Video games are fast becoming a new contender in modern media studies. In part because it is such a young discipline, there is little analysis of video games as an art form, particularly within the realm of music. Music plays a key signifying role within games and enhances the interactive experience for the gamer. Using modes of analysis developed for film music and opera, this project analyzes different music styles within video games and its connections to gameplay and artistic expression
How does sound immerse us in virtual worlds? By completing case studies of several video games, this...
Abstract only availableRapidly growing in complexity of compositional practices, styles, and ends, v...
Abstract. The combination of music with interactive media enables new forms of expression, can expan...
This dissertation investigates video game music from a musicological perspective, considering the ro...
Special issue of online peer-reviewed journal GAME on game music. There is a growing recognition of ...
Abstract only availableRapidly growing in complexity of compositional practices, styles, and ends, v...
As videogames are being increasingly recognized as a prominent cultural force, there is also a growi...
While quantitative studies show overwhelming evidence that music and sound are crucial for video gam...
From its earliest days as little more than a series of monophonic outbursts to its current-day score...
Video game music has finally begun to be taught in academic multimedia composition programs. This is...
This study is based on the concept and idea of video game players performing music through the games...
From a series of monophonic beeps to full orchestral scores, music has always been an essential comp...
The videogame now occupies a unique territory in contemporary culture that offers a new perspective ...
The article considers the aesthetical and practical possibilities for sounds (sound design) in video...
In this paper we explore connections between players’ preferences in gameplay and their desire to li...
How does sound immerse us in virtual worlds? By completing case studies of several video games, this...
Abstract only availableRapidly growing in complexity of compositional practices, styles, and ends, v...
Abstract. The combination of music with interactive media enables new forms of expression, can expan...
This dissertation investigates video game music from a musicological perspective, considering the ro...
Special issue of online peer-reviewed journal GAME on game music. There is a growing recognition of ...
Abstract only availableRapidly growing in complexity of compositional practices, styles, and ends, v...
As videogames are being increasingly recognized as a prominent cultural force, there is also a growi...
While quantitative studies show overwhelming evidence that music and sound are crucial for video gam...
From its earliest days as little more than a series of monophonic outbursts to its current-day score...
Video game music has finally begun to be taught in academic multimedia composition programs. This is...
This study is based on the concept and idea of video game players performing music through the games...
From a series of monophonic beeps to full orchestral scores, music has always been an essential comp...
The videogame now occupies a unique territory in contemporary culture that offers a new perspective ...
The article considers the aesthetical and practical possibilities for sounds (sound design) in video...
In this paper we explore connections between players’ preferences in gameplay and their desire to li...
How does sound immerse us in virtual worlds? By completing case studies of several video games, this...
Abstract only availableRapidly growing in complexity of compositional practices, styles, and ends, v...
Abstract. The combination of music with interactive media enables new forms of expression, can expan...