Categorizing Video Game Audio: An exploration of auditory-psychological effects

Andreas Rytter Westerberg; Henrik  Schoenau-Fog

doi:10.1145/2818187.2818295

Categorizing Video Game Audio: An exploration of auditory-psychological effects

Andreas Rytter Westerberg, Henrik Schoenau-Fog

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Abstract

This paper dives into the subject of video game audio and how it can be categorized in order to deliver a message to a player in the most precise way. A new categorization, with a new take on the diegetic spaces, can be used a tool of inspiration for sound- and game-designers to rethink how they can use audio in video games. The conclusion of this study is that the current models' view of the diegetic spaces, used to categorize video game audio, is not t to categorize all sounds. This can however possibly be changed though a rethinking of how the player interprets audio.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	AcademicMindTrek '15 : Proceedings of the 19th International Academic MindTrek Conference
Number of pages	8
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Publication date	5 Dec 2015
Pages	47-54
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4503-3948-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2818187.2818295
Publication status	Published - 5 Dec 2015
Event	Academic MindTrek 2015 - Tampere, Finland Duration: 22 Sept 2015 → 24 Sept 2015

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Conference	Academic MindTrek 2015
Country/Territory	Finland
City	Tampere
Period	22/09/2015 → 24/09/2015

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Video Game Audio
Diegetic Space

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AcademicMindTrek '15: Proceedings of the 19th International Academic MindTrek Conference. Association for Computing Machinery, 2015. p. 47-54.

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