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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 11/06/2026

So in TERRIBLE Nerdfigher form I have only just read @hankgreen.bsky.social 's An Absolutely Remarkable thing and holy fuckballs was that an incredible read. I struggle with fiction reading and maybe do a few books a year. I just read this in 3 days. Literally HOOKED. #AbsolutelyRemarkableThing

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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 23/05/2026

Don't talk to me, my son or his south west coastline ever again. @hankgreen.bsky.social @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social petition to start a 'John and Hank in unexpected places' project please. #DFTBA

Luke stands on the edge of a cliff flexing like a strong dude. He is wearing a Pizzamas teacher that says 'dont talk to me, my son or his pizza ever again'

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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 20/05/2026

If you were a video game character, what would your health pick up be? And FYI, those 10-12 plates? All for me. #Cottoms

An advertisement for a Cottoms One Party Family Hotpot. A large golden hotpot on a table with overlayed text saying 'One Party Hotpot. 10-12 Plates. Zero stress. Just £24'

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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 27/04/2026

Hopelessly busy and online-absent as I get into the thickets of PhD work at the moment but we always try to make time for @gaconf.bsky.social ! (spot the @projectforawesome.com tee creeping in 👀) #GAConf #GameAccessibility

Luke holds up a laptop screen showing a livestream to the camera. The livestream shows Sightless Kombat talking on the G A Conf YouTube Livestream. He wears dungarees, but a Project for Awesome t-shirt is just visible underneath.

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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 25/03/2026

Currently vibe coding, but if vibe coding was making coffee in your favourite mug, putting on your favourite chill album and turning off the big light while the birds chirp outside. Channeling REAL vibes.

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SightlessKombat #Accessibility @sightlesskombat.com · 19/03/2026

Pleased to finally be able to reveal my participation at this year's conference! Can't wait to see what everyone else is talking about too. Will you be joining us?

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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 25/02/2026

Absolutely blessed to have seen Raye last night. Genuinely might have been the best gig I've ever seen. She and her band are STUPIDLY talented. #Raye

The letters R A Y E suspended over a stage and crowd in an arena

Raye and her orchestra on stage in an arena. The stage is designed like a snazzy jazz club with lights and a spotlight

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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 24/02/2026

I thought it was a pivotal British experience to have a scrappie come round in a van with a tannoy on it according to some chats with friends this is NOT universal???

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The Game Accessibility Conference @gaconf.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

The 17th (😮) #GAConf will be the Europe edition on April 27th-28th! Fully online, free to attend. Two days of talks & networking, the central hub for the professional game accessibility community to come together, learn, share, & make connections. Register at www.gaconf.com #gamedev #accessibility

GAConf, IGDA-GASIG. Advancing accessibility for disabled players. Online conference, April 27th-28th 2026. Brighton social, July 2026.

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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 15/02/2026

Paying homage to @coollike.gay 's P4A segment however by only using the BEST ingredient and 100% less mushy peas. Would recommend. We're counting down to the end of P4A now! Time to smash last year's figure! 🦒 #P4A #ProjectForAwesome

A share bag of Malteasers in front of a PC monitor showing the Project for Awesome livestream.

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Project for Awesome @projectforawesome.com · 13/02/2026

P4A starts NOW! projectforawesome.com/live #P4A2026

Text that says “Project for Awesome livestream STARTING NOW" over an underwater background featuring the P4A play button and heart mascots snorkeling amongst colorful fish.

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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 13/02/2026

Spring has got me feeling soft and colourful, so please enjoy ANOTHER redesign of my website. Complete with some nice flowers and a bit of whimsy: citesandsounds.com

citesandsounds.com

Cites and Sounds - Homepage

The Website of Creative Technologist Luke Child

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Anna Waismeyer @risukora.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Xbox Research wants to hear from anyone who plays video games! Tell us which settings and accessibility options, like text size adjustments, single-input options, screen readers, you use in our survey! survey.alchemer.com/s3/8671308/X... #Accessibility #GameAccessibility #InclusiveDesign

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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 10/02/2026

I guess we're back on Overwatch then... #Overwatch

The scoreboard screen after a game in Overwatch. Luke, whose username is Cosmic Lizard, plays as Orisa, getting 39 eliminations, 10 assists and 12 deaths. He dealt 15043 damage and mitigated 19552 damage

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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 08/02/2026

Found the perfect bathroom to show off #Pizzamas merch #DFTBA

Luke takes a selfie in a mirror that is low down so you can only see from his shoulders down. He wears the naturelike Pizza John shirt, featuring author John Green and the word Pizza as a graphic made from leaves, branches, and vines.

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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 02/02/2026

Will be playing guitar and singing for students to record tomorrow in a lectorial... Taking song requests!

