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The Use of Voice in Portal 2: The Use of Voice in Portal 2

This post contains spoilers. If you haven’t played Portal 2 yet then, er, you should!

Portal 2 represents a real milestone for me. It’s the first game that, prior to even getting my…
In The Know: Voice Over in Flash Gordon, Star Wars, The Big Lebowski & Alan Wake: In The Know: Voice Over in Flash Gordon, Star Wars, The Big Lebowski & Alan Wake

"Marooned on the planet of Mongo after they had deflected it with their rocket ship from its course towards the earth, Flash Gordon and Dale Arden fall into the clutches of Ming,…
Voice in Bioware’s ‘Dragon Age: Origins’: Voice in Bioware’s Dragon Age: Origins

I’m obsessed with the use of voice in games. I find it one of the most fascinating aspects of the medium. Most related discussions you might encounter, certainly as an audio practitioner,…
Interactive Audio Crimes in Heavy Rain: Interactive Audio Crimes in Heavy Rain

How OCD am I? I refused to fold the piece of card that came with Heavy Rain in to the intended origami figurine because I didn't want to inflict any creases on…
GDC 2010: GDC 2010

It's been a year since I posted anything here, and I haven't been updating gamesound.org with the vim and vigour I aspire to. Sorry folks. I rather naively thought that after LittleBigPlanet…

An Interview with Rob Bridgett

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Rob Bridgett in interview with Ariel Gross, exploring the evolving role of game audio personel, how they think about their work and promote themselves to the world.

Aesthetic Mixing & Sound Lenses

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Aesthetic Mixing & Sound Lenses

Rob Bridgett discusses the pros and cons of automated vs snapshot based mixing systems, how they can work together and how to think about using them in a way which is more easily understood by non-audio creative personnel on a development team.

Crafting the sound of DUST 514

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Crafting the sound of DUST 514

CCP Earworm on using EQ to make sounds sit well together in the mix.

What music does to us: non-diegetic songs in Red Dead Redemption and Far Cry 3

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What music does to us: non-diegetic songs in Red Dead Redemption and Far Cry 3

@toogoodforthee (unknown man on internet) asks why there are so few examples of non-diegetic song used during gameplay. Thought provoking…

Capcom Audio Director Tomoya Kishi Interview

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Capcom Audio Director Tomoya Kishi Interview

Jack Menhorn interviews Tomoya Kishi for Designing Sound on his background, approach to work, the centralised audio department at Capcom and, perhaps most interestingly, the cultural differences in audio aesthetic between the West and Japan.