Trade Associations and You

        With the ever-increasing video game industry that is in place in todays society, it is important to have a group of collective publishers to help promote and safe guard the industry.

Mystery Box

For my post today, I would like to talk about a J.J. Abrams TED presentation that I had the pleasure of watching last year. I have included the video below, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Sound Gear

         Today I will be reviewing some equipment I have had the opportunity to work with out in the field. It is important for field recording to have the right set of gear in order to capture the best sounds you can.

Real Sound In A Fantasy World

         In light of all the recent acts of violence going on around the United States, more and more questions arise on what is causing this rise in violence. Video games and film are often first to be called on for it’s effect on children. People have stated that both the film and game industry is becoming more violent with its every increasing realism.

Behind The Vision Is The Sound

Sound design is getting more detailed with every big budget movie Hollywood can crank out. With each release, sound designers are almost teasing each other to see who can produce the best auditory experience. These masters of sound work behind the scenes to ensure that audience is enveloped in sound suitable for each genre of film.

Into The Frying Pan

Hello and welcome to my second blog post. Within this post I will be going over the process of creating the sounds for the UDK Lava Map. I have included all the sounds and a video down below to help you better understand my sound design process and implementation. Thank you for your time and I hope you enjoy.

Unreal Sounds

I would like to start off by welcoming you to my first blog post on sound design. I will be showing you how I went about creating the sounds for a Shock Rifle from the Unreal Development Kit (UDK). The design approach I took for the weapon was set in both the real world and in sci-fi. The gun itself is simple looking in nature but with its sci-fi origins I felt it should have more depth to it through its sound. I have included both a video and the sound files for the weapon below, please go ahead and play each one while I go ahead and describe the process of building each sound.