Hi there!
Hello! My name is Puppy Sky, and I am the creator of OpenPaw Labs!
I spent months trying to get my own set of FBT, but found that everything was either sold out on a long pre-order backlog or were just too expensive. I saw that many people had built their own Slime trackers, so I decided to build my own set to save some money. After struggling with the process for months I had finally built my set, and after showing it off I had some friends ask me if they could get some as well.
I wanted to help them build their own DIY sets to teach them the process, so I decided to simplify the process and improve the design to make it easy on them. When I was testing out the second revision of the boards I told some other friends what I was doing and they were also interested. It made me realize that there was likely many other people out there that could benefit from the process too. I decided to dedicate my time, skills, and efforts to get FBT into the hands of as many people as possible. After over 6 months of work I am finally ready to start sharing this all with you, and truly want to give back to the amazing community that is SlimeVR.
I setup OpenPaw Labs to try and get the work of so many open source creators into the hands and paws of everyone. I hope that all of my work and all of the work of every creator that has come before can help you in some way.
Meet the team!
Puppy Sky
I am a self-taught software engineer and have been a part of the open source community for many years. I love giving back, and I hope I can help you in some way! Let's chat sometime!
Founder
Eyes (closeyour3y3s)
I am a rhythm game content creator and have been a part of many communities over the years. I help run the OpenPaw discord and am here to help you!
Community Manager
Maybe you!
Think you might be able to help? Reach out to us on Discord and lets chat! We are always looking for wonderful and kind people to work with, and we would love to hear your thoughts!
Supporting Trans Lifeline
I have been a part of the trans community for many years, and I want to give back however I can. I want to see us all thrive and be happy, and to be able to live unapologetically as exactly who we want to be. You are beautiful, cared about, and loved exactly as you are!
5% of every single order is donated to Trans Lifeline, a hotline run by and for trans people.
What we stand for
Open source first
All of our work is fully open source and giving back to the community in our open paw. We want to give back in the same way as everyone who has come before us.
Fun outside, serious inside
While we may be cute and silly on the outside, we take all the engineering we do very seriously. We will try to make it perfect before giving it away to you all.
Authentically you
FBT makes your avatar move the same way you do. Sometimes that's the difference between playing a character and feeling like yourself.
Whatever the community needs
We don't have a specific roadmap. If there is something the community can't easily get or is complex to make, we will focus on that next. We will tinker in the lab until we've perfected it, then we will give everything back to the community.
Join the community
Join us on discord to show off your build, get some help, suggest what we should make next, or just hang out! We don't bite too hard, I promise!