We're excited to bring you an interview with Rhonda Cox which was originally slated for March 2015 during our "Women in Audio" theme. It had to go though some PR approval and we're now thrilled to be able to share it with you. Rhonda has been in the games industry for over a decade and is currently an Associate Producer at Blizzard Entertainment where she oversees task … [Read more...]
Psychology of 10 Years of Sound in World of Warcraft
For this month's topic of "Psychoacoustics" I thought I'd stretch the definition a bit and finally write an article I have wanted to for a while now, and discuss the sound design of World of Warcraft. Specifically the unscientific observations of someone (me) who has regularly experienced these sounds for fully 1/3 of their life. What I would like to discuss are my own … [Read more...]
Designing Sounds for "World Of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade"
Cool featurette about the sound design of "World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade" featuring Developer Chris Metzen, Audio Director Russell Brower, Lead Sound Designers Brian Farr and Joseph Lawrence, and Assistant Sound Designer Jonas Laster. There are also videos about the voices and music if you want to see. … [Read more...]