Ben Wolland
@benwolland.bsky.social
Technical Audio Designer @ FuturLab and Freelance Sound Designer https://linktr.ee/benwollandsound Ex TT games and ex CIG. #gameaudio
🧱lego games franchise 2012-2024
🔫suicide squad kill the justice league - 2023
👨🚀star citizen - 2024
🧱lego games franchise 2012-2024
🔫suicide squad kill the justice league - 2023
👨🚀star citizen - 2024
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Ben Wolland
@benwolland.bsky.social
· Dec 9
Ben Wolland Sound Design
Ben Wolland Sound Design offers full audio solutions to video game developers all over the world. With over 12 years of development experience, your project is safe with me.
www.benwollandsounddesign.com
Happy #Monday everyone. Just a message to let you know that I've created a web site to promote my services as a #sounddesigner.
www.benwollandsounddesign.com
Feel free to pass it around to anyone you know is in need of #sounddesign TIA for your support
#gameaudio #gamedev #indiedev
www.benwollandsounddesign.com
Feel free to pass it around to anyone you know is in need of #sounddesign TIA for your support
#gameaudio #gamedev #indiedev
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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This is a sound demo of mine from this year focused towards platformer, coop and metroidvania style games.
If you're looking for sound design and/or implementation in your game, feel free to reach out, I'd love to work together.
(Website in bio)
#gamedev #indiedev #gameaudio #gamesounddesign
If you're looking for sound design and/or implementation in your game, feel free to reach out, I'd love to work together.
(Website in bio)
#gamedev #indiedev #gameaudio #gamesounddesign
November 14, 2025 at 11:26 AM
This is a sound demo of mine from this year focused towards platformer, coop and metroidvania style games.
If you're looking for sound design and/or implementation in your game, feel free to reach out, I'd love to work together.
(Website in bio)
#gamedev #indiedev #gameaudio #gamesounddesign
If you're looking for sound design and/or implementation in your game, feel free to reach out, I'd love to work together.
(Website in bio)
#gamedev #indiedev #gameaudio #gamesounddesign
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We didn't plagiarize, you made us plagiarize by asking questions to which we stole the answers.
"Because its output is generated by users of the chatbot via their prompts, OpenAI said, they were the ones who should be held legally liable for it – an argument rejected by the court."
"Because its output is generated by users of the chatbot via their prompts, OpenAI said, they were the ones who should be held legally liable for it – an argument rejected by the court."
ChatGPT violated copyright law by ‘learning’ from song lyrics, German court rules
OpenAI ordered to pay undisclosed damages for training its language models on artists’ work without permission
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:47 AM
We didn't plagiarize, you made us plagiarize by asking questions to which we stole the answers.
"Because its output is generated by users of the chatbot via their prompts, OpenAI said, they were the ones who should be held legally liable for it – an argument rejected by the court."
"Because its output is generated by users of the chatbot via their prompts, OpenAI said, they were the ones who should be held legally liable for it – an argument rejected by the court."
Reposted by Ben Wolland
"This is a blatant, unapologetic act of vicious union busting" - Hundreds of Rockstar employees sign letter to management, demanding fired colleagues get reinstated www.eurogamer.net/this-is-a-bl...
November 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
"This is a blatant, unapologetic act of vicious union busting" - Hundreds of Rockstar employees sign letter to management, demanding fired colleagues get reinstated www.eurogamer.net/this-is-a-bl...
Reposted by Ben Wolland
The IWGB has issued legal claims against Rockstar for firing 30+ workers.
🌱
iwgb.org.uk/en/post/iwgb...
🌱
iwgb.org.uk/en/post/iwgb...
IWGB Issues Legal Claims Against Rockstar Over Unfair Dismissal of Staff
* The IWGB has issued claims against Rockstar Games for unfairly dismissing
staff [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nOwjeznjI&t=3s] for union activity
and blacklisting its members.
* This lega...
iwgb.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The IWGB has issued legal claims against Rockstar for firing 30+ workers.
🌱
iwgb.org.uk/en/post/iwgb...
