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Jay Steen

@jaysteen.bsky.social
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Tech Director of @sweejtech.bsky.social making sweet audio tech for lovely people! Previously audio programmer at Jumpship and Criterion Games. Person who likes playing and making video games, playing guitar, running, snowboarding, and reading sci-fi.

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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
You just know that when a mathematician says “so then by extension” what follows will be something physically inconceivable
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
My short summary of The Odyssey (2026): Zendaya judges Matt Damon for three or so hours
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Another awesome day at #GDC26 capped off with the Audio Programmer dinner, what a lovely crew! Also shout out to the field recording talks, the performance microtalks and the Battlefield 6 talks this afternoon, they were fantastic 🧑‍🎓🙌 #GameAudioGDC
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Let’s go SweejTech at #GDC26 #GameAudioGDC! Already had a great catchup with @eaboissiere.bsky.social and bumped into Charlie Pateman and Adele Cutting boarding the flight… what a coincidence 😅 It’s going to be a great week, give me a shout if you want to say hi or catch up over a coffee 🙌 🔊
Jay grinning like a goon next to the plane to GDCJay, Adele and Charlie posing for a wicked airport selfie
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Damian is a hero for putting this together!! #GameAudioGDC
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Here is a talk about Unreal Audio’s code and how we use it to make cool stuff! Check it out if that’s the sort of thing you do 🔊🎚️☝️
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
One for you @tubanat.bsky.social
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Woah, what a curveball ⚾
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
That’s a wrap on #UnrealFest Orlando 2025! It’s been an awesome week. Thank you to everyone who made it special, who came to my talk and everyone I spoke with. Let’s go build awesome #GameAudio stuff now! ✨🌴🍊🎮🔊
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Live on the expo floor at #UnrealFest, it’s @sweej.tech! Shout out to @tapes.club and @avg-music.bsky.social for helping me implement a Lydian Mode Dubstep Gun inside our demo 😅
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
🌅 Rise and shine #UnrealFest! Come on over to North Session Room 2 at 9am to catch Amplifying the Unreal Audio Engine with Extensions and Plugins to hear about how we’re doing just that at SweejTech! See you there! ✨
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Tech check time at #UnrealFest 🤩 the setup is truly under way… You can catch my talk Amplifying the Unreal Audio Engine With Extensions and Plugins 🔊🎛️🎚️🆙 on Wednesday, 9am at North Session Room 2. See you there Unreal #GameAudio crew!
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Time to fly! ✈️ See you soon #UnrealFest and #GameAudio crew
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
📢🎧 Hey #GameAudio folks! If you're going to be at #UnrealFest Orlando in a couple of weeks, come along Wednesday 4th at 9am and catch my talk about how to get the best of Unreal Audio: 🔊 Amplifying the Unreal Audio Engine With Extensions and Plugins 🔊 Looking forward to seeing you there 🙌
Catch my Session at Unreal Fest Orlando 2025, June 2 - 5
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
🚪+ 🔊 = ⁉️ #GameAudio
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Only just woke up from my post #GDC2025 stupor and changed my display name back to normal. Soon is in the past! Back to making cool audio tech 🤖
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Friday at #GDC2025 was over in a flash and with it the whole thing. Thank you to everyone from the amazing #GameAudioGDC contingent, I am equal parts inspired and exhausted. Can’t wait to catch up with you all again soon and hear what we all are about to get up to! #GameAudio
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Bonus #FullyOperationalBattleStation moments #GameAudioGDC 😄
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Super Thursday at #GDC2025. So many awesome talks, many with an Ambiencey flavour - in the spirit of the #GANG awards I can’t decide on a winner, it’s a tie 🏆 have a fun Friday, nearly home time #GameAudioGDC 😢
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Wow Wednesday of #GDC2025 was so packed with #GameAudio awesomeness, from @schmid.dk’s Cocoon talk to a vibrant audio programmer meet-up in the evening, so much so that I overslept this morning 😴😅 roll on Thursday! #GameAudioGDC
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Another fine #GDC2025 Tuesday was had yesterday, including brilliant talks at the audio summit and my first #GameAudioGDC karaoke! 🎤🤩 there are some amazing talks lined up for today, looking forward to catching them and talking to more awesome #GameAudio folks!
