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(Bonus example video of June's Weekly Woosday contributions.) Your turn! #indiegamedev / #gamedev or not, we'd love to see your feline friends too, and how they help you proceed through your working days. 🐾 🧵16/16

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Pete: June always reminds me that you can never have too many treats, too long of a walk, or take up too much of the sofa. She loves to give the team a midweek motivation with a loud "Woo!" in her weekly Woosday videos. 🧵15/16

Pictured is a dark brown dog sitting on all fours, looking up to the left. June also has a white silhouette from jaw to stomach. It's a pavement trail next to some grass with leaves. The dog has a walking harness on trailed by a green leash.

Melody: Miles is already ready at the door, excited, whenever I return. He makes what could've been a bad day MILES better… get it 🤓? 🧵14/16

Miles is red/yellow Lab laying down in a grassy field, trees/bushes taking up the horizon. Their expression is happy, tongue out and mouth open. In front of them is a blue frisbee, sun shining on Miles.

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Mary: Daisy is an excellent clock and always knows when it's time for the work day to end! Coincidentally, that's also the same time we go for our afternoon walk. I can feel a persistent stare from the floor. She doesn't bark, but I think she tries very hard to communicate telepathically. 🧵13/16

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Christian: Lír's constant obsession with going outside is a masterclass in mindfulness. Reminding me to take in the little things, like stopping to smell the flowers. 🧵12/16

Lir, a brindle style dog, is partially in frame with a grayish, white pattern coat and white paws takes time from the pavement to sniff a magenta coneflower just off the pathway. Collar around the neck, leash extended.

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Zack: Ginger is very soft and likes to cuddle, but she isn't afraid to bully me for a treat while I'm grabbing a snack during work. She's the queen of our household and we obey all her commands. 🧵11/16

Ginger, a Corgi mix, sits with alert expression, and one floppy ear alongside an upright one, atop a throw pillow on the floor. Brown and white fur.

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Sara: Cricket is an actual dog and guardian of the kingdom. And Finn is a baby. They graciously give up their chairs (thrones?) to lay on the floor next to my desk when I work from home. 🧵10/16

Two dogs are both sitting in opposite chairs side by side in well lit room. On the right, Cricket, a black dog with frosted white markings on her face, rests in the first chair, ears alert. On the right, Finn, a tan dog curled up in the chair almost asleep.

Benny: This is Beth, Millie, and Christine. We recently lost Millie 😭. These girls sleep at my feet while I work, ensuring someone is always asking me to mute myself. 🧵9/16

Pictured is a large, centered photo of a dog, and a smaller square photo in the bottom-left of two sleeping dogs, all three are English Bulldogs. The top is Christine, standing on all fours, ears to the side, mouth closed, staring at the camera.

The two brindle-and-white and fawn-and-white bulldogs are pictured asleep side-by-side in the inset photograph in their dog beds.

DB: Lincoln B.: RPG fan, healer class, lawful good Ellie B.: Big zerg energy, chaotic neutral Active participants in every reference video I try to shoot from home. 🧵8/16

Two dogs are laying on a throw rug atop a wooden floor, computer chair behind them. Both resemble Australian Shepherds, black fur across the body leading to brown fur on the bottom parts of arms, eyebrowns, and jowls, then white on the paws and mouth/neck area.

In the front is Lincoln, wide eyes looking up, slightly bigger ears, narrow white line from the top of the head. In the back is Ellie, slightly wider white line from the head to the nose, smaller eyes.

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Brian: Coda keeps me on my toes, literally, as she loves to chew on the wheels of my office chair (and the occasional toe) while I work. Tache likes to curl up on the heater under my desk, blocking all of my heat in the winter. 😞 Hard to get mad at him though with his absurdly bad hair days. 🧵7/16

A picture split between three photos with a 16x9 at the top, and two smaller photos side by side below it. At the top and the bottom-left are the same dog, Tache, extremely long ears at the side, black on both ears leading to around the eyes, and then cascading to all white everywhere else except their back.

On the top photo, Tache is looking straight ahead, hair frizzy and disheveled, looking curiously into the lens. On the bottom-left, completely styled, not a hair out of place, open mouth panting happily. The bottom-right is Coda, and all black dog with shiny fur, nuzzled between cushions in a blanket staring ahead.

