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Noise is Good for You! An Introduction to Sound Effects for Video Games Presented at the August Twin Cities Chapter Independent Game Developers Association Meeting by Damian Kastbauer (LostChocolateLab)

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Page 1: Noise is Good for You!Noise is Good for You! An Introduction to Sound Effects for Video Games Presented at the August Twin Cities Chapter Independent Game Developers

Noise is Good for You!

An Introduction to Sound Effects for Video Games

Presented at the August Twin Cities Chapter Independent Game Developers Association Meeting by Damian Kastbauer (LostChocolateLab)

Page 2: Noise is Good for You!Noise is Good for You! An Introduction to Sound Effects for Video Games Presented at the August Twin Cities Chapter Independent Game Developers

• Overview• Introduction• Brief History• Questions/Caveats• Industry• Job Titles• Common Words/ Concepts• Work Flow• Pre-Production• Design Docs• Ground Zero• Fuzzy Spec• Brainstorming• Defining Assets• Kinds • Organization• Naming Standards• Directory Structures• Storage/ Access• Defining Tech• Audio Engines• Basics/ Examples/ Differences• Parameters• Formats • Wav/Aiff• Mp3

• Ogg • GMidi/ SPMidi• XMF• Streaming vs. Buffers• Sound Banks• Implementation I• Theory• Trigger/ Zone/ Rollover• One Shot/ Looping• XML/ IXML• Integrators• Production• Asset Creation• Techniques• Foley• Synthesis• Editing• Manipulation• Implementation II• In-Game Feedback• Adjustments/ Parameters• Team Work• Management• Communication• Techniques• Tools• People• Play the Game• Work Together• Challenge Each Other• Examples• Playful Minds• Elemental Wars• Basic Trigger/ Buffer Limitation• Castle Cards• Multiple Animation Trigger • Valandil• HL2 Engine/ SDK & Scheme• 0.A.D.• Priority• Intensity• Tools• XML• Scripts• Closing

• Questions

Outline

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Industry

Page 4: Noise is Good for You!Noise is Good for You! An Introduction to Sound Effects for Video Games Presented at the August Twin Cities Chapter Independent Game Developers

Pre-Production

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Technical Design Documents

Page 6: Noise is Good for You!Noise is Good for You! An Introduction to Sound Effects for Video Games Presented at the August Twin Cities Chapter Independent Game Developers

Defining Tech

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OpenAL

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Production

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Asset Creation

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Team Work

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Elemental Wars

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Castle Cards

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Age of Chivalry

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0.A.D. Sound Spheres

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0.A.D. Small Tussle

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0.A.D. Small Battle

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0.A.D. Large Battle

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0.A.D. Larger Battle

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