Music and Sound in (Exer)Games

Exer-Learning Games: Transferring Hopscotch from the Schoolyard to the Classroom

In this paper we present the idea of Exer-learning games integrating the element of exercise into serious games. The combination of motion, learning and playing is assumed to facilitate intrinsic motivation and learning achievements. For the application of exer-learning games, the concept of HOPSCOTCH is introduced that is inspired by the popular childrens game. Two demonstrators of this concep...

Critique of Research Books (Art) / Voices to See: A Review of Sound and Music in Documentaries, Mohammad Nasr Ahadi

Levels of Sound: On the Principles of Interactivity in Music Video Games

This paper gives an introduction into the principles of interactivity in music video games. Music video games are an old but small genre of games. The earliest direct ancestors emerged in the 1970ies. Some recent music video games were hugely successful. Until today, there are only a few different approaches to their design. The purpose of this article is to shed light on what these design prin...

Sound and Music In Video Games

Despite recent promising trends, the visual, graphical component of video games continues to get the biggest slice of the pie. Indeed, this visual bias within the industry is apparent even within the industryʼs traditional name Video Games. There is, however, a growing trend to move away from using this term and instead use more general terms such as “computer games”, “interactive games”, or ev...

Processes and tools for sound design in computer games

This paper is a survey of the process and technology used in sound design for video games. The first part of the paper addresses the general state of the art in the design of video games: market and technology constraints, production process, game design and level design practices, game engines. The second part is devoted to the sound aspects of games: sound components, interactive composition,...