Game Sound An Introduction to the History, Theory, and Practice of Video Game Music and Sound Design

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. And yet game sound has been neglected in the growing literature on game studies. This book fills that gap,...

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Main Author Collins, Karen
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge MIT Press 2008
The MIT Press
Edition1
Subjects
Arts
Computer Music
Computer Science
Computing and Processing
Game Studies
Music & Sound Studies
Video game music
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Push Start Button: The Rise of Video Games -- 3 Insert Quarter to Continue: 16-Bit and the Death of the Aracde -- 4 Press Reset: Video Game Music Comes of Age -- 5 Game Audio Today: Technology, Process, and Aesthetic -- 6 Synergy in Game Audio: Film, Popular Music, and Intellectual Property -- 7 Gameplay, Genre, and the Functions of Game Audio -- 8 Compositional Approaches to Dynamic Game Music -- 9 Conclusion -- Notes -- Glossary -- References -- Index