🌱
iwgb.org.uk/en/post/iwgb...
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I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
Reposted by Ben Wolland
Support the video game workers who were unfairly fired by Rockstar for unionizing: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
Support Rockstar Workers Fighting Unfair Dismissals!
Last week over 30 members of staff at Grand Theft Auto VI developer Rockstar were fired en masse in a “calculated attack on workers”. The IWGB described Rockstar’s actions as ‘the most blatant and rut...
actionnetwork.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Support the video game workers who were unfairly fired by Rockstar for unionizing: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
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"No one should be punished for being part of a union or for speaking honestly about their work."
Following firings and Grand Theft Auto VI delay, union plans to keep pressure on Rockstar
aftermath.site/grand-theft-au...
aftermath.site/grand-theft-au...
November 11, 2025 at 11:20 AM
"No one should be punished for being part of a union or for speaking honestly about their work."
Tomorrow evening is the last Manchester audio drinks of the year.
It's at 6pm (although I'm likely going to be there a little later)
At the port st beer house. Northern quarter.
#gameaudio
#Manchester
#social
It's at 6pm (although I'm likely going to be there a little later)
At the port st beer house. Northern quarter.
#gameaudio
#Manchester
#social
November 11, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Tomorrow evening is the last Manchester audio drinks of the year.
It's at 6pm (although I'm likely going to be there a little later)
At the port st beer house. Northern quarter.
#gameaudio
#Manchester
#social
It's at 6pm (although I'm likely going to be there a little later)
At the port st beer house. Northern quarter.
#gameaudio
#Manchester
#social
Cloud storage. Where do you get yours? I've had a modest amount, i used one drive and the bonus was i got word etc... stuff for free as i saw it. Alongside the massive layoffs and the jamming AI into every app, i don't feel much like paying their increased price for M365 anymore. Where should i go?
November 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Cloud storage. Where do you get yours? I've had a modest amount, i used one drive and the bonus was i got word etc... stuff for free as i saw it. Alongside the massive layoffs and the jamming AI into every app, i don't feel much like paying their increased price for M365 anymore. Where should i go?
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💥Destroy the defences in your fighter
💰Plunder the depths with your droid
⏫Upgrade both
💪DOMINATE
www.hypersentinelfusion.com
#PitchYaGame #indiegame #shooter #pixelart
💰Plunder the depths with your droid
⏫Upgrade both
💪DOMINATE
www.hypersentinelfusion.com
#PitchYaGame #indiegame #shooter #pixelart
November 7, 2025 at 9:48 AM
💥Destroy the defences in your fighter
💰Plunder the depths with your droid
⏫Upgrade both
💪DOMINATE
www.hypersentinelfusion.com
#PitchYaGame #indiegame #shooter #pixelart
💰Plunder the depths with your droid
⏫Upgrade both
💪DOMINATE
www.hypersentinelfusion.com
#PitchYaGame #indiegame #shooter #pixelart
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For folks who think Rockstar firing 30+ workers in the union isn't union busting - what do you think union busting would look like?
Do you think they'd come right out and be like "Yep, we're union busting"? Is that what you'd need to hear before you believed that's what they were doing?
Do you think they'd come right out and be like "Yep, we're union busting"? Is that what you'd need to hear before you believed that's what they were doing?
November 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
For folks who think Rockstar firing 30+ workers in the union isn't union busting - what do you think union busting would look like?
Do you think they'd come right out and be like "Yep, we're union busting"? Is that what you'd need to hear before you believed that's what they were doing?
Do you think they'd come right out and be like "Yep, we're union busting"? Is that what you'd need to hear before you believed that's what they were doing?
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This is the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry. Yesterday, @rockstargames.com unfairly fired over 30 employees for union activity.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
BREAKING: Yesterday Grand Theft Auto VI maker Rockstar Games fired dozens of people, all of whom were involved in union efforts. A British union calls it "blatant and ruthless" union-busting. Take-Two Interactive says it was due to misconduct.
