A Beginner’s Guide to Video Game Music
Chronicling an evolution, from primitive to a seminal artform. — September 28, 2017 Video games and music complement each other harmoniously. Many people have specific memories associated with the music that plays during a particular video game level, especially if it was a more difficult one. With each new generation of video game systems, sound chips, sampling fidelity, and storage
Continue ReadingVideo Games May Be a Part of the 2024 Olympics
Tony Estanguet, co-president of the Paris Olympic committee, says he plans to hold talks with eSports’ officials and the International Olympic Committee about adding competitive video games to the Games. — September 26, 2017 It’s not as unusual as it might sound. Esports are big money events (the ongoing International Dota 2 Championships have a prize pool of $24 million)
Continue ReadingPut Down the Controller: Five Novels About Video Games
The ways that books and video games can tell us stories aren’t as different as we used to think. Both require intense concentration and thoughtful interaction, albeit in a variety of ways. Both also insist upon our willingness to escape from the workaday world to step into one built word by word or bit by bit by somebody else. —
Continue ReadingA Quick Guide to Making Indie Game Trailers
Making a trailer may sound like a daunting task to the average indie, but it’s not that complicated to make a simple one, and it can be a worthwhile creative exercise in itself. Below you will find a guide to making indie game trailers as written by Ryan Sumo (the lead artist/CEO of Squeaky Wheel) — September 18, 2017 Conceptualization This part
Continue ReadingThe Virtual Reality Game Gathering Data for Dementia Researchers
Navigating an ice-walled lake or scouring a swamp for a hidden monster may sound like a fun premise for a virtual-reality video game. But there’s a serious purpose behind the new game Sea Hero Quest VR: helping neuroscientists design a new test for dementia. — September 7, 2017 London-based game design firm Glitchers worked with researchers from British and Swiss universities, as well as dementia and Alzheimer’s
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