Alex Johansson
@alexvscoding.bsky.social
Award winning experimental designer, educator and maker from Yorkshire. Advocate for approachable design, makes playful experiences for those marginalised by tech, most recently people with dementia. https://presskit.itch.io/alex-johansson-presskit
If you were a fan of Isle of Arrows but wanted to lean further into designing beautiful walled gardens, then I can highly recommend The Merchant's Eden. 🌲🪻🏰🐃🌲
Alex Johansson@alexvscoding.bsky.social · last mo.The Merchant's Eden is 100% my game of the year, The tension between needing to expand and optimise my settlement with preserving the historic charm of the winding streets, Mediterranean trees and leaving ample room for the foundations of my church was such a fun and refreshing challenge.
The Merchant's Eden is 100% my game of the year, The tension between needing to expand and optimise my settlement with preserving the historic charm of the winding streets, Mediterranean trees and leaving ample room for the foundations of my church was such a fun and refreshing challenge.
I had a lot of fun with this game, worth supporting the dev 🔎🐴
sketbordcat@sketbordcat.bsky.social · last mo.Horse Magnifier: The Full Horse, the full game about magnifying horses, is out now for $2.99 on steam and itch there will be a discount of 10% for the first week after release hope you enjoy these horsies! store.steampowered.com/app/4585340/... sketbordcat.itch.io/horse-magnif...
MORSE was selected for the @yogscast.games' Tiny Teams festival! Grab the game here for 20% off and start your journey into mastering the secret skill of telegraphy. store.steampowered.com/app/1976860/...
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Vanquish the Kaiser's Imperial Fleet using timing, tactics and telegraphy in MORSE, a minimalist strategy game that teaches you the secret language of Morse code. Can you change the world with the pus...
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Alex Johansson@alexvscoding.bsky.social · 2mo agoTelecommunicate, illuminate, eliminate. Learn the secret language of Morse Code and vanquish the advancing imperial fleet. #morsecode #hamradio #gamedev
Telecommunicate, illuminate, eliminate. Learn the secret language of Morse Code and vanquish the advancing imperial fleet. #morsecode #hamradio #gamedev
I showed MORSE at HAM RADIO 2026 last week, the Amateur Radio audience loved the project but a recurring question was "Can I buy a DRM-free copy?" The answer to that is now yes, MORSE is available on itch, also now 20% off for the next week. alexvscoding.itch.io/morse #hamradio #morsecode #gamedev
MORSE by Alex Johansson
A game that teaches the secret language of Morse Code.
alexvscoding.itch.io
Hey folks! Weird request. I got featured in EDGE magazine issue #415 with MORSE, I had a friend send me a copy of it but it got lost in the mail. Does anyone have a copy they’d be willing to sell me? I’d really appreciate it ♥️
Recently I've been designing games for people living locally with dementia, using familiar objects such as teapots, watering cans and walking sticks as the controllers to play with. The Sheffield Star covered the story today with a front page mention, which I'm very grateful for!
I did a successful dry run of my installation, Singing Teapots ahead of my playtest this week with people locally living with dementia, check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBu-... #dementia #sensoryroom #altctrl #maker
Singing Teapots - A multi-sensory experience for people living with dementia exploring bird calls.
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I am unfortunately abroad when this is on, but wanted to show my support for this. In the current industrial landscape, games focused on communities and not platforms is desperately needed. Wishing the organisers well with the event!
Games Garden@gamesgardenparty.bsky.social · 4mo agoAs our first order of business, we cordially invite you to a party. The inaugural Games Garden Party is part unconference and part games show-and-tell. Join us in NW London on June 27th for an afternoon of chats and games. For more info and to sign up head to luma.com/ojjo1frd
I've built some custom hardware so people living with dementia can build games controllers, which I'll be testing around Sheffield next month! Here's the breakdown: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkmH... #games #dementia #altctrl
Familiar Glow: Hardware for facilitating craft based workshops with people living with dementia.
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Running alternative controller workshops with people living with dementia next month, for which I've worked with @nachimir.bsky.social to make crocodile clips for older hands: + Magnetic lead clamp for easy connection + Larger surface area so less fiddly to handle + Familiar form of a clothes peg
Very excited to share that MORSE, my strategy game that teaches Morse Code got featured in RadCom, the UK's national Amateur Radio magazine! Always a thrill seeing the game in print, thanks to the RSGB for covering the project! #morse #morsecode #rsgb #hamradio #games
Today is Morse Code day! This week the game is 20% off and I'll be updating the demo with a bunch of features to help with Amateur Radio outreach and plenty the polish. Read more about it here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/197... #hamradio #morse #gamedev #morsecode #morsecodeday
Experimenting with turning warm teapots into games controllers for folks living with dementia : )
Extremely excited to announce I've secured a partnership with @johnromero.bsky.social to bring the DOOMhandle to market, stay tuned for more details! 🔥🚪🔥 #doom #gamedev #games
I am really looking forward to this next week! Props to Susie and the team for bringing it all together.
susie@susepicious.bsky.social · 7mo agoI was invited to guest curate a V&A late! Please come along to Player/Performer at V&A South Kensington on 27th March for a night of games and performances. We have karaoke, LARP, drag, card games, videogames, robots and MORE Totally free and no tickets needed www.vam.ac.uk/event/Wl9jvz...
Nice to see MORSE getting a mention on here! "I could describe it as a kind of tower-defence real-time twist on Battleships, but really it’s a frantic and frequently overwhelming game about using Morse to fight off incoming enemies and it’s utterly original in all the important aspects." WHEEEEEE
Dr Florence Smith Nicholls@florencesn.bsky.social · 6mo agoThis week on the Bathysphere we have an essay by Chris on getting lost in a video game city: buttondown.com/Bathysphere/...
Connected up this little fella to the Teaspoon Telegraph 💧 #hamradio #games #morsecode
"Even if we can't go to the store together anymore, there are ways the games I've connected with her can still hold a special place." A very sweet writing by Jesse about games, care and intergenerational bonds 🍃
Jesse Vitelli@mamavitelli.bsky.social · 6mo agoWrote a little personal essay about Pokemon Leaf Green and my grandmother send-news.beehiiv.com/p/send-news-...
More videogames should be controlled with wizard staffs
My partner flashed HELLO in Morse Code at me whilst walking towards her car : ) What a gem ❤️
Here's a preview of one of MORSE's 3 new training modes: Test your ability recognising the sound of letters in Morse Code. Update arriving next week! 👂⚫ ⚫◼️ ⚫◼️⚫ #hamradio #morsecode #morse #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #games
Very excited to be finally adding a calibration tutorial to MORSE, so folks can have a better understanding of how to tweak their telegraph. Coming soon! 🎚️ #hamradio #morsecode #gamedev #games
Here's what that outreach mode looks like in practice: MORSE is currently on display in Strasbourg, so I tracked down the name of the local (REF67) and national (REF) amateur radio clubs and added them to MORSE to give players a direct local connection to engaging with the hobby.
Alex Johansson@alexvscoding.bsky.social · 7mo agoPushed an update out for MORSE today with a suite of features to support Amateur Radio including an outreach mode for radio clubs to use, a non-visual Morse input mode, support for Vband and more! Read about it here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/197... #hamradio #morse #gamedev #morsecode