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘Grand Theft Auto’ Studio Accused of Union Busting After Firings
Union says 30 and 40 people were terminated. Rockstar Games’ parent company cites ‘gross misconduct’
www.bloomberg.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
This is the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry. Yesterday, @rockstargames.com unfairly fired over 30 employees for union activity.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
Reposted by Ben Wolland
This is the most genius person I know & I'm certain that being that good at so many things, as a Turkish LGBTQ woman, is precisely why Berrak is having a tough time getting hired. I know gaming and IT is run by mostly white men...but there ought to be some who aren't intimidated by genius women?
October 29, 2025 at 9:07 AM
This is the most genius person I know & I'm certain that being that good at so many things, as a Turkish LGBTQ woman, is precisely why Berrak is having a tough time getting hired. I know gaming and IT is run by mostly white men...but there ought to be some who aren't intimidated by genius women?
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Some believe that Megalithic standing stones of ancient Britain and Gaul represent points where the veil between worlds is thinnest...
In Curse of Cards, these act as your waystones in the library.
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #cardgame #dungeoncrawler #ue5 #folklore
In Curse of Cards, these act as your waystones in the library.
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #cardgame #dungeoncrawler #ue5 #folklore
October 11, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Some believe that Megalithic standing stones of ancient Britain and Gaul represent points where the veil between worlds is thinnest...
In Curse of Cards, these act as your waystones in the library.
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #cardgame #dungeoncrawler #ue5 #folklore
In Curse of Cards, these act as your waystones in the library.
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #cardgame #dungeoncrawler #ue5 #folklore
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I am so, so inspired by the workers at ZA/UM who unionized. This is such a fantastic step for @gameworkers.co.uk in the UK. Our first recognized union!
www.gamesindustry.biz/after-layoff...
www.gamesindustry.biz/after-layoff...
After layoffs, cancellations, and controversy, ZA/UM UK staff unionise as the Workers' Alliance
"We like being here. We want to continue being here. So let's try and get a seat at the table in the big management meetings."
www.gamesindustry.biz
October 2, 2025 at 10:47 AM
I am so, so inspired by the workers at ZA/UM who unionized. This is such a fantastic step for @gameworkers.co.uk in the UK. Our first recognized union!
www.gamesindustry.biz/after-layoff...
www.gamesindustry.biz/after-layoff...
That EA buyout based on using AI to bring down costs could well be an even bigger catastrophe than I'd assumed.
October 1, 2025 at 6:51 AM
That EA buyout based on using AI to bring down costs could well be an even bigger catastrophe than I'd assumed.
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Behold!
Curse of Cards has a minimap now.
It's inspired by Metroid Prime's lovely little isometric display (with an added bit of perspective so you don't randomly go cross-eyed while staring at it).
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #cardgame #dungeoncrawler #ue5
Curse of Cards has a minimap now.
It's inspired by Metroid Prime's lovely little isometric display (with an added bit of perspective so you don't randomly go cross-eyed while staring at it).
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #cardgame #dungeoncrawler #ue5
September 20, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Behold!
Curse of Cards has a minimap now.
It's inspired by Metroid Prime's lovely little isometric display (with an added bit of perspective so you don't randomly go cross-eyed while staring at it).
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #cardgame #dungeoncrawler #ue5
Curse of Cards has a minimap now.
It's inspired by Metroid Prime's lovely little isometric display (with an added bit of perspective so you don't randomly go cross-eyed while staring at it).
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #cardgame #dungeoncrawler #ue5
This Thursday is the bi-monthly Manchester audio drinks. Hope some of you can make it.
#gameaudio
#audio
#postaudio
#networking
#manchester
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manchester...
#gameaudio
#audio
#postaudio
#networking
#manchester
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manchester...
Manchester Audio Drinks
A social for Manchester audio workers and aspiring audio workers in games and post.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This Thursday is the bi-monthly Manchester audio drinks. Hope some of you can make it.
#gameaudio
#audio
#postaudio
#networking
#manchester
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manchester...
#gameaudio
#audio
#postaudio
#networking
#manchester
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manchester...
