triOS College Presentation

Interactive Audio for Indie Game DevelopersPresentation to Trios College Game Design Program

Interactive Audio for Indie Game Developers

Jonathan Blow’s

Richard Garfield’s


Building Soundscapes…

The objective for the interactive sound designer is to immerse the player in the universe of the game.

From a sound standpoint, this means generating an appropriate ambient environment and creating sounds for interactive elements.


Great local indie game developers…In support of indie games…

If you don’t believe me that bad audio can ruin a game … check out the top five Game Audio Atrocities and find out for yourself!



• Artistic/Creative

• Process/Creation

• Technical


Braid as an example of audio design creatively supporting game mechanics…


Oasis as an example of the importance of audio design implementation planning…


...the construction of sounds used as a basis to derive sonic ideas for a project.


Music

Environment

Action

Concept Soundscape Chart

Safe Danger Combat

Footsteps/Jump

BreathingHeartbeat

Dusty WindGarbage Rustle 1

Garbage Rustle 2Garbage Rustle 3

Enemy FootstepsEnemy V/O Enemy Combat V/O

Animals in distance

Reload WeaponMed-Kit/PowerUp

Attack/BlockDamageEnemy Death

Ambient Track Combat TrackNothing

Radio Chatter


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