Guest Post by Beau A. Jimenez Introduction While on a calming walk, a car drives by me. As it zips by, some jerk in the passenger decides to scream at me as loud as they could. Being caught unaware, I jump. A feeling comes over me. The hair on the back of my neck stands up. I feel scared, concerned, and worried within a fraction of a … [Read more...]
A Modular Creature Design System
I’ve been working on a game project on and off over the past year and a part of the design is of relevance to this month’s theme — animals. The gameplay revolves around creatures of various kinds — some good, some evil, some tiny, some large. I had to conjure a vocalisation system that achieved the following technical and design criteria: Actions by the user would directly … [Read more...]
Seal Creature #3: Zip, a Fearful Alien
And here is the last creature I made from Seal Vocals library. The experience was a lot of fun. I totally recommend you this kind of limitation challenges. If I had the opportunity of use more sounds and my own recordings, perhaps the result could be better, but this activity is a fantastic way to improve your skills. I think I'll make a dedicated post talking about … [Read more...]
Seal Creature #2: Tuk, an Occult Bird
Following with the seal creature posts, here is the second, called: Tuk. The Story Tuk is an ancient race of bird with a dubious origin. Nobody knows where they come from, nobody knows exactly what they want. The only certainty is that we all fear their sound and their ferocious attacks. The Tuk are similar to the prehistoric pterodactylus, but smaller, and with a strange … [Read more...]
Seal Creature #1: Boh, The Forgotten Dog
Let's get started with the seal creatures showcase. Here's the first creature, who I called Boh. The Story Boh born as a scent hound dog. The nightmare came one day in the forest, when Boh was assisting his master in a hunting adventure and inadvertently ingested a strange and toxic substance that made him sick. Over time, Boh started to get mutations and became aggressive. … [Read more...]
Darren Blondin and The Sound Design Secrets of "Singularity"
Darren Blondin, which you may know by his amazing work on DBlondin.com some years ago is currently working on the sound design of Singularity, an upcoming FPS game from Raven Software. He has published a very intereting article on Singularity's Developer Diary Blog talking about the sound design of the game, including videos and examples. Check: Many of the creepy sounds … [Read more...]