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Making accessible audio navigation tools for video games! Weird and wonderful PhD Researcher with ADHD. Nerdfighter. Proud West Midlander lost in Bristol. Mon the Biff. St Helens RFC and McLaren ๐Ÿ”ดโšช๐ŸŸ  Neighbour to all โ™ฅ๏ธ citesandsounds.com

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

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

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

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

25.02.2026 16:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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???

24.02.2026 09:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I found out the same thing a month ago - solidarity to you, friend!

21.02.2026 14:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
GAConf, IGDA-GASIG. Advancing accessibility for disabled players. Online conference, April 27th-28th 2026. Brighton social, July 2026.

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

The 17th (๐Ÿ˜ฎ) #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

18.02.2026 14:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 37 ๐Ÿ” 31 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
A share bag of Malteasers in front of a PC monitor showing the Project for Awesome livestream.

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

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! ๐Ÿฆ’

#P4A
#ProjectForAwesome

15.02.2026 15:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I feel like with Jarrod, you never actually ask for him to be there, but he always arrives, yanno?

14.02.2026 11:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Text that says โ€œProject for Awesome livestream STARTING NOW" over an underwater background featuring the P4A play button and heart mascots snorkeling amongst colorful fish.

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

P4A starts NOW!

projectforawesome.com/live

#P4A2026

13.02.2026 17:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 70 ๐Ÿ” 26 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
Cites and Sounds - Homepage The Website of Creative Technologist Luke Child

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

13.02.2026 15:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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

11.02.2026 22:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 34 ๐Ÿ” 36 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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

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

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

#Overwatch

10.02.2026 18:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Right?! Feels right at home in the outdoors!

08.02.2026 20:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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.

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.

Found the perfect bathroom to show off #Pizzamas merch

#DFTBA

08.02.2026 19:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Will be playing guitar and singing for students to record tomorrow in a lectorial...

Taking song requests!

02.02.2026 21:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
White text that says โ€œI canโ€™t wait to dive into P4A with you! -Dave the Fishโ€ over an underwater background. Dave the Fish, a rainbow trout balloon, is in the bottom right corner.

White text that says โ€œI canโ€™t wait to dive into P4A with you! -Dave the Fishโ€ over an underwater background. Dave the Fish, a rainbow trout balloon, is in the bottom right corner.

White text that says โ€œYou make P4A crabulous! -Crank Greenโ€ over an underwater background. Crank Green, a red crab with Hank Greenโ€™s face edited onto it, is at the bottom of the image.

White text that says โ€œYou make P4A crabulous! -Crank Greenโ€ over an underwater background. Crank Green, a red crab with Hank Greenโ€™s face edited onto it, is at the bottom of the image.

Will you be our valentine? Don't forget to add the P4A livestream to your Valentineโ€™s Day plans!

Now is the perfect time to start swapping P4A-themed valentines๐Ÿ’Œ
#P4A2026

01.02.2026 19:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 61 ๐Ÿ” 12 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

If the current state of Nerdfighteria was a mixtape, what are some absolute BANGERS you would put on it?

30.01.2026 16:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Alt text all the time, emojis occasionally.

28.01.2026 17:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 21 ๐Ÿ” 15 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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...

28.01.2026 18:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Chess.com app showing that Luke has a 279 day playing streak.

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

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

#Chess

28.01.2026 08:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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.

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.

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

24.01.2026 10:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Luke holds an Xbox controller in front of an open Unity Game Engine project.

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

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!

20.01.2026 16:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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

20.01.2026 10:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Super kind, thank u!!!

06.01.2026 20:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Right back at ya!

06.01.2026 17:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank u, friend!

06.01.2026 17:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BIRTHDAY TWIN!

06.01.2026 13:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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'.

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'.

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

#29

06.01.2026 13:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We're here because!

01.01.2026 11:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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

30.12.2025 10:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is a STUNNING space, hot damn!

29.12.2025 18:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Gamer friends, I got a ยฃ20 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.

29.12.2025 11:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0