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Project for Awesome @projectforawesome.com · 01/02/2026

Will you be our valentine? Don't forget to add the P4A livestream to your Valentine’s Day plans! Now is the perfect time to start swapping P4A-themed valentines💌 #P4A2026

White text that says “I can’t wait to dive into P4A with you! -Dave the Fish” over an underwater background. Dave the Fish, a rainbow trout balloon, is in the bottom right corner.

White text that says “You make P4A crabulous! -Crank Green” over an underwater background. Crank Green, a red crab with Hank Green’s face edited onto it, is at the bottom of the image.

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RNIB @rnib.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Alt text all the time, emojis occasionally.

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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 28/01/2026

One of the double-edged swords of being neurodivergent and a lecturer is when you passionately teach a topic for 4 hours, but also talk and tangent enthusiastically like it's going out of fashion. Actively taking recommendations for vocal soothing lozenges...

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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 28/01/2026

Probably my biggest flex this year. Just need to commit to more prep lol. #Chess

The Chess.com app showing that Luke has a 279 day playing streak.

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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 24/01/2026

Bristol Patchway station with a nice BSL installation at the moment! An alternative message might have been 'Together we are soaked and fed up of this dreary weather'. Might not fit on the fence, mind. #BSL

A fence at Bristol Patchway train station where the message 'Together We Are Strong' is displayed in BSL Fingerspelling. Each photograph shows a different pair of hands signing a letter.

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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 20/01/2026

Spent the day converting my control mappings to be single inputs only! It was previously clunky and less accessible with a series of dual button presses, taps and holds. Now though, much cleaner, easier to understand, and navigable with single, slower interactions. Success!

Luke holds an Xbox controller in front of an open Unity Game Engine project.

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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 20/01/2026

Just updated my PhD Unity Project to 6.3 and had exactly 0 errors on upgrading... Should I go and buy a lottery ticket? #Unity #GameDev

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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 06/01/2026

A moment of solidarity to all my January birthday friends. At least the sun is out! #29

Luke sits on a vibrant green velvet sofa. He is flexing his arm and making a fist as a show of strength. In front of him is a coffee table with a birthday cake and card on. The card reads 'I literally couldn't like you more. Unless of course you turned into a dog'. Above him, celebratory bunting reads 'Luke's Birthday'.

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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 30/12/2025

While chatting to a stranger in a crowd waiting for the Edinburgh cannons to fire, I unknowingly asked an undercover Adam Brody if his son wanted to sit on my shoulders as his were occupied and I'm taller and could see over the crowd My partner was in SHOCK, and I politely had no idea who he was

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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 29/12/2025

Gamer friends, I got a £20 Steam voucher for Christmas (yippee!) What's good? What are your top secret 10/10 picks for a good game? Bonus points if the game has fun/unique customisation, cool magic systems, a nice compelling story or incredible sound design.

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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 23/12/2025

Signing off for the festive season and 2025! ⛷️ If you're celebrating it have the most wonderful Christmas! Otherwise, take some time to contemplate and relax, tell your closest people you love them and be a little bit whimsical while the weather is glum. Catch y'all soon! #JingleBells

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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 22/12/2025

‪ UK friends who are sole traders/have experience with accountancy for it: how did y'all find/choose an accountant??? There are so many options that all look super familiar...

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Tymscar 🧮 @tymscar.com · 13/12/2025

I tried Gleam for Advent of Code, and I get the hype. AoC was only 12 days this year (24 parts). The easy days were tougher than usual, the hard days were hard but fun. Rust-like compiler errors, pipes everywhere, echo is great, fold_until feels like cheating. blog.tymscar.com/posts/gleama...

blog.tymscar.com

I Tried Gleam for Advent of Code, and I Get the Hype

A 12 day Advent of Code year convinced me Gleam is the real deal, thanks to Rust-like errors, great pipes, and surprisingly ergonomic FP.

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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 11/12/2025

This morning's office was a fun one! Designing some cool stuff for our music tech students next year... 👀 @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social #UWEBristol

A large Audient mixing desk with ATC loudspeakers in a studio space at UWE Bristol.

2 AKG C414 microphones facing a Genelec Speaker. One is above the other, both are set figure-of-eight polar patterns, and one C414 is rotated to be out of phase to the other.

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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 09/12/2025

Making preparations for #GlobalGameJam 2026 🎮 We've got a big one going on at UWE and you KNOW I'm gonna be there making something cool, noisy and accessible! Non-UWE folks welcome! Please send me a message/comment if you're keen to know more! globalgamejam.org/jam-sites/20... #Accessibility

globalgamejam.org

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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 07/12/2025

I'm not crying at Lando Norris on the radio to Will and Zac, you are.

