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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

If you were a fan of Isle of Arrows but wanted to lean further into designing beautiful walled gardens, then I can highly recommend The Merchant's Eden. 🌲🪻🏰🐃🌲

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The Merchant's Eden is 100% my game of the year, The tension between needing to expand and optimise my settlement with preserving the historic charm of the winding streets, Mediterranean trees and leaving ample room for the foundations of my church was such a fun and refreshing challenge.

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I had a lot of fun with this game, worth supporting the dev 🔎🐴

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Telecommunicate, illuminate, eliminate. Learn the secret language of Morse Code and vanquish the advancing imperial fleet. #morsecode #hamradio #gamedev

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I showed MORSE at HAM RADIO 2026 last week, the Amateur Radio audience loved the project but a recurring question was "Can I buy a DRM-free copy?" The answer to that is now yes, MORSE is available on itch, also now 20% off for the next week. alexvscoding.itch.io/morse #hamradio #morsecode #gamedev

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MORSE by Alex Johansson

A game that teaches the secret language of Morse Code.

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Hey folks! Weird request. I got featured in EDGE magazine issue #415 with MORSE, I had a friend send me a copy of it but it got lost in the mail. Does anyone have a copy they’d be willing to sell me? I’d really appreciate it ♥️

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Wired up three dutch pots ahead of my session tomorrow with local Caribbean people living with dementia at Memory Hub, very excited for the session! 🍲🦜 #dementia #altctrl

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Recently I've been designing games for people living locally with dementia, using familiar objects such as teapots, watering cans and walking sticks as the controllers to play with. The Sheffield Star covered the story today with a front page mention, which I'm very grateful for!

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

I did a successful dry run of my installation, Singing Teapots ahead of my playtest this week with people locally living with dementia, check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBu-... #dementia #sensoryroom #altctrl #maker

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Singing Teapots - A multi-sensory experience for people living with dementia exploring bird calls.

YouTube video by AlexVsCoding

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I am unfortunately abroad when this is on, but wanted to show my support for this. In the current industrial landscape, games focused on communities and not platforms is desperately needed. Wishing the organisers well with the event!

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

I've built some custom hardware so people living with dementia can build games controllers, which I'll be testing around Sheffield next month! Here's the breakdown: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkmH... #games #dementia #altctrl

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Familiar Glow: Hardware for facilitating craft based workshops with people living with dementia.

YouTube video by AlexVsCoding

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Running alternative controller workshops with people living with dementia next month, for which I've worked with @nachimir.bsky.social to make crocodile clips for older hands: + Magnetic lead clamp for easy connection + Larger surface area so less fiddly to handle + Familiar form of a clothes peg

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Very excited to share that MORSE, my strategy game that teaches Morse Code got featured in RadCom, the UK's national Amateur Radio magazine! Always a thrill seeing the game in print, thanks to the RSGB for covering the project! #morse #morsecode #rsgb #hamradio #games

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Today is Morse Code day! This week the game is 20% off and I'll be updating the demo with a bunch of features to help with Amateur Radio outreach and plenty the polish. Read more about it here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/197... #hamradio #morse #gamedev #morsecode #morsecodeday

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Experimenting with turning warm teapots into games controllers for folks living with dementia : )

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Just in case there's any ambiguity, April fools : )

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Extremely excited to announce I've secured a partnership with @johnromero.bsky.social to bring the DOOMhandle to market, stay tuned for more details! 🔥🚪🔥 #doom #gamedev #games

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Doing a bold re-imagining of DOOM

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

I am really looking forward to this next week! Props to Susie and the team for bringing it all together.

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

I am extremely excited to announce that MORSE now has 3 dedicated training modes to sharpen your telegraphy skills - Calibration, Speed and Listening! Really chuffed with how seamlessly these educational modes integrate into the game. #hamradio #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev #games #morse

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Nice to see MORSE getting a mention on here! "I could describe it as a kind of tower-defence real-time twist on Battleships, but really it’s a frantic and frequently overwhelming game about using Morse to fight off incoming enemies and it’s utterly original in all the important aspects." WHEEEEEE

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Connected up this little fella to the Teaspoon Telegraph 💧 #hamradio #games #morsecode

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

"Even if we can't go to the store together anymore, there are ways the games I've connected with her can still hold a special place." A very sweet writing by Jesse about games, care and intergenerational bonds 🍃

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

More videogames should be controlled with wizard staffs

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

My partner flashed HELLO in Morse Code at me whilst walking towards her car : ) What a gem ❤️

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Here's a preview of one of MORSE's 3 new training modes: Test your ability recognising the sound of letters in Morse Code. Update arriving next week! 👂⚫ ⚫◼️ ⚫◼️⚫ #hamradio #morsecode #morse #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #games

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Very excited to be finally adding a calibration tutorial to MORSE, so folks can have a better understanding of how to tweak their telegraph. Coming soon! 🎚️ #hamradio #morsecode #gamedev #games

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Here's what that outreach mode looks like in practice: MORSE is currently on display in Strasbourg, so I tracked down the name of the local (REF67) and national (REF) amateur radio clubs and added them to MORSE to give players a direct local connection to engaging with the hobby.

