Sam Swain
@sam.apparance.uk
A child of the procedural generation. Long-time tools coder off of
the games industry. Worked on Fable, NMS, Gloomhaven. Building crazy proc-gen technology: www.apparance.uk 👈 Try Unreal & Unity plugin for free!
he/him ▪ forever 42 ▪ surrey, uk ▪ no AI
the games industry. Worked on Fable, NMS, Gloomhaven. Building crazy proc-gen technology: www.apparance.uk 👈 Try Unreal & Unity plugin for free!
he/him ▪ forever 42 ▪ surrey, uk ▪ no AI
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Sam Swain
@sam.apparance.uk
· Nov 17
Hello Bluesky! I'm a programmer who has worked on a few well known games, making lots of level editors, content tools, and technical architecture. My interest and involvement in procedural generation over the years has blossomed into my game focused proc-gen middleware called Apparance.
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Freezing temperatures? Ghost orbs? LEVEL 5 EMF?!
It can only be one thing… A Phasmophobia stream with special guests Dave Jones, Doug Cockle and WellDressedJem!
Join us on Friday 27 February from 7PM GMT for a scream-tastic GameBlast stream over on www.twitch.tv/specialeffec...
It can only be one thing… A Phasmophobia stream with special guests Dave Jones, Doug Cockle and WellDressedJem!
Join us on Friday 27 February from 7PM GMT for a scream-tastic GameBlast stream over on www.twitch.tv/specialeffec...
February 7, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Freezing temperatures? Ghost orbs? LEVEL 5 EMF?!
It can only be one thing… A Phasmophobia stream with special guests Dave Jones, Doug Cockle and WellDressedJem!
Join us on Friday 27 February from 7PM GMT for a scream-tastic GameBlast stream over on www.twitch.tv/specialeffec...
It can only be one thing… A Phasmophobia stream with special guests Dave Jones, Doug Cockle and WellDressedJem!
Join us on Friday 27 February from 7PM GMT for a scream-tastic GameBlast stream over on www.twitch.tv/specialeffec...
February, folks. Survive and thrive.
Don't give anything an Emmy until it's as good as this.
February 11, 2026 at 8:17 AM
February, folks. Survive and thrive.
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Kinda Fucked Up that in our lifetimes we've gone from "never share personal info on the internet" to "hand over your identity to the most incompetent corporations imaginable".
February 9, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Kinda Fucked Up that in our lifetimes we've gone from "never share personal info on the internet" to "hand over your identity to the most incompetent corporations imaginable".
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H r ‘ a o m all d ‘O t of hara t r’.
February 9, 2026 at 9:20 AM
H r ‘ a o m all d ‘O t of hara t r’.
This is the way.
Its not the worlds greatest achievement, but I still feel good about adding this to my website in 2026:
February 8, 2026 at 12:36 PM
This is the way.
You bet! Going to be a banger 😁
Got my tickets. See you in Breda in April?
Leaving a quick note that the EPC2026 website got a major update, more announcements are following!
www.everythingprocedural.com
#procgen #procedural #gamedev #houdini
www.everythingprocedural.com
#procgen #procedural #gamedev #houdini
February 7, 2026 at 1:22 PM
You bet! Going to be a banger 😁
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BIG things happening with the @apparance.bsky.social crew at this year's Everything Procedural Conference.
Come learn runtime procedural generation with us.
7th-10th April, Breda, Netherlands
Bitterballen, Stroopwafel and #ProcGen
What's not to like?!
Let's Gooooo!!! 🙌
Come learn runtime procedural generation with us.
7th-10th April, Breda, Netherlands
Bitterballen, Stroopwafel and #ProcGen
What's not to like?!
Let's Gooooo!!! 🙌
Leaving a quick note that the EPC2026 website got a major update, more announcements are following!
www.everythingprocedural.com
#procgen #procedural #gamedev #houdini
www.everythingprocedural.com
#procgen #procedural #gamedev #houdini
February 6, 2026 at 4:34 PM
BIG things happening with the @apparance.bsky.social crew at this year's Everything Procedural Conference.
Come learn runtime procedural generation with us.
7th-10th April, Breda, Netherlands
Bitterballen, Stroopwafel and #ProcGen
What's not to like?!
Let's Gooooo!!! 🙌
Come learn runtime procedural generation with us.
7th-10th April, Breda, Netherlands
Bitterballen, Stroopwafel and #ProcGen
What's not to like?!
Let's Gooooo!!! 🙌
👀
Leaving a quick note that the EPC2026 website got a major update, more announcements are following!
www.everythingprocedural.com
#procgen #procedural #gamedev #houdini
www.everythingprocedural.com
#procgen #procedural #gamedev #houdini
February 6, 2026 at 3:52 PM
👀
Bought this today, great aesthetic, interestingly challenging, and beautifully quirky! Recommended!
my game
If Letters Had Pants, Would They Wear Them Like This? What About Numbers? What If They Had Small Shovels And They Dug Stuff Up To Put In A Museum?
is out now on itch io for Windows, MacOS and Linux!
🩳 punkcake.itch.io/if-letters-h...
Find words! Give ur letters pants! Make stronger words!
If Letters Had Pants, Would They Wear Them Like This? What About Numbers? What If They Had Small Shovels And They Dug Stuff Up To Put In A Museum?
is out now on itch io for Windows, MacOS and Linux!
🩳 punkcake.itch.io/if-letters-h...
Find words! Give ur letters pants! Make stronger words!
February 5, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Bought this today, great aesthetic, interestingly challenging, and beautifully quirky! Recommended!
