December's here, and it brings with it our next featured sound designer...Jeff Seamster. Jeff’s career in game development and interactive audio includes high-profile titles such as Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe, Blitz: The League II, SimCity Societies, Caesar IV, and Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War. He has been responsible for sound design at Midway Games and Stainless … [Read more...]
Altiverb Impulse Responses Available for Wwise
Audiokinetik has announced a new partnership with Audio Ease. Altiverb IR packages on Wwise. Audiokinetic Inc. and Audio Ease B.V. announce a partnership where Audiokinetic will distribute award winning Altiverb Impulse Response packages for the Wwise convolution reverb plug-in. The first package will be available before the end of this year and will contain 49 impulse … [Read more...]
The Sound of “Transformers: Fall of Cybertron”
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 office looking for ideas for our video coverage. Without a second of hesitation, Game Informer's own Jeff Cork demanded to learn how the team at High Moon Studios recreates the iconic sounds of the … [Read more...]
Ann Kroeber Special: Sound for Games – Exclusive Interview
Don't forget to sign up for the live chat with Ann on October 29th. You've contributed to a number of very well known games and franchises in recent years. What's are some of the similarities and differences you've encountered between the game and film industries? As far as sound in these two industries, both film and game sound brings us into the picture and stirs up our … [Read more...]
AudioMedia: The Sound of “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” and “Batman: Arkham City”
October's issue of AudioMedia has two interesting articles, one about the sound of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and other one about the sound of Batman: Arkham City. AudioMedia - October 2011 … [Read more...]
Ann Kroeber Special: A Pioneering Sound Woman
Editor's note: This article is written by Karol Urban, CAS. Designing Sound did little to contribute to this interview beyond bringing two highly skilled women together to talk about working in sound. We thank Karol for bringing her expertise and perspective to this article. Karol Urban: What do you think it is about you or your life experiences that has driven you to become a … [Read more...]
Nick Wiswell on “Forza Motorsport 4”
New article from Develop Magazine, October's Issue: PUT TOGETHER Forza Motorsport 4 and racing car audio specialist Nick Wiswell, and arguably you have a marriage made in game audio heaven. UK game audio’s loss was US studio Turn 10’s gain as Wiswell and his family upped sticks, moving from Cheshire to Redmond just over one year ago. With a wealth of experience garnered whilst … [Read more...]