Jay Steen
@jaysteen.bsky.social
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.
Person who likes playing and making video games, playing guitar, running, snowboarding, and reading sci-fi.
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 🔊🎚️☝️
@jaysteen.bsky.social's talk at Unreal Fest 2025 on building audio technologies within the Unreal Engine is now available on YouTube, enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jIE...
Amplifying the Unreal Audio Engine With Extensions and Plugins | Unreal Fest Orlando 2025
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October 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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 🔊🎚️☝️
Woah, what a curveball ⚾
July 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Woah, what a curveball ⚾
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! ✨🌴🍊🎮🔊
June 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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! ✨🌴🍊🎮🔊
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 😅
June 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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 😅
🌅 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! ✨
June 4, 2025 at 11:19 AM
🌅 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! ✨
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!
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!
June 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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!
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!
Time to fly! ✈️ See you soon #UnrealFest and #GameAudio crew
June 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Time to fly! ✈️ See you soon #UnrealFest and #GameAudio crew
📢🎧 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 🙌
🔊 Amplifying the Unreal Audio Engine With Extensions and Plugins 🔊
Looking forward to seeing you there 🙌
May 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
📢🎧 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 🙌
🔊 Amplifying the Unreal Audio Engine With Extensions and Plugins 🔊
Looking forward to seeing you there 🙌
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 🤖
April 10, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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 🤖
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
March 23, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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
Bonus #FullyOperationalBattleStation moments #GameAudioGDC 😄
March 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Bonus #FullyOperationalBattleStation moments #GameAudioGDC 😄
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 😢
March 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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 😢
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
March 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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
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!
March 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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!
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
March 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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
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 😁
Looking forward to meeting everyone! If you want to talk Metasounds, audio tools and audio coding, I’m all ears 😁
March 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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 😁
Looking forward to meeting everyone! If you want to talk Metasounds, audio tools and audio coding, I’m all ears 😁
@tubanat.bsky.social this one’s for you
March 17, 2025 at 4:20 AM
@tubanat.bsky.social this one’s for you
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 🙂
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 🙂
March 16, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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 🙂
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 🙂
The Death Star Bar. It calls to me from my hotel room window #GDC2025 #GameAudio #GameAudioGDC #FullyOperationalBattleStation
March 16, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The Death Star Bar. It calls to me from my hotel room window #GDC2025 #GameAudio #GameAudioGDC #FullyOperationalBattleStation
March 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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!
See you there #GameAudio #GameAudioGDC!
We’re excited to announce that SweejTech Ambience is now in beta (0.6.0)! If you're at GDC 2025, come say hello and grab a SweejTech Ambience pin badge! For more info on how to access our software, please reach out to hello@sweej.tech or join our Discord discord.com/invite/6K8Tw...
March 14, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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!
See you there #GameAudio #GameAudioGDC!
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 🤩
February 19, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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 🤩