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Monday at #GDC2025 was a blast, thanks everyone who I met and caught up with for making it so! Roll on Tuesday, looking forward to the Audio Summit ✨ #GameAudio #GameAudioGDC
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Morning #GameAudio #GameAudioGDC! On my way to the first audio meetup (a wee bit late sorry @damiankastbauer.bsky.social 😅) Looking forward to meeting everyone! If you want to talk Metasounds, audio tools and audio coding, I’m all ears 😁
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
@tubanat.bsky.social this one’s for you
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Badge? ☑️ Coffee? ☑️ Excite? ☑️ See you round this week #GameAudio #GameAudioGDC! If you still have some time in your schedule, let me know, it’d be great to talk 🙂
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
The Death Star Bar. It calls to me from my hotel room window #GDC2025 #GameAudio #GameAudioGDC #FullyOperationalBattleStation
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Plane time, #GDC2025 let’s gooooo #GameAudio #GameAudioGDC
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Phew, just in the nick of time for #GDC25 #GDC2025 😅 If you want to hear more or see it in action next week, drop me a line ✨🌳🍃🔉 See you there #GameAudio #GameAudioGDC!
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Ah jeez I better start packing for #GDC25 it’s not that many days til plane time
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Eek #GDC25 is less than a month away! Looking forward to catching up with all the awesome #GameAudio folks I’ve met there before, and meeting some new folks too 🤩
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Check out the awesome Ambience workflow we're cooking at SweejTech! 🌳🐦🔊 If you want a demo at GDC next month, DM me and we'll book a time in 🗓️🌉
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Playing Frostpunk 2 as it starts to snow outside, awesome
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
To everyone who doesn’t know what day of the week it is, I wish you a very Merry Isthmus
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
Crimbo needs to make a comeback. Merry Crimbo everyone
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Also it’s Xmas tomorrow. Bring back Xmas. Why does no one say Xmas anymore, pronouncing the hard X
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Pure luxury: underfloor heating in a bathroom
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Oh, true!
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Yeah, that's London alright
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
After a really depressing patch of studio closures this year, The Game Awards reveals are really lifting my spirits and bringing a bit of joy and excitement back into my view of the industry. A good reminder that many awesome people are still working on many awesome games 🙌
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Ok let me try again Optimist: The cup is half full Pessimist: The cup is half empty Audio programmer: The cup is routed to the main submix at -6.02dBFS
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Optimist: The cup is half full Pessimist: The cup is half empty Bassist: Da boom bapuh dupah dap buuuu bup’a duppa
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Oh dear now I want to go to these very liminal places. Or at least make a video game set there.
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Ed Conway @edconway.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
🧵SALT🧵 It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question: Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from? The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised. 1/14
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Less talk of “Posting” on here, more of “BSing” please
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Snagged an Audio Pass for #GDC25, looking forward to catching up with #gameaudio folks next year and nerding out about Metasounds, audio programming and all the cool stuff we’re doing at @sweejtech.bsky.social 🤩
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
HDR is great for making mixes hang together! It’s been great developing our UE5 HDR Audio plugin so you can do the same thing with MetaSounds 🎛️📈📉🎚️🔉🔊 sweej.tech/technologies...
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HDR | SweejTech
We develop innovative solutions which enable teams to implement and deliver world-class audio.
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
@admanic.bsky.social Welcome back to the light 🌅
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 29/10/2024
Thoughts That Ruined It For Me™️: Han Solo actually just drives a space caravan
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 21/10/2024
Sea of Stars, nice work @sabotagestudio.com ! Been waiting for something to scratch the Chrono Trigger itch for quite a while 😊
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Jay Steen @jaysteen.bsky.social · 19/10/2024
@tubanat.bsky.social uncanny how we both picked up Bluesky on the same day
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