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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 25/11/2025

"You'll be visited by three spirits" The three spirits (obviously):

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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 13/11/2025

Fun day mucking about in the studio with our resident 70s funk enthusiast and my fantastic colleague Phill! Note to self: play more drums. I am SO out of shape. #Drums #RecordingStudio #Funk

Luke sat behind a drum kit in a studio live room

a POV shot of Luke at a drum kit with a towel on the snare drum

A recording studio live room with drums, a keyboard and many messy cables in it

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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 10/11/2025

Made a fleeting visit to the Access Bristol Accessibility Accelerator on Saturday! Sorry to those I missed, I unexpectedly had to be absent, however managed to catch some fantastic talks, demos and people. Super inspiring stuff seeing folks unite over inclusive accessible design! #AccessBristol

Luke takes a silly selfie of half of his face. Overlayed is a poster for the Access Bristol Accessibility Accelerator Event. Details found at accessbristol.org

A device that simulates using a White Cane for navigation in VR environments. It is plugged into a laptop showing a Unity Game Engine scene.

Presentation Slide showing an isometric video game. Text reads "Build Core Systems into Game Engines to Provide Accessibility. For Example, All Route Finding in our engine provides a spatial audio source for players to follow for navigation."

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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 06/11/2025

Had a lovely time bringing out my first ever music gear today to jam for our wonderful 3rd years testing out broadcast gear! These two are both around 14 years old at this point and very much kickstarted my audio career. I seem to have swapped them for 7 strings and blast beats these days, mind...

Luke's first acoustic guitar covered in LOTS of stickers, and also a homemade hand painted cajón drum with an unfinished self portrait on the front.

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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 02/11/2025

Movember session 2! 12.08km hike to and around Blaise estate and Blaise Castle! 15.1km for Movember so far Link here! movember.com/m/13779640?m... #Bristol #BlaiseCastle #Movember

Luke and Meg take a selfie in an autumnal forest

Blaise castle, a gothic castle with 3 turrets against a cloudy blue sky.

A mystical, foresty collection of tall pointy trees and vivid yellowy green leaves against a sunny blue sky

Ominous tree roots bobbling along the forest floor like bony fingers

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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 01/11/2025

Today's #Movember proof of sweat. A slow 3km today which, for a computer scientist with a desk job and a dodgy hip that worsens in the cold, is not too shabby. Onwards!

Luke and his girlfriend Meg take a selfie while out on a run

Luke's running stats:

3.02km in 26:26 time, average pace 8:45 a kilometre, burned 203 calories.

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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 01/11/2025

Hey friends! I'm gonna be running and walking 60km (with a moustache) for Movember! You can donate, but it's more for mental health awareness for me. Check in on each other. The world is fucked up at the moment, so tell your fellow humans you love them ♥️ movember.com/m/13779640?m... #Movember

Luke taking a selfie giving bombastic side eye and showing off his moustache.

Luke taking a selfie throwing two fingers to the camera and showing his moustache.

Luke out on a run pulling a silly cool guy pose where he has one leg in the air, and two sets of two fingers up to the camera.

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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 01/11/2025

We picked up @tinybookshopgame.com yesterday and honestly the vibes are perfection. Megs is FULLY lost in it. #TinyBookshop

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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 31/10/2025

We've had 4 trick-or-treaters so far and I've had to INSIST they take more than 1 sweet. Literally going to be throwing sweets into the street at this point.

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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 31/10/2025

Apparently it's Halloween!

Luke stood outside dressed as a low budget scarecrow. He has rosy circles and stitches painted on his face. He wears pumpkin patterned dungarees and a beige plaid shirt. He is ordained with bags of sweets and a red capped mushroom

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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 21/10/2025

Today's office brought to you by 'Lu Le Petit' cookies and the album Blue Garden by Delta Sleep

Luke holding a delicious chocolate chip cookie up against a laptop screen. overlayed text reads 'posh cookie and writing in the office kind of day today. How is your day going?'

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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 14/10/2025

Normalise being proud of yourself for delivering your first kickass handwritten lecture and getting a lil sweet treat afterwards as a reward.

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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 13/10/2025

Necking a red bull at 4:30 to finish a presentation that features the works of Beyoncè, Dimmu Borgir, Dave Brubek and Press to Meco (among others) is the kind of academic cramming I don't mind.

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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 12/10/2025

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand: "We'll user test afterwards"

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Luke @citesandsounds.com · 12/10/2025

Taking names for our new Bristol skellyboi...

A shiny skeleton sat in a camping chair with a Tarquins gin cup. It's wearing a bucket hat and waving.

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