Audio Design and Game Development: A Conversation with Chris Hegstrom – Part 2 “But you don’t know how that user is going to do it. Are they going to somersault through the entire level? Are they going to climb up a wall and jump down? And are they going to just sit in a corner […]
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From Cinema to Video Games: A Conversation with Chris Hegstrom – Part 1
From Cinema to Video Games: A Conversation with Chris Hegstrom – Part 1 “I didn’t realize it at the time, but that was my first introduction into user experience, right? Like a UX or user experience. It’s exactly that. It’s like I could put a microphone out in a storm and then all I get […]
Exploring the Unheard: A Conversation with Andrea Cera – Part 2
Exploring the Unheard: A Conversation with Andrea Cera – Part 2 “Also, because nobody listened to these sounds, even the nurse that should be paying attention. They really, they got used to this kind of droning sensation.” “You have to tune it out.” “Yes, yes, and imagine the mental load to do that, to tune […]
Unveiling the Language of Sound: A Conversation with Andrea Cera – Part 1
Unveiling the Language of Sound: A Conversation with Andrea Cera – Part 1 “I don’t know if in Canada or in the States the sounds are different, but here, Toyota, for instance, is very abstract, high-pitched, it’s a bike or like ‘peeeeee,’ like this, for instance. The Renault is more reassuring, more warm, it’s welcoming, […]
The New Era of Sonic Branding: A Conversation with Jack Bradley – Part 2
The New Era of Sonic Branding: A Conversation with Jack Bradley – Part 2 “My now retired business partner, who was the head composer for this company for years and years and years, he put that perfectly, and he said, I remember he talked to a young composer. He said, ‘Look, at the end of […]
The Evolution of Audio Branding: A Conversation with Jack Bradley – Part 1
The Evolution of Audio Branding: A Conversation with Jack Bradley – Part 1 “I would just play these crazy ‘80s drum beats and then I’d play on top of it and it was like the coolest thing ever. So it always became this really important thing to me too, and I couldn’t describe it in […]