Emotion in Video Game Soundtracking (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)

This book presents an overview of the emerging field of emotion in videogame soundtracking. The emotional impact of music has been well-documented, particularly when used to enhance the impact of a multimodal experience, such as combining images with audio as found in the videogames industry. Soundtracking videogames presents a unique challenge compared to traditional composition (for example film music) in that the narrative of gameplay is non-linear - Player dependent actions can change the narrative and thus the emotional characteristics required in the soundtrack. Historical approaches to emotion measurement, and the musical feature mapping and music selection that might be used in video game soundtracking are outlined, before a series of cutting edge examples are given. These examples include algorithmic composition techniques, automated emotion matching from biosensors, motion capture techniques, emotionally-targeted speech synthesis and signal processing, and automated repurposing of existing music (for example from a players own library). The book concludes with some possibilities for the future.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	International Series on Computer Entertainment and Media Technology
Release date:	February 2018
First published:	2018
Editors:	Duncan Williams • Newton Lee
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	167
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-72271-9
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > General Books > Computing & IT > Computer programming > General Books > Computing & IT > Computer software packages > Multimedia Books > Computing & IT > Computer software packages > Computer games Books > Computing & IT > Social & legal aspects of computing > Human-computer interaction Books > Music > General Promotions
LSN:	3-319-72271-9
Barcode:	9783319722719

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