Anton: Frodo's work responsibilities include: - Treat testing and review - Squirrel and mail carrier defense - Licensed nap supervisor and snuggle buddy - Mealtime and walk reminders - Cute 🧵6/16

Pictured is Frodo. Frodo is laying down in the back of a vehicle with the seats brought down for extended comfort. Their ears are pointed straight into the air like a bat, mouth wide open and panting, green/yellow/brown eyes staring ahead. Their paws are crossed and they have alight vanilla/cinnamon coat, harness around their chest.

Karthik: This is Ilsa. She is a Stabyhoun, a Dutch breed. She loves to take turns sitting next to everyone in the room. Mostly, she sleeps under my desk and keeps me active outdoors! 🧵5/16

Pictured is Ilsa. She has her front paws sat on a towel, laying down facing the camera inside of a dog bed. Her ears are flopped to the side as she stares into the camera lens with a slight head tilt, brown eyes focused. Her entire body and face are black with the exception of her chest and front paws, which are white, arms segmented with black stripes.

Clair: Lulu's the sweetest dog you'll ever meet. She always reminds me to stop and smell the roses whenever I feel overwhelmed. Or eat whatever food someone dropped on the sidewalk, if that's your thing. It's definitely her thing. 🧵4/16

Pictured is an extreme close-up of Lulu. The entire face is visible and she has white bangs of fur overlapping her left (viewer right) eye, wide dark eye opened on her right. Mouth is closed and she is focused on the camera lens.

Leo: Juniper/Juniper Jones/Juni. She's my 'Adventure is out there,' pal. Always reminds me how walking is good, but walking with a dog by your side is even better. She never ever turns down a walk and loves hikes through the amazing places we live by. She's my fitness pal and foodie pal. 🧵3/16

Pictured is Junper, standing on all fours on recently rained grassy field. She is looking to the left of the image, two front legs visible, ears at attention listening from both sides. She's a brown dog with a vanilla line that cascades to full separation at the mouth.

Sammi: This is Boo and she’s almost exclusively in the business of mischief making and problem causing. Dave: This is Giles, our new Cavapoo puppy. He's still too young to be helpful at work, but we're teaching him to sit, stay, and write code. He'll be fixing bugs any day now. 🧵2/16

Pictured is Boo, a short-hair, dark brown dog sitting in a ray of sun, highlighting her brown eyes and fur, laying on a blue blanket on top of a bed. Boo is looking into the camera with a curled paw, laying down, ears out to the side.

Pictured is Giles as a puppy, laying on a striped white towel on a wooden floor, plush toy to the left of him that resembles an anthropomorphic duck. Giles has flopped ears to the side and wavy fur all over his body, chestnut in color. Small white patch atop the nose and the chest.

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Velan Studios @velanstudios.com · 24/08/2026

Happy #InternationalDogDay 🐶 from the dogs of Velan! Join us in celebrating how they impact the lives of our team (this feels like déjà vu.) Erik: Apollo never stops making me smile. His abundance of excitement for discovering new things keeps me motivated to explore new ways to create art. 🧵1/16

Pictured is a beige/brown golden retriever-looking dog looking towards the center of the image slighly. Apollo's mouth is open with his tongue hanging out and to the side, ears flopped to the sides.

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We're a little over halfway through a strong 2026 gaming release calendar year... ...soooooo what's been your Game of the Year so far? 👉👈 And why?

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Velan Studios @velanstudios.com · 21/08/2026

One of the benefits of working at Velan is the option for a Hybrid schedule, including those located in our Toronto office. See what our Hybrid team members have worked on in the past. Gimme Three, Part Two: Hybrid/Remote Velan Edition! #indiegamedev #resume #hybridgamingjobs

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Velan Studios @velanstudios.com · 18/08/2026

We own the license for Knockout City, and we want to make sure that whenever we do decide to return to the world of KoC, we do so with lessons learned from the first go-around to bring everyone the best experience possible!