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Pushed an update out for MORSE today with a suite of features to support Amateur Radio including an outreach mode for radio clubs to use, a non-visual Morse input mode, support for Vband and more! Read about it here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/197... #hamradio #morse #gamedev #morsecode

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

My 2026 prediction is that as devs lean harder into the harmful aesthetics and mechanisms of an explicitly addictive industry, the escalating arms race of indie gambling "simulators" will quietly rot games from the inside out. It's wild how the scourge of Loot Boxes faded from memory so quickly.

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Unironically getting to build outdoor games tailored for nuns would be such an interesting design brief

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

I worked on my final indie game, MORSE on and off for ten years, it's been moderately successful (to a point I could feasibly make something else) but I'm at peace with never making a game that big ever again. Looking forward to making much, much smaller experiences for audiences outside of games.

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Absolutely wonderful construction from Adam for MORSE! It's such a delight seeing these electronics projects come into form and the methodical documentation that comes with it.

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Feels good to finally get back to making weird stuff

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Since launch, MORSE has inspired a variety of weird and wonderful homebrew telegraph controllers, so I’ve put together an article highlighting community projects. Look here at what folks are making! 🛠️📻👀 store.steampowered.com/news/app/197... #hamradio #morse #homebrew #gamedev #indiedev

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Absolutely delighted that Riley had opportunity to give MORSE a look and write such lovely things about the project! "The whole game requires a kind of intentionality and level-headedness to succeed at that, when I pull it off, really makes me feel like I’m mastering a skill."

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

In keeping with New Year Festivities, I'm pushing out a small update to overhaul the explosions in MORSE! Your artillery is now composed of animated fireballs, smoke and splashes. 🎆 #hamradio #morse #gamedev #pixelart #vfx

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

As an early Christmas present to the ham radio community and MORSE players...🎄 Introducing the Teaspoon Telegraph, a beautifully crafted, open-source games controller and telegraph key designed by @nachimir.bsky.social! Learn more here: ympt.co.uk/teaspoontx.h... #hamradio #MORSE #indiedev #maker

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Playing my Morse Code game but with a pair of DK Bongos 🥁🥁🦍 --- --- .... .... / --- --- .... .... / .- .... #hamradio #donkeykong #morse #gamedev #screenshotsaturday #indie #altctrl #indiedev

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

It was such a pleasure chatting with Ross at EGX about the game and how Morse Code connected to his Grandfather, I am truly humbled by his writeup here and the palpable excitement in his voice on the Finger Guns podcast. Definitely give it a listen. #hamradio #gamedev #amateurradio #morse

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

I actually got a bit teary coming across this: Someone posted to the MORSE Steam forums this beautifully assembled homebrew Iambic telegraph key. JUST LOOK AT THE INTERNALS OF THIS THING #hamradio #ham #radioham #gamedev #morse #indie

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

MORSE will be exhibiting at EGX Birmingham this weekend, come along and try the game out with a glowing telegraph, bring your telegraph too if you fancy playing with your own key! www.egx.net/global/en-gb... @egxofficial.bsky.social #hamradio #gamedev #morsecode #morse #egx #mcm

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Hello MORSE community tonight’s stream is unfortunately cancelled, I, through a faulty usb have put my laptop into a shutdown state, I need to reset and fix it, my apologies for this mishap, I will reschedule this soon. 73, Alex

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Going to be streaming my Morse Code game on Steam in just under an hour, I'll be using my glowing telegraph and assortment of different Morse keys! See you soon: store.steampowered.com/app/1976860/... #hamradio #gamedev #morsecode #morse

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Had the pleasure of being interviewed by Bob McCreadie from the TX Factor at National Hamfest in September to chat about MORSE, a game to encourage people to engage with amateur radio. I had to share the video introduction as it put a huge smile on my face when I watched for the first time

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Case in point: I just used the instructions in the third image's instructions to configure a telegraph to work with a computer with an Arduino for Good Game Dev Festival next week! goodgamedev.co.uk #hamradio #morse #cw #indiedev #games

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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

These are my kind of people. It's so satisfying to see that with even a small amount of encouragement, folks will venture far outside the box of how we conventionally control games, and how abundant and varied that expression becomes! #hamradio #morsecode #gamedev #altctrl #morse

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