds.bsky.social and @stayforeverhome.bsky.social - Post a pet pic with a fun, SFW caption - Tag us and add #MoodBoosterMonday - Enter Monday 9 AM–11:59 PM PST

submitted 21 days ago • 4 comments

Bay area #audio #gameaudio #postaudio folks - i'm attempting, yet another attempt at setting up the regular casual audio drinks hangout. it was going strong b4 c19, not the same since. hit me up if you want to be on the email list & i'll add ya.

submitted 21 days ago • 2 comments

This ambient single (plus 2 others) are free tracks on bandcamp right now if ocean inspired eno-ish floatiness is yer thing drenmcdonald.bandcamp.com/album/orcinu...

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

No sand dunes yet, but our Art Director, Tyler Schatz, found inspiration in the latest Stay: Forever Home playtest updates! Would you play fetch with Ember in the dunes?🥎🏜️ Sign up for the Alpha: Ruff Cut and share your feedback in Discord! 👉 windupminds.com/alpha-test #VirtualPet #PlaytestUpdate

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

In deciding to leave the FB/IG platform due to Zuckdecisions I was concerned about ad performance (I had run ads on IG to help folks discover my music). The lines represent FB/IG ads up until the drastic upwards curve when I switched to Google ads (for 1/2 the cost) So I'm no longer concerned

submitted 36 days ago • 1 comment

We still have a ton of room in our Ambient/Electronica Starter Pack! 🎧 Please like, repost & comment down below if you'd like to be added to the pack 🌌 #musicsky #producersky #ambient #electronica #idm #downtempo #psychill #experimentalmusic #musicproduction #music #chill go.bsky.app/5EGck51

submitted 37 days ago • 39 comments

I've been working on my next release which will be the same pieces from the Pterous record but with guest vocalists singing new parts. Hoping to be done this summer, in the meantime here's a music video from 1 of the Pterous tunes youtu.be/86VVjYCLEOM?...

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

Lynch will always be a north star for true creative work. I will never unpack his work neatly but that's the marvel and the inspiration of his voice. I can watch those films over and over and find new questions to ask about every one of them, ad infinitum. The owls are not what they seem

submitted 38 days ago • 1 comment

Guess which game made the list for most promising VR and MR titles of 2025?!? 🤩🎉 👉 mixed-news.com/en/vr-games-... #MixedRealityNews #VirtualPets #BestVRARGames2025

submitted 41 days ago • 0 comments

Just found this lovely WVIA FM review of my Pterous record which came out in '23, an instrumental record of hundreds of guitar layers, www.georgegraham.com/reviews/dren... I'm currently working on a new version of this record with added guest vocalists, hoping to release in the 1st half of '25

submitted 56 days ago • 0 comments

Ocean-inspired ambient with vintage underwater creature footage - from my Oceanic record youtu.be/IOpVrMps-sY?... #ambient #ambientmusic #modular #modularsynths #indie #meditation #chill #electronic #indiemusic

submitted 58 days ago • 0 comments

If you have a Quest there are still playtest spots left open to check out this early preview of our lovable magical pet game.

submitted 66 days ago • 1 comment

Looking for a cozy escape? 🐾 Our Alpha: Ruff Cut playtest for Stay: Forever Home is here! Relax and connect with Ember in a warm, magical world designed for exploration and self-expression. Limited spots available– sign up now to secure your spot! https://buff.ly/3ZF8JeP #Playtest #VirtualPet #VR

submitted 68 days ago • 0 comments

#SnoopDogg said he doesn’t have a game yet—what if ‪@stayforeverhome.bsky.social‬ is it? 🐾🔥 Ember brings the fire, and we’ve got the ultimate chill spot for gaming with your best friend. What do you say, Snoop? Let’s make it happen. 💨 #TheGameAwards #StayForeverHome #SnoopDoggGaming #Ember

submitted 72 days ago • 0 comments