@swansonge.bsky.social
Indie music producer and game developer Bay Area, CA https://linktr.ee/Swansonge
Union baristas are calling on allies to STOP BUYING STARBUCKS if we go on ULP strike. If our communities stand with us in action, we can take back power from the billionaires & CEOs.
nocontractnocoffee.org
I released a very DIY and very FREE shime-daiko drum sample pack recorded in my little apartment!
swansonge.itch.io/swansonges-s...
Thanks to new capabilities from @play.date 15 dev teams came together to make a spooky Halloween TREAT available NOW and for FREE!
ledbetter-games.itch.io/ware-wolf
Ware-wolf Campfire Stories shows off some of the most creative and varied gameplay in the Pulp engine - exclusive to the Playdate!
I made a micro-game for this! Check out Candy Catch in the Ware-wolf Collab for Playdate π¬πΊ
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Oh what's this? A new trailer for a new Treat? Just in time for Halloween?
youtu.be/UxgN88_cjmg
Picture of me standing on the stairs at Twin Peaks, San Francisco, facing the sundown
My new EP is out now!!! I hope youβll give Where My Heart and Feet Take Me a listen :)
Streaming link in bio. Also on Bandcamp!
Announcing a collaborative Halloween themed project! Come join us and make a spooky @play.date Pulp game... Full details at the link and organized in the PD Squad discord.
Submission cutoff Midnight 10/19/2025
ledbetter-games.itch.io/ware-wolf
Lots of life stuff doing on so I donβt know if Iβll be able to squeeze out a game in time, but Iβll check it out the discord!
15.10.2025 15:18 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Ahhh Iβm seeing this too late π I wonβt be able to participate this time around but I hope to join the next one!
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Pre-save my new EP, Where My Heart and Feet May Take Me: too.fm/kqmpkey/pres...
08.10.2025 15:25 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
The new single, East Coast Pace: too.fm/zqxp4kx
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Image of my walking on the sidewalk, but the house in the background appears to be slanted at an angle.
I put out a new song today! And I have a new EP coming out on October 21st! Links below
08.10.2025 15:23 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0
Microsoft has terminated unit 8200βs access to select cloud storage and AI services, making it the first giant tech company to terminate any services to apartheid Israel at least since the beginning of its Gaza genocide.
Read more: loom.ly/aS6eYUQ
#NoTechForApartheid
#NoTechForGenocide
I have one question.
I love your art. Even if itβs βrawβ or βbadβ. Keep making art because thatβs what makes us human.
14.08.2025 00:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Israel is using Microsoft Azure to store recordings of every phone call made by Palestinians in the occupied territories, then using AI to analyze the contents and select targets. Microsoft is (dubiously) claiming ignorance.
06.08.2025 17:47 β π 1978 π 1327 π¬ 32 π 151This is so sick
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A flyer calling people to action against GEO Group's occupation of the site at 111 Taylor Street in San Francisco. We Need You! Pack City Hall! Board of Appeals Public Hearing is on July 16th, 2025 at 5PM. Go to City Hall, Room 416.
Live near SF, like trans people and want to stick it to ICE?
111 Taylor Street, the site of the Compton's Cafeteria Riots is currently occupied by GEO Group, private prison operators who work with ICE. They've been caught in a zoning violation! Kick them out!
Read below for easy ways to help!
Posted a little video overview of my new Playdate game, meteors. I realized it took me about 2ish months to makeβnot bad for learning a new programming language from scratch!
youtu.be/gzm9-ISEHUI?...
The original soundtrack is also available (for free) on BandCamp! swansonge.bandcamp.com/album/meteor...
28.06.2025 02:25 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Just published a new Playdate game (for free) on itch.io! meteors is a simple arcade game about shooting meteors developed for Playdate. It's inspired by Asteroids and was my attempt at learning the mechanics of Playdate game development in Lua.
Find it here: swansonge.itch.io/meteors
As a target of the BDS movement we call on supporters to amplify the McDonalds boycott this week, as part of an organic boycott movement taking place in the US.
McDonalds is feeling the heat!
#BoycottMcDonalds
Finished up the code I created some simple art for when people load the game onto their Playdate.
Iβm hoping to publish Meteors to itch.io within the next week!
United for immigrants graphic. A Kids of Immigrants and Rizos Curls collab inviting brands to join in. Text says Donating 100% profits on June 21st.
List of organizations and their URLs: Coalition for Human Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles United We Dream Immigrant Defenders Law Center American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Inclusive Action Central American Resource Center
There are a bunch of brands joining in on United for Immigrants!
On June 21st do some shopping at these participating brands. 100% of profits go towards organizations helping immigrants. Here's an ongoing list of brands: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Had a lot of fun making these gang vocals. I tried playing 10 different characters from different points in the room to make it sound like a big group of people and not just copies of myself.
20.06.2025 03:20 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Coded in a simple title screen animation. Honestly I think the game is pretty much code-complete, so I just have to work on some packaging touches before publishing the game.
18.06.2025 05:38 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Fun fact: in the 1960s, Civil Rights protestors were given literal classes on nonviolent protest; they didn't all just spontaneously know what to do.
So, if you're planning on showing up, this weekend: read this comic. And if you're staying home, signal-boost it/link it around.
Localization is now dynamic!
11.06.2025 19:59 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Wrote about SGF, ICE, and covering the event as first-generation US born person.
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