INTERACTIVE SCORING FOR GAMES
Sep 2023 - Jan 2024
This course teaches the fundamental music approaches and skills that professional composers use to create interactive scores for games.
Throughout the course, I acquired comprehensive insights into the art of writing and implementing music for games, utilizing industry-standard software such as Unity and Wwise. The hands-on experience with these tools has equipped me with a robust understanding of the interactive scoring process, enhancing my ability to create immersive and dynamic music for gaming environments.
Throughout the course, I acquired comprehensive insights into the art of writing and implementing music for games, utilizing industry-standard software such as Unity and Wwise. The hands-on experience with these tools has equipped me with a robust understanding of the interactive scoring process, enhancing my ability to create immersive and dynamic music for gaming environments.
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AUTHOR & INSTRUCTOR: MICHAEL SWEET
Michael Sweet leads the development of the game scoring curriculum at Berklee College of Music. Over the past two decades in music, Michael is an accomplished video game audio composer and has been the audio director for more than 100 award winning video games. His work can be heard on the X-Box 360 logo and on award winning games from Cartoon Network, Sesame Workshop, PlayFirst, iWin, Gamelab, Shockwave, RealArcade, Pogo, Microsoft, Lego, AOL, and MTV, among others. He has won the Best Audio Award at the Independent Games Festival, the BDA Promax Gold Award for Best Sound Design, and has been nominated for five Game Audio Network Guild (GANG) awards.
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The course covered a range of advanced techniques, including layering, branching, spotting, looping, transitions, and the creation of musical stingers and themes.
Furthermore, I honed my abilities in pricing, a critical aspect of the game audio process. This knowledge has given me a comprehensive understanding of the financial considerations involved in creating effective and high-quality game music.
Additionally, I gained proficiency in using middleware like Wwise and game engine like Unity.
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The guidance and insights from seasoned instructors further fueled my passion for interactive scoring, and I am eager to leverage these skills in a dynamic and collaborative environment.
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Letter of completion
https://online.berklee.edu/courses/interactive-scoring-for-games
