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Audio for Games

Author : Alexander Brandon

Publisher : New Riders Publishing

Page : 236 pages

File Size : 36,3 MB

Release : 2005

Category : Computers

ISBN :

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Tired of video games in which the sound lags far behind the rest of the user's experience? If so, and if you're ready to do better, you need this forward-looking volume! In these pages, sound artist extraordinaire Alexander Brandon provides a broad-ranging exploration of how game audio is created today and how it should be done in the future in order to create groundbreaking audio. After providing a map of the audio development process in Chapter 1, Alexander discusses the basic preproduction, workflow, production, post-production, and technology issues audio designers must address today. Then, after a post-mortem analysis of the audio development process for a game that's currently on the market, Alexander takes a good, hard look at the heights to which video-game audio can be taken in chapters on ideal workflow, technology, and production. Throughout, the focus is on the practical advice you need to create better (and better!) sound!



Game Sound

Author : Karen Collins

Publisher : MIT Press

Page : 213 pages

File Size : 28,72 MB

Release : 2008

Category : Computers

ISBN : 026203378X

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A distinguishing feature of video games is their interactivity, and sound plays an important role in this: a player's actions can trigger dialogue, sound effects, ambient sound, and music. This book introduces readers to the various aspects of game audio, from its development in early games to theoretical discussions of immersion and realism.



The Essential Guide to Game Audio

Author : Steve Horowitz

Publisher : CRC Press

Page : 254 pages

File Size : 41,23 MB

Release : 2014-03-05

Category : Computers

ISBN : 1134595379

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The Essential Guide to Game Audio: The Theory and Practice of Sound for Games is a first of its kind textbook and must-have reference guide for everything you ever wanted to know about sound for games. This book provides a basic overview of game audio, how it has developed over time, and how you can make a career in this industry. Each chapter gives you the background and context you will need to understand the unique workflow associated with interactive media. The practical, easy to understand interactive examples provide hands-on experience applying the concepts in real world situations.



The Game Audio Tutorial

Author : Richard Stevens

Publisher : Taylor & Francis

Page : 446 pages

File Size : 15,35 MB

Release : 2013-05-02

Category : Computers

ISBN : 113612702X

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Design and implement video game sound from beginning to end with this hands-on course in game audio. Music and sound effects speak to players on a deep level, and this book will show you how to design and implement powerful, interactive sound that measurably improves gameplay. If you are a sound designer or composer and want to do more than just create audio elements and hand them over to someone else for insertion into the game, this book is for you. You'll understand the game development process and implement vital audio experiences-not just create music loops or one-off sound effects. The Game Audio Tutorial isn't just a book-you also get a powerful website (www.thegameaudiotutorial.com)



Audio Programming for Interactive Games

Author : Martin D. Wilde

Publisher : Taylor & Francis

Page : 198 pages

File Size : 39,78 MB

Release : 2004

Category : Computers

ISBN : 0240519418

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This text shows how the game programmer can create a software system which enables the audio content provider to keep direct control over the composition and presentation of an interactive game soundtrack. This system is described with case studies, all source codes for which are provided on the CD-ROM.



Principles of Game Audio and Sound Design

Author : Jean-Luc Sinclair

Publisher : CRC Press

Page : 296 pages

File Size : 11,64 MB

Release : 2020-04-28

Category : Games & Activities

ISBN : 1351731130

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Principles of Game Audio and Sound Design is a comprehensive introduction to the art of sound for games and interactive media using Unity. This accessible guide encompasses both the conceptual challenges of the artform as well as the technical and creative aspects, such as sound design, spatial audio, scripting, implementation and mixing. Beginning with basic techniques, including linear and interactive sound design, before moving on to advanced techniques, such as procedural audio, Principles of Game Audio and Sound Design is supplemented by a host of digital resources, including a library of ready-to-use, adaptable scripts. This thorough introduction provides the reader with the skills and tools to combat the potential challenges of game audio independently. Principles of Game Audio and Sound Design is the perfect primer for beginner- to intermediate-level readers with a basic understanding of audio production and Unity who want to learn how to gain a foothold in the exciting world of game and interactive audio.



The Game Audio Strategy Guide

Author : Gina Zdanowicz

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 343 pages

File Size : 23,84 MB

Release : 2019-12-10

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 1351016415

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The Game Audio Strategy Guide is a comprehensive text designed to turn both novices and experienced audio designers into technical game audio pros. Providing both a theoretical foundation and practical insights, The Game Audio Strategy Guide offers a thorough look at the tools and methods needed to create industry-quality music and sound design for games. The text is supported by an extensive companion website, featuring numerous practical tutorials and exercises, which allows the reader to gain hands-on experience creating and implementing audio assets for games. The Game Audio Strategy Guide is the essential manual for anyone interested in creating audio for games, inside or outside the classroom.



Unity Game Audio Implementation

Author : Andrew Coggan

Publisher : CRC Press

Page : 423 pages

File Size : 44,12 MB

Release : 2021-12-30

Category : Games & Activities

ISBN : 1000483258

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Unity Game Audio Implementation offers a unique, practical, project-based approach to learning about aspects of Interactive Game Audio for those who have never used a game engine before and don’t want to learn computer programming right now. The book offers insight into the skills needed to design game-ready sounds in current Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) and shows how to implement these sounds within the Unity game engine. The reader will also learn about interactive music and how to set this up to respond to a variety of events in the game, with the option of adding in their own story and dialogue. All the information is presented in a practical working context from an established Game Audio Sound Designer with AAA games experience. The chapters are accompanied by several game levels teaching all about the techniques and theories before offering instructive steps for how to put them into action. After completing the practical tasks in this book, not only will the reader create an interactive soundscape for a multilevel playable game featuring all their own audio, they will also receive tips on how to use their finished project in support of an application for Video Game Sound Designer jobs.



100 Unusual, Novel and Surprising Ways to Be a Better Sound Designer in Video Games

Author : Rob Bridgett

Publisher :

Page : pages

File Size : 26,41 MB

Release : 2019-08-17

Category :

ISBN : 9780464210580

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A light-hearted, personal take on game audio development practice and philosophy. This unique book takes the reader on a surreal 'choose-your-own-adventure' through the many layers of optimism, self-doubt and luck that surround us every day inside the strange and unusual world of game development.



From Pac-Man to Pop Music

Author : Ms Karen Collins

Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

Page : 351 pages

File Size : 36,77 MB

Release : 2013-01-28

Category : Music

ISBN : 1409494195

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Digital interactive audio is the future of audio in media - most notably video games, but also web pages, theme parks, museums, art installations and theatrical events. Despite its importance to contemporary multi-media, this is the first book that provides a framework for understanding the history, issues and theories surrounding interactive audio. Karen Collins presents the work of academics, composers and sound programmers to introduce the topic from a variety of angles in order to provide a supplementary text for music and multimedia courses. The contributors cover practical and theoretical approaches, including historical perspectives, emerging theories, socio-cultural approaches to fandom, reception theory and case study analyses. The book offers a fresh perspective on media music, one that will complement film studies, but which will show the necessity of a unique approach when considering games music.