Its rare that friends of mine, when talking about gaming, mention sound as part of their experiences. Which when I think about it is a crying shame for Sound in games in relation to the experiences we have when playing them, is not only paramount but a brilliant and useful tool.
Sound, in gaming, has come a long way since the beeps and bleeps of the early days but essentially it still plays the same role, to enhance and bring an extra sensory experience to make that virtual world in which we are exploring, that much more real. Typically sound in games can be split into three categories, Sound Effects, Game music and Atmospheric sound.
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