Community spotlight on: the Pacific Northwest, a uniquely concentrated locus of game audio talent goings-on. Every month, Vancouver and Seattle both host up an in- to semi-formal gathering for like-minded designers and composers, usually alternating developer showcases and bar crawls. Lots of cities do these, but it seems like these ours are particularly … [Read more...]
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Restrictions
Guest contribution by Matthew Marteinsson. Audio Director at Klei Entertainment. Klei recently released Invisible Inc. Restrictions. Usually it’s a bad thing. Something we fight against and work around. I certainly look back at the restrictions of old consoles with no fondness. But then you look at what The Beatles did with a 4 track (well a couple of 4 tracks and some … [Read more...]