Release year : 2012
Producer : Ask Video
Producer’s website : www.askvideo.com/course/game-audio-101-demystifying-game-audio
Author : Steve Horowitz & Scott Looney
Duration : 02:11:00
Type of distributed material : Video lesson
Language : English
Description : If you want to pursue a career in game audio, you need to check out this course!
With “Demystifying Game Audio,” you’ll get a real education and learn everything you need to know to jump-start your career in game sound and music creation!
Calling all composers and audio experts! If you’re looking to have a career in Game Audio, this course is required viewing!
In Demystifying Game Audio you’ll get a real world education on everything you need to know AND everything you need to do to jumpstart your career creating sound and music for games!
What’s the fastest growing segment of the entertainment industry? GAMES! Last we looked, the video game industry’s revenue was about $50,000,000,000 (that’s $50 billion!) and we think a chunk of that should be in your pocket! To get a piece of that prize you’ll need the audio skills and business smarts to succeed! That’s exactly why we’ve created this series of courses – because you’ve got to know all this important stuff if you’re looking to be in the business of creating music and audio for games!
Follow along as game industry expert Steve Horowitz (the other Steve H!) takes you through a Game Audio masterclass beginning with a complete history of the industry.
Content :
01. Introduction (01:34)
02. Careers In Game Audio? (04:27)
03. The Game Market (03:39)
04. Video Game Structure & Platforms (04:11)
05. Categorizing Games (03:48)
06. Game Genres & Styles (06:11)
07. Managing Game Audio Assets (04:22)
08. Audio History & Development (04:35)
09. Size vs. Quality (04:24)
10. Compression, FM Audio & MIDI (04:22)
11. Audio File Formats (05:48)
12. Game Production Roles (03:50)
13. Audio Production Roles (03:45)
14. Music Production Roles (03:41)
15. Importance of Game Audio (03:51)
16. Game Audio Subcategories (04:01)
17. Ask Questions (05:09)
18. Game Music Can… (02:35)
19. Prehistory, Arcade & Early Consoles (03:18)
20. 1980s & MIDI (03:36)
21. Today’s Offerings (02:37)
22. Cinematic’s and Loops (05:29)
23. Transitions (07:07)
24. Interactive vs. Adaptive Music (05:25)
25. Applying Adaptive Music Concepts (03:18)
26. All About Middleware (06:26)
27. Voice Over Can… (02:41)
28. VO Producer, Agent & VO Talent (07:16)
29. The VO Engineer (04:18)
30. VO Editing & Mastering (03:34)
31. Wrapping It Up (01:26)
Sample files : not provided
Video format : MP4
Video : AVC, 1280×720, 16:9, 30,000 fps, 957 Kbps
Audio : AAC, 44.1 KHz, 96.0 Kbps, 2 channels
