Half-Life 2

Synopsis

• Half-Life 2 Radio

List of identified patterns

Acoustic Ecology , Ambiance , Awareness , Breath , Cut-Scenes File:M385px-Cut-Scenes-front-v20.png, Death , Decay , Dialogue , Foley , Footsteps , Helper Voice , Imminent Death , Menus , Music , No Can Do , Ouch! , Radio , Say that Again , Shout and Yell , Signature , Sound Effects , Sound Layers and Semantics File:M385px-SoundLayersAndSemantics-front-v20.png, Subtitles and Captions , Requisite Variety File:M385px-RequisiteVariety-front-v20.png.

Examples

Acoustic Ecology:	Ambiance: A moment of calm allows to enjoy the Ambiance.	Awareness:
Breath: In this case the semantics is reversed. We hear Freeman trying to hold is Breath, not to get drown, which is a clear indicator of Imminent Death that is also very effective in terms of the Emotional Script.	Cut-Scenes:	Death:
Decay:	Dialogue: This scene includes disparate explorations of Dialogue. For instance some of the action is experienced exclusively through the discourse, with no visual support.	Foley: The interaction with objects is accompanied by the respective Foley.
Footsteps:	Helper Voice:	Imminent Death:
Menus: When accessing the menu the Ambiance from Gameplay continues to be heard.	Music: Music prepares and supports the haste of a fight.	No Can Do:
Ouch!:	Radio:	Say that Again: Insisting on interacting with a character triggers equivalent messages.
Shout and Yell: A hostile creature shouts as it attacks the PC.	Signature:	Sound Effects:
Sound Layers and Semantics:	Subtitles and Captions:	Requisite Variety: