SOUND FOR VIDEO GAMES

Psychology of Sound

Name a game where the sound really stood out for you. Make a list of why you remember it.

Alien isolation

Because its a slow music in the opening of the game you explore but then it kicks in when
something happens around you and makes you think something is going to happen and goes
back to normal when you are done and when it has gone away.

You relay mostly on the sound effects to keep you alive and makes you what is there or not.

What are the functions of sound in a video game?

Emotion

Mood

Perception

Loudness

Sound as information

Metroid Prime

Diegetic Non-Diegetic
Machinery music
Monster
Foot steeps
Weapon
Voice (at the end)
Electric sound
Alarm

In pairs or groups of three see if you can name games that use acoustic sound...
 Skyrim (dragons roar/ arrows)
Insurgency (footsteps)
Bullet
Mario cart (the power ups)
Alien isolation (beeps from the radar)
Minecraft (monsters)
Silent hill (radio static)

In pairs or groups of three see if you can name games that use tension music...

Bandy and the ink machine

Dead space
Dark souls
Alien isolation
Resident evil game
Outlast
Alien Isolation
Friday the 13 game
Loigi haunted house
Mario