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The Big Index 2024: Articles for Game Music Composers The Big Index 2024: Articles for Game Music Composers

An indexed collection of Game Developer articles by video game composer Winifred Phillips, organized by subject matter with selected excerpts and highlights.

byWinifred Phillips, Blogger

Feb 13, 2024

1 Min Read

Crafting Immersive Audio Experiences for Interactive VR Narratives Crafting Immersive Audio Experiences for Interactive VR Narratives

byLarry Yu-cheng Chang

Feb 12, 2024

1 Min Read

Composer Yoko Shimomura and game designer Fawzi Mesmar

Composer Yoko Shimomura and game designer Fawzi Mesmar honored at GDCA 2024 Composer Yoko Shimomura and game designer Fawzi Mesmar honored at GDCA 2024

byBeth Elderkin

Feb 8, 2024

1 Min Read

Graphic for SAG-AFTRA's newest video game-related deal with actors.

SAG-AFTRA launches new contract tiers for indie devs SAG-AFTRA launches new contract tiers for indie devs

byJustin Carter

Feb 7, 2024

1 Min Read

Gordy Haab and Stephen Barton at the 2024 Grammys

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor wins Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games at the Grammys Star Wars Jedi: Survivor wins Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games at the Grammys

Feb 5, 2024

1 Min Read

Emcee Liz Ryerson presents at the GDC 2023 Main Stage show.

Austin Wintory, Troy Baker celebrate iconic game music in GDC 2024 Main Stage concert GDC 2024 Main Stage to feature live concert with Austin Wintory and Troy Baker

byBeth Elderkin

Feb 1, 2024

1 Min Read

Composer Koji Kondo at the 2007 Game Developers Conference.

Mario composer Koji Kondo to join AIAS Hall of Fame at 2024 DICE Awards

Mario composer Koji Kondo to join AIAS Hall of Fame at 2024 DICE Awards

A chef stands in a cyberpunk Ramen cafe in NVIDIA's AI tech demo.

Is NVIDIA's AI-driven NPC tech just really expensive improv?

Is NVIDIA's AI-driven NPC tech just really expensive improv?

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Importance of Contrast (The Game Music of Jurassic World Primal Ops: GDC 2023)

Importance of Contrast (The Game Music of Jurassic World Primal Ops: GDC 2023)

byWinifred Phillips, Blogger

A scene from Venba from Visai Games.

Visai Games' Venba leads finalists for the 2024 IGF Awards

Venba leads finalists for the 2024 IGF Awards

byBeth Elderkin, Content Marketing Manager (GDC)

SAG-AFTRA's new agreement lets game devs use AI voices

SAG-AFTRA's new agreement lets game devs use AI voices

byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor

A small character looks on determinedly over a red stage backdrop

Game Developer's 2023 wrap-up: Indie developers name their unsung heroes of the year

Game developers name their unsung heroes of the year

byJoel Couture, Contributor

A fantasy landscape

Not in Kansas Anymore: Crafting and Conveying Authentic Worldbuilding in Games

Not in Kansas Anymore: Crafting and Conveying Authentic Worldbuilding in Games

byMichel Sabbagh, Blogger

Cultural Influences in the game music composition of Secrets of Skeifa Island

Cultural Influences in the game music composition of Secrets of Skeifa Island

byWinifred Phillips, Blogger

Filling in the dotted line: bezier curves and creative pride

Filling In The Dotted Line: Bezier Curves and Creative Pride

byAidan Barrett, Blogger

A player character from Embark Studios smiles at the camera. She is holding a gun.

Embark Studios: AI let devs "do more with less" when making The Finals

Embark Studios: AI let devs "do more with less" when making The Finals

byAlessandro Fillari, Contributor

How Sound Elevates Interactive Narrative Storytelling to the Next Level

How Sound Elevates Interactive Narrative Storytelling to the Next Level

byEric Marks, Blogger

How ‘Lies of P’ Music Was Made

How ‘Lies of P’ Music Was Made

byYeakun Yoo, Blogger

Making a Vocal Synthesizer Sing Nonsense in a Video Game

Making a Vocal Synthesizer Sing Nonsense in a Video Game

How Alan Wake 2's composer crafted the sound of The Dark Place

How Alan Wake 2's composer crafted the sound of The Dark Place

byBryn Gelbart, Contributor

Kinetics and the 12 Tone Approach (The Game Music of Jurassic World Primal Ops: GDC 2023)

Kinetics and the 12 Tone Approach (The Game Music of Jurassic World Primal Ops: GDC 2023)

byWinifred Phillips, Blogger

Audio Implementation Practices to Ease Development Stress

Audio Implementation Practices to Ease Development Stress

byElliot Callighan, Blogger

Key artwork for Stray Gods

Stray Gods, God of War: Ragnarok composers among 2024 Grammy nominees

Stray Gods, God of War: Ragnarok composers among 2024 Grammy nominees

byChris Kerr, News Editor

Reimagining co-op — A case study of Journey’s multiplayer gameplay

Reimagining co-op — A case study of Journey’s multiplayer gameplay

byRushil Sojitra, Blogger

Transforming Lives and Industries: Ukraine's Youth in the Gaming World

Transforming Lives and Industries: Ukraine's Youth in the Gaming World

byDmytro Palii, Blogger

A screenshot of key Phantom Liberty character 'Songbird'

Scoring for empathy by warping convention in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty

Scoring for empathy by warping convention in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty

byChris Kerr, News Editor

Keanu Reeves as Johnny Silverhand in Cyberpunk 2077.

CDPR used AI to recreate performance of late Cyberpunk 2077 actor

CDPR used AI to recreate performance of late Cyberpunk 2077 actor

byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor

Polytonality (The Game Music of Jurassic World Primal Ops: GDC 2023)

Polytonality (The Game Music of Jurassic World Primal Ops: GDC 2023)

byWinifred Phillips, Blogger

Testing Games with AI Bots

Testing Games with AI Bots

bySophia Clarke, Blogger

Whole Tone and Octatonic Scales (The Game Music of Jurassic World Primal Ops: GDC 2023)

Whole Tone and Octatonic Scales (The Game Music of Jurassic World Primal Ops: GDC 2023)

byWinifred Phillips, Blogger

Quartal Chords and Chromatics (The Game Music of Jurassic World Primal Ops: GDC 2023)

Quartal Chords and Chromatics (The Game Music of Jurassic World Primal Ops: GDC 2023)

byWinifred Phillips, Blogger

How music games attract players?

How music games attract players?

byYongcheng Liu, Blogger

The player character of Stray Gods glares at the camera, her eyes glowing. A surprised woman in the background looks on.

What Austin Wintory learned while composing the music of Stray Gods

What Austin Wintory learned while composing the music of Stray Gods

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

5 tips for how to provide feedback to audio specialists

5 tips for how to provide feedback to audio specialists

byVlad Plotnikov, Blogger

A screenshot of Evie Fry from Assassin's Creed Syndicate

Voice actors are worried about modders cloning their voices with AI

Voice actors are worried about modders cloning their voices with AI

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

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