2011 October : Designing Sound

ArenaNet – Audio Team Field Recording Trip

Monday, October 31, 2011

The team at ArenaNet has posted up a document chronicling their latest field (recording) trip to an inactive nuclear power plant. The five members of our team met…

The Sound of “Transformers: Fall of Cybertron”

Monday, October 31, 2011

Game Informer has published several videos about the sound of “Transformers: Fall of Cybertron”. When we decided upon Transformers as a cover story, I started asking around the…

Live Chat with Ann Kroeber: Recording Now Available

Saturday, October 29, 2011

Did you miss the live chat with Ann Kroeber today? Rejoice! There is a recording available. A huge round of thanks goes out to Ann for taking the…

Reminder: Live Chat with Ann Kroeber on Saturday

Thursday, October 27, 2011

This is just a reminder that we have a live chat/webinar coming up on Saturday with this month’s featured sound designer, Ann Kroeber. The chat will take place…

Game Audio Podcast #11 & #12 – Procedural/ Bastion

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

The time is slipping, the clock is ticking, got crust in my ears cuz’ the wax is dripping….wait, what? Meant as a witty sound-related rhyme, with the most…

Qualities

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

“The emotional, physical and aesthetic value of a sound is linked not only to the causal explanation we attribute to it but also to its own qualities of…

Ann Kroeber Special: BBC Interview

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

The following is a transcription of an interview Ann participated in for the BBC. It is transcribed here for your convenience. However, if you would like to listen…

Designing Sound for the BMW Tunnel Experience

Monday, October 24, 2011

Andrew Spitz has published a great post on his blog talking about the sound he designed and programmed for the BMW Tunnel Experience. A few months back, with…