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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Collins, Karen, 1973-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2008.
Temas:
Video game music > History and criticism.
Jeux vidéo, Musique de > Histoire et critique.
MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Theory.
Video game music.
Begleitung > Musik
Klangkunst
Videospiel
Musik film- och TV-bearbetningar.
Datorspel > musik.
Ljudeffekter.
Ljudproduktion.
Ljudteknik.
GAME STUDIES/General
COMPUTER SCIENCE/Computer Music
ARTS/Music & Sound Studies
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Games are not films! but--
  • Push start button: the rise of video games
  • Insert quarter to continue: 16-bit and the death of the arcade
  • Press reset: video game music comes of age
  • Game audio today: technology, process and aesthetic
  • Synergy in game audio: film, popular music and intellectual property
  • Gameplay, genre, and the functions of game audio
  • Compositional approaches to dynamic game music.

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