Kickstarting A Sound Design Video Game
By Kelleigh Welch
"The rock band trio ‘3 Deaf Mice’ needs your help—after losing their hearing to listening to music that was too loud for too long, they are unable to distinguish the sounds and tones needed to create their next big hit. This is where you come in, lending your listening and sound design skills to help produce the band’s next song. The following scenario is the basis of sound designer David Sonnenschein's newest project, 3 Deaf Mice, a computer game that stems from the lessons in his book, Sound Design: The Expressive Power of Music, Voice and Sound Effects in Cinema. Sonnenschein knows something about video games, too, having been an audio consultant on the hit, Mass Effect 3. This game is going to promote the idea of listening for the quality of music, not just how loud it is,” explained Sonnenschein. “That’s going to be an implicit message for helping everyone save their ears from abusive, loud sounds. However, the game is still in the process of being created, and now Sonnenschein is turning to Kickstarter to help fund the completion of the project." More » |