Manchester Audio Drinks
A social for Manchester audio workers and aspiring audio workers in games and post.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM
This Thursday is the bi-monthly Manchester audio drinks. Hope some of you can make it.
#gameaudio
#audio
#postaudio
#networking
#manchester
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manchester...
#gameaudio
#audio
#postaudio
#networking
#manchester
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manchester...
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I'm trying free movement instead of grid-based for Curse of Cards.
Whaddya reckon?
Pros: Better interaction with water and foliage; less disorientating; rooms can be any shape.
Cons: You lose the vibe.
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #cardgame #dungeoncrawler #ue5
Whaddya reckon?
Pros: Better interaction with water and foliage; less disorientating; rooms can be any shape.
Cons: You lose the vibe.
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #cardgame #dungeoncrawler #ue5
September 6, 2025 at 6:38 AM
I'm trying free movement instead of grid-based for Curse of Cards.
Whaddya reckon?
Pros: Better interaction with water and foliage; less disorientating; rooms can be any shape.
Cons: You lose the vibe.
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #cardgame #dungeoncrawler #ue5
Whaddya reckon?
Pros: Better interaction with water and foliage; less disorientating; rooms can be any shape.
Cons: You lose the vibe.
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #cardgame #dungeoncrawler #ue5
Reposted by Ben Wolland
Time and space are inextricably linked in Curse of Cards' Amber Archives...
Here's some exploration and card match gameplay.
Also, also, have some early music from Ben Wolland, the game's composer!
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #cardgame #dungeoncrawler #ue5
Here's some exploration and card match gameplay.
Also, also, have some early music from Ben Wolland, the game's composer!
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #cardgame #dungeoncrawler #ue5
August 30, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Time and space are inextricably linked in Curse of Cards' Amber Archives...
Here's some exploration and card match gameplay.
Also, also, have some early music from Ben Wolland, the game's composer!
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #cardgame #dungeoncrawler #ue5
Here's some exploration and card match gameplay.
Also, also, have some early music from Ben Wolland, the game's composer!
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #cardgame #dungeoncrawler #ue5
Reposted by Ben Wolland
It's rare I see a Music Composer job opening, and I believe I know a fair few of those.
#gamejobs
www.twine.net/projects/b8w...
#gamejobs
www.twine.net/projects/b8w...
Soul Story freelance job | Twine
Robbie is looking for a Music Composer: Soul Story
www.twine.net
August 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
It's rare I see a Music Composer job opening, and I believe I know a fair few of those.
#gamejobs
www.twine.net/projects/b8w...
#gamejobs
www.twine.net/projects/b8w...
my 6 year old is playing #untitledgoosegame on her own for the first time. She just asked me for a pad and paper so she can write the list down so she doesn't have to use "that button" to see the list. Been playing games for 5 seconds and she's already trying to optimize her playthroughs...
August 6, 2025 at 11:50 AM
my 6 year old is playing #untitledgoosegame on her own for the first time. She just asked me for a pad and paper so she can write the list down so she doesn't have to use "that button" to see the list. Been playing games for 5 seconds and she's already trying to optimize her playthroughs...
2 year olds, maybe should be used an elite QA testers? Or i'm just a tired dad.
So we've been camping this week in North Wales. It's our youngest first camping holiday. The only way she sleeps if she believes there is no way out of her sleeping room in the tent. So we zip it so the zips are too high
So we've been camping this week in North Wales. It's our youngest first camping holiday. The only way she sleeps if she believes there is no way out of her sleeping room in the tent. So we zip it so the zips are too high
August 3, 2025 at 6:12 PM
2 year olds, maybe should be used an elite QA testers? Or i'm just a tired dad.
So we've been camping this week in North Wales. It's our youngest first camping holiday. The only way she sleeps if she believes there is no way out of her sleeping room in the tent. So we zip it so the zips are too high
So we've been camping this week in North Wales. It's our youngest first camping holiday. The only way she sleeps if she believes there is no way out of her sleeping room in the tent. So we zip it so the zips are too high