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

Name: Game Sound An Introduction to the History, Theory, and Practice of Video Game Music and Sound Design
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ISBN: 9780262033787

ISBN-10: 026203378X

ISBN-13: 9780262033787

Edition: 2008

Authors: Karen Collins

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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. And yet game sound has been neglected in the growing literature on game studies. This book fills that gap, introducing readers to the many complex aspects of game audio, from its development in early games to theoretical discussions of immersion and realism. In Game Sound,Karen Collins draws on a range of sources--including composers, sound designers, voice-over actors and other industry professionals, Internet articles, fan sites, industry conferences, magazines, patent documents, and, of course, the…

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List price: $36.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 8/8/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 216
Size: 8.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.430

Karen Collins is Canada Research Chair in Interactive Audio at the University of Waterloo. She is the author of Game Sound: An Introduction to the History, Theory, and Practice of Video Game Music and Sound Design (MIT Press).



Preface



Introduction


Games Are Not Films! But . . .



Push Start Button: The Rise of Video Games


Invaders in Our Homes: The Birth of Home Consoles


"Well It Needs Sound": The Birth of Personal Computers


Conclusion



Insert Quarter to Continue: 16-Bit and the Death of the Arcade


Nintendo and Sega: The Home Console Wars


Personal Computers Get Musical


MIDI and the Creation of iMUSE


Amiga and the MOD Format


Conclusion



Press Reset: Video Game Music Comes of Age


Home Console Audio Matures


Other Platforms: Rhythm-Action, Handhelds, and Online Games


Conclusion



Game Audio Today: Technology, Process, and Aesthetic


The Process of Taking a Game to Market


The Audio Production Process


The Pre-Production Stage


The Production Stage


The Post-Production Stage


Conclusion



Synergy in Game Audio: Film, Popular Music, and Intellectual Property


Popular Music and Video Games


The Impact of Popular Music on Games, and of Games on Popular Music


Conclusion



Gameplay, Genre, and the Functions of Game Audio


Degrees of Player Interactivity in Dynamic Audio


The Functions of Game Audio


Immersion and the Construction of the "Real"


Conclusion



Compositional Approaches to Dynamic Game Music


Nonlinearity in Games


Ten Approaches to Variability in Game Music


Conclusion



Conclusion


Notes


Glossary


References


Index