LUDOAUDIOVISUAL HARMONY: THE COMPLEX CONNECTION BETWEEN MUSIC AND COMPUTER GAMES
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Christopher Wulf
A close connection between music, gameplay, and other aspects of computer games isn't just a goal of good game design in music and rhythm games. Especially since the 2010s, there have been several games that skillfully combine the music game genre with other genres like first-person shooters, action-adventure games, or puzzle games in a variety of ways. But how do developers achieve such a close relationship between music and aspects of the game? How deeply do these connections extend into the game structure, and what impact does this have on the player?
The concept of "ludoaudiovisual harmony" allows for the scientific description of real-time connections between music and other aspects of computer games. Specifically, it explores how music in games can be linked to gameplay, the game world, its objects, and elements of multimodal representation, consisting of image, sound, and haptics. Building on the work of film scholar Michel Chion, this study first examines the synchronous connection of music and image in audiovisual media. The resulting principle of audiovisual harmony is then extended to include the ludo level, comprised of the specific characteristics and possibilities of games, and explains how ludoaudiovisual harmonies create a heightened sense of presence, subjectivity, and immersion.
Finally, a detailed examination of six games illustrates how ludoaudiovisual harmonies function as elementary components of game design and can determine the reception of a game.
PUBLICATION DETAILS
LANGUAGE | BINDING | EDITION | ISBN | YEAR | PAGES |
German | Paperback | 9783864882043 | 2024 | 203 |
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Ludoaudiovisual Harmony: The Complex Connection Between Music and Computer Games
Ludoaudiovisuelle Harmonie Die komplexe Verbindung von Musik und Computerspiel
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