Some of the presentations and audio recordings of the Gamefest 2010 Audio panels are available now for download. High fidelity meets deep interactivity in today’s top game audio implementations. Now take it to the next level, and learn about the wide array of technologies currently available to create, develop, manipulate, and render dynamic and immersive sound for your titles … [Read more...]
Getting Game Audio Right: The Big Picture, By Rob Bridgett
Rob Bridgett has published a very interesting article on Gamasutra called "Getting Game Audio Right: The Big Picture". Let's read! This feature takes a brief look at how to tie audio production dates into the overall delivery schedule of a large-scale video game -- including the key dependencies you should be fully aware of. During production, it is often the case for each … [Read more...]
Stefan Strandberg on the Sound of "Battlefield: Bad Company 2"
Stefan Strandberg, who we interviewed recently talking about the sound of "Battlefield: Bad Company 2", has been invited by Develop Magazine to talk about the sound of the game. Let's read: “As with any sequel, we dug deeper, expanding diversity and asset quality. The game plays better – both single and multi-player – and a game that plays better, sounds better. We’ve gotten … [Read more...]
Develop Magazine: The Evolution of Middleware, FMOD Spotlight and Audio Track 2010
The digital edition of June's Issue of Develop Magazine is available now for download. There is a very detailed article about the evolution of middleware solutions for video games developing, including some aspects of audio middleware tools. There is also information about the Audio Track 2010 panel at Develop Conference that will take place from July 13th to the 15th in … [Read more...]
Interactive Dialogue on "Heavy Rain"
The May's Issue of Develop Magazine contains a very interesting article about the interactive dialogue on Heavy Rain. Take a look: With the success of Heavy Rain, narrative is once again thrust to the forefront of game development. Like casual and social gaming have recently done in their own areas of the gaming spectrum, Heavy Rain has broadened the interactive experience in … [Read more...]
Audio Director Kristofor Mellroth on The Sound of "Crackdown 2"
Joystiq has published a very cool interview with Kristofor Mellroth, Audio Director of Crackdown 2. In the first game, I actually did all of the explosions, weapons, and then my teams here did all the physics stuff. And one thing that I knew I wanted to improve on this one was the fidelity and the punch. We had a very specific sound last time, and the way you would normally … [Read more...]
Audiokinetic Releases Wwise 2010
Yesterday I talked about the release of of FMOD 2010, and today, the turn is for another popular middleware solution: Audiokinetic Wwise, which has reached the version 2010, loaded with several new features, including: Mixing Desk External Sources New “Seek” Event Action Multiple levels of sub-mixing Conversion settings ShareSets There're also lots of minor improvements … [Read more...]