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mdfewkes

@mdfewkes.bsky.social

πŸ”ŠAudio Programmer 🎡Sound, Music, Recording, and Programming 🎢for Games, Film, Animation, and Theatre. he/him πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

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I'm very proud to have lead this project and what this team was able to pull off in only a few months.

03.03.2026 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Title Screen for "Legend of Shadowtail". Includes an illustrated title over an illustrated squirrel tail

Title Screen for "Legend of Shadowtail". Includes an illustrated title over an illustrated squirrel tail

Screenshot of a squirrel character looking over a chasm

Screenshot of a squirrel character looking over a chasm

I'm excited to announcing the release of Legend of Shadowtail

Legend of Shadowtail is a short one-dungeon zelda-like where you play as a ninja squirrel searching the sewers for a magical golden acorn.

Play it here: mdfewkes.itch.io/legend-of-sh...

03.03.2026 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

realizing learning a musical instrument is a fairly attainable intensive flow state that is normally reserved for competitive sports, or... hm rhythm games. except they keep getting deeper. if you enjoy Lumines or Crypt of the Necrodancer, for example, may I recommend... piano or guitar

14.12.2025 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

I've been calling them deduction games

08.02.2025 07:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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AI Tools in Society: Impacts on Cognitive Offloading and the Future of Critical Thinking The proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) tools has transformed numerous aspects of daily life, yet its impact on critical thinking remains underexplored. This study investigates the relations...

"findings revealed a significant negative correlation between frequent AI tool usage and critical thinking abilities"

10.01.2025 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 71    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 17

14. Sound effects ON for game trailers!

Unless you're making something artsy like the Gears of War "Mad World" trailer include the sound effects. It's a critical part of the game's feel so it should go into the trailer.

Turn music off while you record so you don't have to sync it manually!

15.10.2024 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

2. If you're mixing dialogue and music make sure the music's volume is dipped so the dialogue is audible! Inaudible dialogue over music is a red flag for an inexperienced editor.

If you want to get really advanced, use EQ to carve out space for the dialogue (or just hire a sound mixer!)

15.10.2024 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

This is today!

15.08.2024 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just over a week away!

07.08.2024 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Seattle audio programmers! Announcing our next Audio Programmers' Meetup.
Once again at Fremont Brewings Urban Beer Garden, be there at 7pm on August 15th

15.07.2024 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Anyone have a favorite music track from Hades?

I want to arrange something for the orchestra, but I haven't played it (yet), so I'm not sure which songs resonate with people

02.07.2024 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A pride flag with every color band represented by a NASA image. White is Earth clouds, pink is aurora, blue is the Sun in a specific wavelength, brown is Jupiter clouds, black is the Hubble deep field, red is the top of sprites, orange is a Mars crater, yellow is the surface of Io, green is a lake with algae, blue is Neptune, and purple is the Crab Nebula in a specific wavelength.

A pride flag with every color band represented by a NASA image. White is Earth clouds, pink is aurora, blue is the Sun in a specific wavelength, brown is Jupiter clouds, black is the Hubble deep field, red is the top of sprites, orange is a Mars crater, yellow is the surface of Io, green is a lake with algae, blue is Neptune, and purple is the Crab Nebula in a specific wavelength.

I made this Pride flag using only NASA images and our team thought it would be cool to share on social (I work on the NASA heliophysics communications team), but it's getting all sorts of hate on the bird app and Fbook. Thought y'all might be more appreciative of it here. β˜ΊοΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ’–

14.06.2024 02:19 β€” πŸ‘ 44170    πŸ” 17264    πŸ’¬ 1330    πŸ“Œ 758

I'd like to thank Stephen Baker for his leadership, and Aileen Paron for her collaboration.

20.05.2024 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I am looking for my next opportunity! As I have nearly a decade of experience in interactive audio, I am looking for my next role as a game audio programmer. If you know of any leads, would love to hear about them. Thanks!

20.05.2024 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey everyone! Last week I was one of the people affected by the layoffs at Studio Wildcard. Wildcard was my first full-time gig in this industry, and we had a great team there.

20.05.2024 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Happening this Thursday!

13.05.2024 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I wouldn't mind a 5 hour talk on musical systems more suited for algorithmic music πŸ‘€

02.05.2024 07:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just a reminder about our audio programming meetup in 2 weeks!

01.05.2024 22:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey, audio programmers in and near Seattle; come hangout on May 16th at Fremont Brewings Urban Beer Garden

04.04.2024 01:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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I'm doing a weekly Office Hours thing for game audio folks. See the photo for details. Link here: www.airwiggles.com/c/events/off...

23.01.2024 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

This is _exactly_ how it happened to me

19.01.2024 09:07 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A vibrant orange sunrise over Lake Washington. A silhouetted dock sits center frame

A vibrant orange sunrise over Lake Washington. A silhouetted dock sits center frame

It was such a beautiful sunrise this morning

09.10.2023 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Fish Game Announce Trailer
FREE Demo Coming to Steam Next Fest October 9, 2023! Wishlist now for a reminder! Coming to Early Access shortly after! https://shorturl.at/lpNZ5Fish Game is... Fish Game Announce Trailer

BIGGEST NEWS EVER for us! We're a game studio now.

Introducing: Fish Game. A cozy but deep home aquarium sim from A Shell in the Pit Games w @smartereveryday.bsky.social & Creative Ink Games.

Wishlist for Next Fest October!
store.steampowered.com/app/1372150/...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1IW...

25.09.2023 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 57    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 6