Difference between revisions of "Sound Layers"

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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

Relationships

Context:
Sound Design in Games .
Parts:
Ambiance , Foley , Sound Effects , Music , Dialogue .
Makes use of:
Acoustic Ecology .

Description

Sounds can be structured in layers according to its semantics and communicative purpose. The layers are: Ambiance, Foley, Sound Effects, Dialogue, and Music Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no content must have a nameCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no content must have a name.

Addressing sound design decisions according to such grouping may be useful when establishing high-level exploration goals and/or when wrapping the lower-lever explorations according to the semantics of the sounds that will be needed to implement them.

In consonance with the mindset and the guidelines that are on the basis of this approach, the explorations of Sound Design in Games benefit from considering all the layers in a holistic manner that may allow to produce an Acoustic Ecology rather than a superimposition of sounds.

It is also worth mentioning that the exploration of each of the sound levels does not imply, by no means, that sounds representing that level ought to be included in the design. The exploration can consist precisely in not including sounds of a particular level (e.g., no Dialogue and no Music).

Examples

Half-Life 2: The player feels immersed in an Acoustic Ecology where sounds belonging to each of the Sound Layers were explored.

BioShock:

Portal:

Ambiance in Half-Life2: A moment of calm allows to enjoy the Ambiance.

Dialogue in Half-Life2: This scene includes disparate explorations of Dialogue. For instance some of the action is experienced exclusively through the discourse, with no visual support.

Foley in Half-Life2: The interaction with objects is accompanied by the respective Foley.

Music in Half-Life2: Music prepares and supports the haste of a fight.

Sound Effects in Half-Life2: Picking these objects is accompanied with representative Sound Effects.

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