1. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN
Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games
Game Title DeadSpace 3
Provide detailed descriptions from chosen examples that establish… Clearly state what production technique(s) you think have
been used to create specific soundtrack elements
Setting
In the firstscene youcan hear someone walkingonnowwithambient soundslike
the windblowinganda soldierradioingsomeone withlotsof staticwhichmeanshe
isin a storm or an area withhighinterference .FromthisinformationIcanconclude
that the settingisoutdoorsbecause of the windandsnow.The settingismostlikely
timedinthe future because Ican hear roboticssoundslike arobotwalkingonthe
snow,judgingfromthe voice andthe soundof walkingonthe snowits mostlya
humanwearinga roboticssuit.
The productiontechniquesusedforthisismostly
fieldrecordingandsome follyartistryisusedto
getsome of the soundslike the soundforwalking
inthe snow.Software sequencersmayhave been
usedforthe soundsof the robotics.
Mood
The soldierinthe radioseems tobe nervousinthe firstscene because he seemsto
be lookingforsomething veryimportantfollowingthe ordersof someone. There
are alsoorchestral instrumentslike acelloandmaybe aviolinplayinginthe
backgroundthe musicsoundslike it’splayedforcourage andbravery.Alsohearing
all he ambientsoundsthissoundslike the soldierisina veryimportantmission.
Musical instrumentsare the inonlytechnique of
soundsusedinthis.
Game genre
The game genre soundstome like itisadventure andaction,fromthe orchestral
musicthat comesinthe firstscene whenthe doctorisorderingthe soldierto
retrieve something.
Musical instrumentsandstudiorecordingsof the
narrative isusedforthis.
2. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN
Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games
Narrative
You can hear a radiostatic withsomeone orderingthissoldiertoretrieve
something,andthe soldierrepliestohimnervouslylettinghimknowthathe doesn’t
knowwhathe’slookingfor.
StudiorecordingandMusical instrumentshave
beenusedforthis.
DeadSpace 3 (start 3:45 stop 9:22)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUgrIBqFHY4
