Audio programming for interactive games : the computer music of games / Martin D. Wilde.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilde, Martin D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer sound processing.

Computer game music.

Video games--Programming.

Video games.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (197 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Focal, 2004.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Martin Wilde's cutting-edge exploration of the creative potential of game audio systems addresses the latest working methods of those involved in creating and programming immersive, interactive and non-linear audio for games. The book demonstrates how the game programmer can create an software system which enables the audio content provider (composer/sound designer) to maintain direct control over the composition and presentation of an interactive game soundtrack. This system (which is platform independent) is described step-by-step in Wilde's approachable style with illuminating case studies,

Contents:

Cover; Audio Programming for Interactive Games: The computer music of games; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Regarding audio in games - the curtain rises; Chapter 2: Game audio APIs - audio building blocks; Chapter 3: Introduction to interactive game audio - What now?; Chapter 4: Digital audio services - open up, it's the DA!; Chapter 5: Interfacing with MIDI - interpreter, please!; Chapter 6: Case study 1: Extending MIDI file performance - start me up!; Chapter 7: Building a software synthesizer - gonna build me a robot!

Chapter 8: Case study 2: Improving audio performance - faster, you fool, faster!Chapter 9: Dynamic audio behavior - give me a call...; Chapter 10: Giving control to the audio artist - I got the power!; Chapter 11: Case study 3: Audio/visual coordination - I'll be around...; Chapter 12: Future topics and directions - where do we go from here?; Appendix A: Soundtrack Manager script commands; Appendix B: Game audio resources; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786610967032

9781280967030

128096703X

9780080472065

0080472060

OCLC:

437176996