Week 5: Contact Sound Designer

WEEK 5 -

TO DO: CONTACT SOUND DESIGNER​

 

PURPOSE

Now we have a clear idea for our gameplay experience we must get into contact with our Sound Designer Harry Williams to discuss our next steps for Sound Design! Sound is a massive part of our experience so I feel it's necessary to get in contact with him to ensure he is still up for the job. I plan to outline our plan for the project and keep him in the loop with design/development. By providing him with a brief description of the game idea he will have a better understanding of what is required from him and we can go from here!

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WORKING WITH OUR SOUND DESIGNER

What is required from our Sound Designer? Now we have a finalised game idea in place, we know the experience relies heavily on the development of music overtime. It'll be necessary for Harry to composed a unique soundtrack, split into parts/'layers' which will develop gradually as players collect specific objects. This soundtrack should be composed using specific musical patterns to evoke calm and relaxation in players, as well as send them into a state of flow! (How Games Move Us - Katherine Ibister). To make our expectations and requirements clear to Harry, I have taken it upon myself to create a 'Sound Bible' to lead the production of sound for project Getaway. This document will include everything there is to know regarding how it should sound, the musical patterns used and how we'd like it to work in the space.

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For today, I plan to get into contact with Harry Williams to briefly outline what is expected from him and to essentially check-up to make sure he is still dedicated to the job. Over the next few weeks, I am scheduled in to create the Sound Bible (around Week 7) which I will then forward onto him).