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Photo of a group of diverse people smiling facing the camera, in the Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco

Photo of a group of diverse people smiling facing the camera, in the Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco

It was so wonderful to hang out with the lovely game UX community today! Look at all these lovely faces 😍❀️
#GDC #UX

11.03.2026 01:23 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

GDC. That's it, that's the tweet

11.03.2026 02:24 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Last Thursday was the 4th Annual Tonebenders Los Angeles Sound Design Meet-up, Sponsored by MPSE. What an amazing night! Big thanks to everyone (over 325 people!) that attended and helped create a really positive night for the sound community to grow together.

10.03.2026 22:46 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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On Saturday, March 7th Jello Biafra suffered a hemorrhagic stroke caused by high blood pressure.



As per Jello:

09.03.2026 18:45 πŸ‘ 368 πŸ” 195 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 80
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The Simpsons Bart GIF ALT: The Simpsons Bart GIF
10.03.2026 16:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tuesday - Audio Community Morning Meetup! Set your alarms and get your beverage on by 8:00am and let’s keep this knowledge train on the tracks! #GameAudioGDC

10.03.2026 05:42 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Home | Game Audio Implementation

This Sunday 15th March = very special day for us at gameaudioimplementation.com It marks 15 yrs since our 1st book was published! When 'The Game Audio Tutorial' came out in 2011 it was the 1st practical textbook in the field, &it's been amazing &gratifying to see the impact it's had over the years.

10.03.2026 11:11 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Sent in an email just now: Universal vibrations are calibrated and in tune.

10.03.2026 12:51 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tuesday - Audio Community Morning Meetup! Set your alarms and get your beverage on by 8:00am and let’s keep this knowledge train on the tracks! #GameAudioGDC

10.03.2026 05:42 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Monday is off to a great start, stay tuned for the podcast drop at GameAudioPodcast.com

#GameAudioGDC
Photo credit @guillaumerenaud.bsky.social

10.03.2026 05:30 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#GameAudioGDC right back at it again

09.03.2026 15:41 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#GameAudioGDC crew: Stop by CPK anytime between 5:30 and 9:30 PM tomorrow night for pizza, #GameAudio friends, and a percentage of your purchases going back to a good cause! πŸ•

09.03.2026 18:10 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Map to the Morning Audio Community Meetup at GDC 2026

Map to the Morning Audio Community Meetup at GDC 2026

Monday- Audio Community Morning Meetup starts TODAY! If you’ve peeled your eyes open and are reading this before 8:00am, grab a beverage and head over! #GameAudioGDC

09.03.2026 13:15 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Game Audio Community Meetuo at GDC 2026

Game Audio Community Meetuo at GDC 2026

Game Audio Community Meetuo at GDC 2026

Game Audio Community Meetuo at GDC 2026

Game Audio Community Meetuo at GDC 2026

Game Audio Community Meetuo at GDC 2026

#GameAudioGDC Benders Pre-DC Audio Community Meetup last night was a blast! Thanks to @deadguydylan.bsky.social for continuing to coordinate the best way to kick-off the conference!

09.03.2026 13:13 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wowowowow! β™₯️β™₯️β™₯️

09.03.2026 03:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Going to GDC? If you're interested in #gameaudio, don't miss this hardcore guide by Damian Kastbauer:

πŸ‘‰https://www.asoundeffect.com/gdc26/

#gameaudio #sounddesign #gamedev #indiedev #gameaudiogdc #gdc2026 #soundeffects

08.03.2026 20:56 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Keep an eye on your people this week and believe the words and experiences they share with you. Take care of each other and find me (or someone) who can help if bad actors emerge. Help keep the community safe #GameAudioGDC

17.03.2025 23:16 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

In some ways, incredible change. In other ways, not enough. The spectrum is brighter while the world feels darker. Optimism and action remain intact.

08.03.2026 17:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Loose threads connecting feelings and people contextualizing the passage of time.

08.03.2026 17:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Game Audio GDC 2012 - Lunch Behind the Carousel YouTube video by Damian Kastbauer

Nostalgia continues: Here’s what Lunch Behind the Carousel with the #GameAudioGDC Community looked like in 2012

Everyday of the conference, you should try to stay fed (and hydrated!). The best way is always with (new and old) friends!

m.youtube.com/watch?si=x4B...

08.03.2026 17:11 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Game Audio - Conclusions from GDC 2006 Reprise I wrote this to the team at 0 A.D. where I was once the Audio Director (which was quite a lofty title for a then-scrappy loose conglomer...

Need some more last-minute perspective before #GDC26 kicks off?

Here’s my 2006/ 2016 Reprise - Conclusions from #GameAudioGDC

Even after 20 years, there are some incredible truths that continue to resonate.

See you soon!

blog.lostchocolatelab.com/2016/01/game...

08.03.2026 16:58 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I loved the insights surfaced in your book. Thanks again for taking the time and energy required to extract the perspectives and bring them forward!

08.03.2026 16:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Conversations With Women In Music Production It’s obvious to anyone working in any aspect of pro audio that it’s still aΒ very male‑dominated industry...

3 years since its release and I’m still reflecting. I’m grateful to all the people that supported me through its writing, the people who gave their stories, trustingly to my hands, and to people in the industry who reviewed the book.

www.soundonsound.com/reviews/conv...

#InternationalWomensDay

08.03.2026 14:39 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Conversations with Women in Music Production – The Interviews Hal Leonard Online Buy the official Hal Leonard Book, 'Conversations with Women in Music Production – The Interviews'

My book, which took 4 years and a bit to research and compile won an award from the ARSC for its contributions to historical research of women in audio/recording.

www.halleonard.com/product/8262...

This book was a labor of love, and it did come with a cost.

#StudioLife #WomenInMusic #MusicSky

08.03.2026 14:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy #InternationalWomensDay! There’s still so much work we can do together. Women’s rights are human rights, and trans women are women.

Sending strength and solidarity to all in our shared efforts.

08.03.2026 14:34 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Game Developers Conferance - G.A.N.G. Party
Game Developers Conferance - G.A.N.G. Party YouTube video by Damian Kastbauer

Wondering what #GameAudioGDC was like 20 years ago?

Here’s a video fly-through from the Game Audio Network Guild Meetup:

youtu.be/ZVToIjTmoRs?...

08.03.2026 16:41 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Not sure how to approach GDC given all the horrors that are happening in the world. Spending time with the community will be very welcomed. But we can’t ignore all the gamedevs left behind, not to mention all the people struggling to simply stay alive while we’re discussing about games.

08.03.2026 10:52 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sonic UX Most user experience (UX) research prioritizes what users see and touchβ€”but what about what they hear? Sound is a powerful, often overlooked layer of u...

I have a cover and a date for my newest book, Sonic UX! May 19, 2026 from The MIT Press mitpress.mit.edu/978026205373...

08.03.2026 14:06 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

✨β™₯️😻β™₯️✨

08.03.2026 14:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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UPDATED - Audio Community Calendar #GameAudioGDC 2026

Check out the Guide to Game Audio GDC

www.asoundeffect.com/gdc26/

08.03.2026 04:37 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1