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sweedin @sweedinmusic.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Weekend jam. Started from a sketch on the piano, starting to build it out with synth. 🎹

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sweedin @sweedinmusic.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Crank is set to that sweet sweet 0.75x playback speed

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sweedin @sweedinmusic.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Can the @play.date be a DJ/VJ device? Why not I say!

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sweedin @sweedinmusic.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

“Heartbreak feels good in a place like this…”

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sweedin @sweedinmusic.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Emulating the Punch-In FX from the KO II

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sweedin @sweedinmusic.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I’ve gone DEEP down the rabbit hole at this point. 🕳️🐇 Imagine showing up to DJ with just a Playdate and a Mac running this custom Mirror app (I call it Refract). #playdate #audiovisual #dj #vj

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sweedin @sweedinmusic.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Channeling that Winamp energy with a custom version of Mirror that can do post processing effects. Running A/V from Cultivator through it with great results! #playdate

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sweedin @sweedinmusic.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Adding an interactive “Soundtrack” mode… #playdate

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sweedin @sweedinmusic.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

◢◤ CULTIVATOR is live now on @play.date Catalog! ◥◣ I started this project making a bunch of crazy 1-bit visual effects to go along with my music. Over the past year I've ended up building a short narrative farming sim experience around it. play.date/games/cultiv... #playdate #gamedev #indiedev

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sweedin @sweedinmusic.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

◢◤ CULTIVATOR is coming to @play.date Catalog on 1/6 ◥◣ A short, narrative-driven experience that combines intense music visualizers with a mysterious, atmospheric world. All on a tiny yellow handheld. #playdate #gamedev #indiedev

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LuBu @lubu.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Hey #PitchYaGame people 👋 Here is my game 🛡️G l o o m G a t e⚔️ It's a pocket-sized, 1-bit action RPG/Dungeon Crawler exclusively for @play.date 💛 It has reaction based fights, a node based overworld and of course Souls-Like elements 😏 I hope you like it 🥰

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sweedin @sweedinmusic.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

I started with Game Maker when I was 10. When I got into Playdate dev in 2023 it brought a flood of nostalgia back to those days that’s kept me going still 2 years later. If you’d told me as a kid I could’ve had a HANDHELD WITH A CRANK that I could load my games onto I would’ve fainted.

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sweedin @sweedinmusic.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Thanks to all who've bought and played Capy Spa on the @play.date so far, we were able to make a donation of $125 to the ROUS Foundation today to go towards improving the lives of Capybaras. 🍊❤️ For those who haven't checked it out yet, you can pick it up for $1 at the link below from the Catalog!

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Capy Spa for Playdate

Play as the manager of an onsen for Capybaras. As a Capybara yourself, it's up to you to bring joy and happiness to your adorable customers and gain financial success!

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oOO-Oatcup! @oatcup.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

I've been working on my first game and I'm excited (also so nervous) to finally announce it! Cherry Hill: A Trucking Adventure Simulator! Watch the trailer now: youtu.be/_oECyEonn4U Get it for the @play.date on September 16th! #gamedev #trailertuesday 👀 #playdate #indiegame #solodev

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Cherry Hill: A Trucking Adventure Simulator - Reveal Trailer

YouTube video by Oatcup

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sweedin @sweedinmusic.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Nearly have an end-to-end experience here, so took a little time this afternoon to go to a rooftop bar and play through the whole thing.

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sweedin @sweedinmusic.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Short snippet from what I was working on this afternoon. #playdate

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sweedin @sweedinmusic.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Inspired by the scan line text from the Alien movies (and now tv show)

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sweedin @sweedinmusic.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Putting all the visual pieces together into a scripted sequence using MIDI to toggle each layer/effect on/off. #playdate Will be perfectly synced to the soundtrack.

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sweedin @sweedinmusic.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Inspired by Earthbound BG FX now - am trying to learn how to replicate some of the pixel shifting techniques. Thanks @kaasiand.cool for the introduction! #playdate

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sweedin @sweedinmusic.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

gfx->drawLine(x1, y1, x2, y2, x3, y3, 1, kColorWhite); etc etc 😵‍💫 Also just want to say THANKS to bsky compression in advance. #playdate #c

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sweedin @sweedinmusic.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Really enjoyed writing the chippy lead lines for this one

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sweedin @sweedinmusic.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Having a lot of fun learning the ins and outs of this thing

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sweedin @sweedinmusic.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Layering in some pre-rendered video files #playdate

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sweedin @sweedinmusic.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Playing with particle behaviors, time dilation, and occasionally not clearing the buffer #playdate

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sweedin @sweedinmusic.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

🍊 Capy Spa is out Today on @play.date Catalog! 🍊 You can pick up this adorable little arcade game for $1 and all proceeds will go to the ROUS Foundation (rousfoundation.com) to improve the lives of Capybaras. 🧡 Check it out here: play.date/games/capy-s... #playdate #gamedev #charity

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sweedin @sweedinmusic.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Polishing the text rendering / fx

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sweedin @sweedinmusic.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Whipped up a quick drum beat to help break in the live MIDI visualizer. #playdate #gamedev

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sweedin @sweedinmusic.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

LIVE MIDI authoring workflow straight from DAW -> Playdate Simulator. #playdate #gamedev

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sweedin @sweedinmusic.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Refactored part of my MIDI-based visualizer. Details below. #playdate #gamedev

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sweedin @sweedinmusic.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Some more work on the music for Cultivator

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sweedin @sweedinmusic.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Added audio triggers to the pendulum wave effect for fun. #playdate #gamedev

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sweedin @sweedinmusic.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

While inside the Mountain, I've added a little rim light to the character to make you feel like you're in a movie theater 🍿 #playdate #gamedev

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sweedin @sweedinmusic.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Experimenting with a very simple titlescreen idea. Wanting to try to play into the real-world time aspect of the game and reinforce that when you're not playing, your character is sleeping while their seed grows. #playdate #gamedev

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Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

The struggle is real.

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sweedin @sweedinmusic.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Got inspired by the Alien movies last night so started overriding pdDialogue’s functions to get a more cinematic aesthetic. #playdate

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