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G|A|M|E – n. 6/2017

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Issue 6, 2017 – Hear the Music, Play the Game
Music and Game Design: Interplays and Perspectives

Edited by H. C. Rietveld & M. B. Carbone

 

Cover Art: Extase – a music game designed by R. Herbulot; programmed by P. Dublanchet; graphics by M. Rho; head design by P. Ulrich; music by P. Eidel & A. Devos and the Bulgarian Voices, courtesy Virgin Musique; interactive music by S. Picq; Virgin Loisirs, France 1991.

Summary

Vol. 1 – Journal (peer-reviewed)

  • H. C. Rietveld & M. B. Carbone – Introduction: Towards a Polyphonic Approach to Games and Music Studies
  • R. Gallagher – “All the Other Players Want to Look at My Pad”: Grime, Gaming, and Digital Identity
  • J. Newman – Driving the SID chip: Assembly Language, Composition, and Sound Design for the C64
  • K. B. McAlpine – The Sound of 1-bit: Technical Constraint and Musical Creativity on the 48k Sinclair ZX Spectrum 
  • F. Peñate Domínguez – “Heute gehört uns die Galaxie” Music and Historical Credibility in Wolfenstein: The New Order’s Nazi Dystopia.

 

Vol. 2 – Critical notes (non-peer reviewed)

Playlist:

  • K. Collins, Desert Island Diskettes: A Journey through Video Game Sound History

Article:

  • Z. Hulme – Killing-off the Crossfade: Achieving Seamless Transitions with Imbricate Audio
  • T. Langhorst –The Sound of a Serve Toss: An Informational View on the Gameworld Interface as Sonic Interface Design

Book Reviews:

  • M. Austin – T. Summers (2016). Understanding Video Game Music. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • H. C. Rietveld – M. Kamp, T. Summers & M. Sweeney (Eds) (2016). Ludomusicology: Approaches to Video Game Music. Bristol CT and Sheffield: Equinox Publishing; & M. Austin (Ed) (2016). Music Video Games: Performance, Politics and Play, London and New York: Bloomsbury.

Interviews:

  • An interview with Mark Sweeney: The Ludomusicology Research Group.
G|A|M|E (ISSN: 2280-7705)
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