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Revision as of 21:17, 20 August 2012

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This design pattern has been classified as
an Aggregator Pattern after version 1.0
Consequently, it is no longer represented as a card
(i.e. ceased being part of the deck) since version 2.0

Synopsis

Components of a product where sound may appear.

Relationships

Context:
Sound Design in Games .
Parts may include:
Title Screens , Menus , Cut-Scenes , Gameplay .
Makes use of:
Acoustic Ecology .

Description

This pattern refers to the design decisions regarding the reach of sound to the different components the game may include.

Often, expressions such as "the sound of a game" are used to refer to the sounds heard during Gameplay and possibly in the Cut-Scenes. Yet, sound may extend to other moments of a game's usage, including the Menus and the starting Title Screens.

Addressing the sound design of these components as a whole as the advantage of enabling them to fit in the same Acoustic Ecology.

Examples

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots:
Heavy Rain:
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune: The Aesthetics of the sounds is noticeably coherent with the game experience.
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time:

Additional Comments

This classification is based on (Marks & Novak, 2009; Marks, 2009, ch. 8).

External Resources

(Marks & Novak, 2009; Marks, 2009, ch. 8). [pending link]

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