Daniel Dehaan

Sound Design Assignment: Video Game Sound Design - Part 2: Iteration

Sound Design Assignment: Video Game Sound Design - Part 2: Iteration

Provided Materials

  • Gameplay Video (click on the three dots near the bottom right corner of the video to download it)
  • FreeSounds.org - You’ll need to create a free account to be able to download sounds

Situation

After giving the developer a day to review your first draft of each of the SFX for the game, you meet and listen to their feedback. Some of the sounds they were happy with, while others they wanted to try a different creative direction.

You took careful notes during your meeting and reviewed your action items/notes for each SFX at the end of your meeting leaving you both with a clear understanding of what you will do next and what the developer is expecting you to deliver next week.

Creative Brief

Make any changes to last week’s sounds that you and the developer discussed and create all the new sounds in line with the feel of the other SFX you have already created.

SFX List

CategorySFX Name
PlayerPlayer-Yawn
PlayerPlayer-Movement
PlayerPlayer-Hurt
PlayerPlayer-Death
PlayerPlayer-Shoot
HellephantHellephant-Movement
HellephantHellephant-Hurt
HellephantHellephant-Death
UIButton-Click
UIButton-Hover
ZomBunnyZomBunny-Movement
ZomBunnyZomBunny-Hurt
ZomBunnyZomBunny-Death
ZomBearZomBear-Movement
ZomBearZomBear-Hurt
ZomBearZomBear-Death

File Format & Standards

When you are done designing each sound, make sure that the peak volume for each SFX is -1 and -12 dB. For now, we just want to make sure that the developer can hear each SFX. We’ll worry about the balance/mix of each sound later during delivery and implementation. Export each SFX from your DAW as a separate movie file (.MOV or .MP4) that is only as long as is needed to show the SFX in action.

Naming Convention

Your files should be named exactly as follows for each of the SFX listed in the table above.

SP24-MUSC-228_W08_P3-02_FirstName-LastName_SFX-Name_V002

Example: SP24-MUSC-228_W08_P3-02_Daniel-Dehaan_Button-Click_V002

Naming Convention Explained: [Semester]-[Department]-[Course Number]_[Week Number]_[Project Number]-[Project Phase]_[Composers First Name]-[Composers Last Name]_[File Name]_[Version Number]

Evaluation Standards

CriteriaPoints
File Format & Standards - Did you follow all file formats and standards described here or previously discussed in class?3
Naming Convention - Did you follow all naming conventions and standards described here or previously discussed in class?3
Creative Brief - Did you realize everything that was asked in the creative brief?3
X Factor - Does it have that “X” quality?1
Total10

Submission

Upload your completed materials to the same Dropbox folder as last week: SP24-MUSC-228_P03

Warning: Please take extra care when uploading your files to ensure everything is in the correct file format and named exactly as requested. If, for any reason, you need to upload additional versions, please increment the version number at the end of the file for each new version of a file.

Example version progression:

  • SP24-MUSC-228_W07_P3-01_Daniel-Dehaan_Button-Click_V001
  • SP24-MUSC-228_W07_P3-01_Daniel-Dehaan_Button-Click_V002
  • SP24-MUSC-228_W07_P3-01_Daniel-Dehaan_Button-Click_V003

Peer Critique

Please be prepared to present your DAW project to the class so that we can collectively learn from or improve your work.

Example Documents

  • Example Contract - Indie Game - Sound Design.pdf (35.8KB)

Additional Practice

You can find millions of gameplay videos online. Just download the video, mute the audio and you’re ready to go!

Additional Resources