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| ex4=<mt p="Radio" g="Dead To Rights" altg="Dead to Rights: Retribution" w="{{R16by9W}}" h="{{R16by9H}}">The news contribute with a bit of [[Narrative]].</mt> | | ex4=<mt p="Radio" g="Dead To Rights" altg="Dead to Rights: Retribution" w="{{R16by9W}}" h="{{R16by9H}}">The news contribute with a bit of [[Narrative]].</mt> | ||
| ex5=<mt p="UnawareNPC" g="Tomb Raider Legend" w="{{R5by4W}}" h="{{R5by4H}}">Lara is wearing a communicator ([[Helper Voice]]). The opponent is also using a walkie-talkie ([[Unaware NPC]]).</mt> | | ex5=<mt p="UnawareNPC" g="Tomb Raider Legend" w="{{R5by4W}}" h="{{R5by4H}}">Lara is wearing a communicator ([[Helper Voice]]). The opponent is also using a walkie-talkie ([[Unaware NPC]]).</mt> | ||
| − | | ex6=<mt p="Acoustic Ecology" g="GTA4" altg="Grand Theft Auto | + | | ex6=<mt p="Acoustic Ecology" g="GTA4" altg="Grand Theft Auto IV" w="{{R16by9W}}" h="{{R16by9H}}">The [[Radio]] contributes in a naturalist manner with [[Music]] ([[Diegetic Music]]) that completes the [[Acoustic Ecology]]. Cars are also equipped with [[Radio]] and it is possible to change station.</mt> |
| ex7=<mt p="DiegeticMusic" g="Far Cry 2" w="{{R16by9W}}" h="{{R16by9H}}">A [[Radio]] tuned in the local radio station is a common finding ([[Diegetic Music]] and some voiced pieces). There are even missions where the [[Radio]] emission is central. The radio station is explicitly presented by a taxi driver in an initial [[Cutscenes|Cutscene]].</mt> | | ex7=<mt p="DiegeticMusic" g="Far Cry 2" w="{{R16by9W}}" h="{{R16by9H}}">A [[Radio]] tuned in the local radio station is a common finding ([[Diegetic Music]] and some voiced pieces). There are even missions where the [[Radio]] emission is central. The radio station is explicitly presented by a taxi driver in an initial [[Cutscenes|Cutscene]].</mt> | ||
| ex8=<mt p="Radio" g="Chaos Theory" altg="Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory" w="{{R5by4W}}" h="{{R5by4H}}">In this case the [[Radio]] emission competes for the attention during [[Stealth]] action. Radios can be turned off or destroyed.</mt> | | ex8=<mt p="Radio" g="Chaos Theory" altg="Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory" w="{{R5by4W}}" h="{{R5by4H}}">In this case the [[Radio]] emission competes for the attention during [[Stealth]] action. Radios can be turned off or destroyed.</mt> | ||
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Synopsis
| Actual radio receivers with relevant emission. |
Relationships
Contexts:
Narrative 
, Helper Voice 
, Awareness 
, Diegetic Music 
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May relate to:
Sound Suppressing 
, Stealth 
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Relates to:
Recordings 
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Description
Radio devices present disparate solutions to offer audio stimuli inside the game world (i.e., in a diegetic way).
It is fairly common to came across Radios in open-world games. Clearly, the inclusion of these objects in the game world is a sound design decision.
Radios may only convey Diegetic Music but many times they serve the Narrative, or act as Helper Voice by providing information relevant to the gameplay. There are also cases of Radios playing a role during Stealth performance.
Radios are related but different from Recordings. The latter usually presents scattered and anachronical pieces of past testimonies, and serves distinctive purposes.
Examples
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Additional Comments
Radio in Silent Hill, Silent Hill Wiki.
In Silent Hill: Homecoming (a newer instalment in the series) the radio is actually a radio transceiver (walkie-talkie) [1].