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Velan Studios @velanstudios.com · 17/08/2026

It was four years ago that our second Heatwave started raising the temperature in Knockout City. What are some of your favorite memories from the event? Any clips from it to share? 👀 #gamingsky #indiegamedev

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Velan Studios @velanstudios.com · 14/08/2026

Our senior meteorologist is forecasting another scorcher*. So, what better way to stay cool than to go indoors, turn on the AC, put on the VR , and play some Bounce Arcade! On sale for $0.99 from Aug 14-23, 2026! *If it's not a scorcher, don't tell the VR headset. Play Bounce Arcade regardless.

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Velan Studios @velanstudios.com · 10/08/2026

Frankie can do no wrong and has done no wrong. Thank you for sharing him with us!

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Velan Studios @velanstudios.com · 10/08/2026

This post was not just an excuse to buy marshmallows and to play Midnight Murder Club. Promise. Happy National S'mores Day! #nationalsmoresday #indiegamedev

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Your turn! #indiegamedev / #gamedev or not, we'd love to see your feline friends too, and how they help you proceed through your working days. 🐾 🧵 11/11

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Adrian: Holliday hops on my computer desk and sleeps against anything with solid support: keyboard, mixer, monitor post, and so on. Whenever I feel creatively stifled, I move my hand above the F-keys, gives scratchees, and relax again. 🧵 10/11

Pictured is a Chartreuse mix cat, laying fully extended, visible from the mid-torso to head, on top of a couch by closed window blinds. Its arms are fully extended and head tucked chin-first on the couch between the paws, and its ears folded down and outwards like airplane wings. Its eyes are fully shut, relaxed, asleep. To the bottom-right is the text "Holliday," the cat's name.

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Brandon: She's my little buddy and likes to chat my ear off when I get home from the office. She has no clue what ear fatigue is, but she is NDA'd. 🧵 9/11

A Chartreuse mix cat is sitting at full attention, regal, on the top of its blue cat tower, looking just off-center of the camera. Its gray body is interrupted by a white furry ascot design in its fur and a rainbow collar. To the bottom-left is the text "Adi," the cat's name.

Sean: When I get home from work and need to decompress, they love to cuddle up and loaf on me so I can't move for the next hour. 🧵 8/11

Pictured are two different cat pictures as a collage. On the top is a tiger striped tabby, poking its head out of a Christmas tree with lights around it. Its eyes are completely wide indicating great excitement. To the top-right is the text "Nilla," the cat's name. On the bottom is a dark tortoiseshell cat laying on its side, head completely overtaking the scene, eyes wide in excitement, with a hand scratching its neck as it lays. To the bottom-right is the text "Hazel," that cat's name.

Nick: Bentley is the sweetest, most social cat I've ever known. He's also a great sounding board for my earliest ideas--the roughest drafts that aren't yet fit for human ears! 🧵 7/11

Pictured is a Tuxedo cat laying down on a gray blanket, one arm tucked beneath its chin, the other arm fully extended outward towards the camera. Its eyes are slightly lowered as if it just woke up or is headed to sleep. On the bottom-left is the text "Bentley," the cat's name.

Dan: This is Dax. She's a decorated scientist and keeps me updated on all her latest findings. I look forward to hearing about her experiments each day! 🧵 6/11

Pictured is a cat sitting on a staircase poking its head out from the wall attached to the staircase, partially hiding the other half of its body. The cat's head is tilted, gray tabby body with a pronounced black tail. On the bottom-left is the text "Dax," the cat's name.

Heath: "This is Marvin. He yells like a man in a cat suit and bosses us around like it's his job. I might be his secondary human, but he holds enough affectionate judgement in his heart for dozens of us." 🧵 5/11

Pictured is a patched tabby cat laying on its side on the floor, staring straight into the camera. The window off-camera is creating a rainbow prism effect that is displaced along the cat's extended arms and part of their chest. On the bottom-left is the text "Marvin," the cat's name.

Jeremy: For reference, these are my cats: Maple and Niko. They mostly impact my gaming life by standing in front of critical HUD elements to ensure I perish. Also, in the foreground, that's our couch, not a part of the scratching post. 🧵 4/11

A picture two cats sleeping in a cat tower/scratching post by a window. They're both asleep, cuddling in each other's arms with the sun shining on both of them. On the bottom of the pile to the left, a striped long-hair brown cat. To the right, an orange tabby, with paws/arms laying on top of that cat. On the bottom-left is the text "Niko," the cat's name. On the top-right is the text "Maple," the other cat's name.