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Possibly the darkest @theonion.com article I have ever read, and I have read a LOT of them
ICE Agent Scores Easy Win By Deporting Own Family
CHICAGO—Saying he couldn’t remember the last time an immigration raid had been so convenient, fast, or fun, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Mark Hammond reportedly scored an easy win Monday ...
theonion.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Possibly the darkest @theonion.com article I have ever read, and I have read a LOT of them
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Planning trip to @everythingproc.bsky.social
If you're into Procedural Generation, techart and tools, it's a lovely niche, little conference in beautiful Breda in the Netherlands.
Well worth checking out for a blast of inspiration and learning
www.everythingprocedural.com
#ProcGen #GameDev
If you're into Procedural Generation, techart and tools, it's a lovely niche, little conference in beautiful Breda in the Netherlands.
Well worth checking out for a blast of inspiration and learning
www.everythingprocedural.com
#ProcGen #GameDev
Home - Everything Procedural Conference
EVERYTHING PROCEDURAL EPC2026 07-10 April 2026 CONFERENCE ON PROCEDURAL GENERATION FOR GAMES CALL FOR SPEAKERS Days Hours Minutes Seconds meet and share knowledge From Tuesday 7 April to Friday 10 Apr...
www.everythingprocedural.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Planning trip to @everythingproc.bsky.social
If you're into Procedural Generation, techart and tools, it's a lovely niche, little conference in beautiful Breda in the Netherlands.
Well worth checking out for a blast of inspiration and learning
www.everythingprocedural.com
#ProcGen #GameDev
If you're into Procedural Generation, techart and tools, it's a lovely niche, little conference in beautiful Breda in the Netherlands.
Well worth checking out for a blast of inspiration and learning
www.everythingprocedural.com
#ProcGen #GameDev
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Unfriendly reminder, AI is being used to destroy trust. Do not normalize the use of AI. AI can not reliably enhance videos or low-quality images.
This is the quiet replacement of reality. Do not let this be normalized.
This is the quiet replacement of reality. Do not let this be normalized.
January 29, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Unfriendly reminder, AI is being used to destroy trust. Do not normalize the use of AI. AI can not reliably enhance videos or low-quality images.
This is the quiet replacement of reality. Do not let this be normalized.
This is the quiet replacement of reality. Do not let this be normalized.
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Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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This is my attempt at a XKCD style this year:
"TTL PART NUMBERS"
"TTL PART NUMBERS"
January 25, 2026 at 6:23 PM
This is my attempt at a XKCD style this year:
"TTL PART NUMBERS"
"TTL PART NUMBERS"
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Want to be very clear to anyone even remotely thinking about coming to events like GDC: Don't. It's not safe to be in the US, nobody's hiring or financing anyway, and it's not worth your life.
January 24, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Want to be very clear to anyone even remotely thinking about coming to events like GDC: Don't. It's not safe to be in the US, nobody's hiring or financing anyway, and it's not worth your life.
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Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.
January 24, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.
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well that’s gonna catch on
January 24, 2026 at 2:08 PM
well that’s gonna catch on
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genuinely stunning image
January 24, 2026 at 1:37 AM
genuinely stunning image
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Transphobia is a cancer of the heart and mind.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
January 24, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Transphobia is a cancer of the heart and mind.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
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In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
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You don’t know your role yet maybe, but we are all finding out just what we have to offer.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
January 23, 2026 at 2:57 AM
You don’t know your role yet maybe, but we are all finding out just what we have to offer.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
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Gaming doesn’t count as screen time. Gaming is books. Unless it’s on your phone - that is screen time. Movies are books unless they are Marvel, who produce screen time. Television is screen time.
January 20, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Gaming doesn’t count as screen time. Gaming is books. Unless it’s on your phone - that is screen time. Movies are books unless they are Marvel, who produce screen time. Television is screen time.
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👁️ WARNING 👁️
Despite attempts at strict containment by Heartblade Interactive and censorship by ratings agencies and media outlets - a public demo version of the banned 1995 CD-ROM ‘Forbidden Solitaire’ is being leaked to the public this Friday on Steam.
#horrorgame #indiedev #steam
Despite attempts at strict containment by Heartblade Interactive and censorship by ratings agencies and media outlets - a public demo version of the banned 1995 CD-ROM ‘Forbidden Solitaire’ is being leaked to the public this Friday on Steam.
#horrorgame #indiedev #steam
January 14, 2026 at 6:20 PM
👁️ WARNING 👁️
Despite attempts at strict containment by Heartblade Interactive and censorship by ratings agencies and media outlets - a public demo version of the banned 1995 CD-ROM ‘Forbidden Solitaire’ is being leaked to the public this Friday on Steam.
#horrorgame #indiedev #steam
Despite attempts at strict containment by Heartblade Interactive and censorship by ratings agencies and media outlets - a public demo version of the banned 1995 CD-ROM ‘Forbidden Solitaire’ is being leaked to the public this Friday on Steam.
#horrorgame #indiedev #steam
Let's goooooooo!
Woke up thinking, indie games. Indie games & the people that make them are going to have to save the industry. Clearly, no other fuckers gonna do it.
A lack of recognition, level of risk & minimal financial compensation filters most of the bad people out leaving a bunch o' legends.
Indie games.
A lack of recognition, level of risk & minimal financial compensation filters most of the bad people out leaving a bunch o' legends.
Indie games.
January 13, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Let's goooooooo!
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the discourse on what jobs are acceptable to replace with generative AI reveals a lot about what we think of other people's jobs
January 9, 2026 at 6:48 AM
the discourse on what jobs are acceptable to replace with generative AI reveals a lot about what we think of other people's jobs