Forbes magazine isn't particularly known as a go-to resource for video game info, but their recent review of 'The Last of Us,' written by Andy Robertson, draws attention to the game's audio experience in a way many of the major gaming outlets neglected to explore. If you enjoyed the SoundWorks Collection profile of 'The Last of Us' audio team, you'll also enjoy this gameplay … [Read more...]
The Sound and Music of The Last of Us
[vimeo height=300 width=400]http://vimeo.com/68455513[/vimeo] In this exclusive SoundWorks Collection profile we talk with the sound and music team behind the critically acclaimed Naughty Dog Studios game, The Last of Us. We talk with Game Director Bruce Straley, Creative Director Neil Druckmann, Senior Sound Designer Derrick Espino, Audio Lead Phillip Kovats, Senior Audio … [Read more...]
Review: iZotope Insight
Thoughts by Ian Palmer: Anyone who knows me will know that 4 years on I am still madly in love with iZotope's RX noise reduction package. So it is rather exciting to see what else this company can do. I had high hopes for this meter after hearing about its launch. If only I could do this review in three words, as in "It's bloody good"! Just to note, that I am reviewing … [Read more...]
The Dynamics of Mark of the Ninja
Guest Contribution by Matthew Marteinsson At first listen you can tell Mark of the Ninja is a game with a wide dynamic range. The game is all about being hidden and safe or out in the open with the danger of being seen. A very binary visual contrast between being hidden and visible informs the player clearly which state they are in. When hidden, the player has got time to … [Read more...]
A Quick Introduction to SuperCollider
Guest Contribution by Graham Gatheral Let's be honest: code can be daunting. All those words and numbers and operators and punctuation errors... For a start, there's no GUI. How are you supposed to make anything without a GUI?! Well, as we'll see later we can make a GUI-based synth in SuperCollider with just a few dozen lines of code! But let's put GUIs to one side for now, … [Read more...]
Daily Podcasts from GDC
As they did during the Game Audio AES conference in London recently, Anton Woldhek and Damian Kastbauer are producing daily podcasts from GDC. You can find them over at the Game Audio Podcast website. … [Read more...]
Not Mentioning These Would be a Disservice
Neglecting to mention these two Kickstarter Projects, while we're in the middle of the "Sound Design X Music" theme would just be incredibly foolish. Soundself - Sensory Exploration Game Find the project page here. Buchla - Documentary about one of the pioneering figures in live electronic music Find the project page here. … [Read more...]