Emotional Script
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Synopsis
Sound designed to contribute to the game’s emotional script. |
Relationships
Context:
Sound Design in Games .
Relates to:
Narrative .
May use many, including:
Trance , Cut-Scenes File:M385px-Cut-Scenes-front-v20.png, Gameplay File:M385px-Gameplay-front-v20.png, Entrainment , R-A-E-D Iterations , Failure , Achievement , Contextual Music , Grunts , Window of Opportunity , ....
Description
A game "experience" is built upon the memory of the emotions the player visits. In order to optimize the emotional relevance of every moment the player is interacting with the game product, an Emotional Script ought to be thoughtfully designed.
Sound explorations hold great potential in the design of the Emotional Script.
In addition to the comprehensive exploration this pattern suggests, we address some other design patters which may also contribute to pieces of the Emotional Script. Those include [pending: classification inspired in EARL [REF]]: satisfaction (e.g. Achievement), disappointment (e.g. Failure, Death), excitement (e.g. ), tension (e.g. Anticipation, Engagement, Imminent Death, Hurry Up!, Window of Opportunity, Silence), serenity (e.g. Relaxation, Trance), anxiety (Silence, Noise), fear (Breath, Hearthbeat), emphaty (e.g. Ouch!, Grunts, Thoughts), relieve (e.g. Decay), interest (e.g. Awareness), affection (e.g. Make Sound not War)
Examples
External Resources
References to the importance of emotions in human performance