{"id":232,"date":"2023-09-24T15:35:51","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T15:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skovlundsound.com\/?page_id=232"},"modified":"2023-10-23T00:25:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T00:25:58","slug":"game-audio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/skovlundsound.com\/?page_id=232","title":{"rendered":"Game Audio"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"232\" class=\"elementor elementor-232\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a614b69 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a614b69\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b818d1e\" data-id=\"b818d1e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0868262 e-transform e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0868262\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_translateX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 09-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xxl\">GAME AUDIO PROJECTS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ceb6842 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ceb6842\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-711a5cc\" data-id=\"711a5cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdd8884 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bdd8884\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.15.0 - 09-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"938\" src=\"https:\/\/skovlundsound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-25-at-15.19.59-1024x938.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1016\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skovlundsound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-25-at-15.19.59-1024x938.png 1024w, https:\/\/skovlundsound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-25-at-15.19.59-300x275.png 300w, https:\/\/skovlundsound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-25-at-15.19.59-768x703.png 768w, https:\/\/skovlundsound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-25-at-15.19.59.png 1448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73a5d1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73a5d1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Sound Design Highlights<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-719a433 e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"719a433\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/AaS4_ECk4UM?si=NfBVHR6NosCKKX5T&quot;,&quot;_transform_scale_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_transform_scale_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.15.0 - 09-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For this game my primary task was being in charge of the in-game SFXs. From footsteps to boiling cauldrons, the spells of the protagonist and the beastly wyvern growls and chomps. My contribution also extends to the decisions regarding the game\u2019s general sound design aesthetic and its implementation through <\/span><b>Audiokinetic Wwise.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This game was the outcome after the extensive course in 3D Sound in Games at Sonic College delving into the basic principle of surround sound formats, such as Dolby Atmos, and utilizing the middleware <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to implement SFXs, Ambience and Music suitable for an immersive Game Audio experience.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c641f02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"c641f02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 09-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-toggle{text-align:left}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title{font-weight:700;line-height:1;margin:0;padding:15px;border-bottom:1px solid #d5d8dc;cursor:pointer;outline:none}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon{display:inline-block;width:1em}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon svg{-webkit-margin-start:-5px;margin-inline-start:-5px;width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon.elementor-toggle-icon-right{float:right;text-align:right}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon.elementor-toggle-icon-left{float:left;text-align:left}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon .elementor-toggle-icon-closed{display:block}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon .elementor-toggle-icon-opened{display:none}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title.elementor-active{border-bottom:none}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title.elementor-active .elementor-toggle-icon-closed{display:none}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title.elementor-active .elementor-toggle-icon-opened{display:block}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-content{padding:15px;border-bottom:1px solid #d5d8dc;display:none}@media (max-width:767px){.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title{padding:12px}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-content{padding:12px 10px}}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-toggle,.e-con>.elementor-widget-toggle{width:var(--container-widget-width);--flex-grow:var(--container-widget-flex-grow)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2071\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2071\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Decision-making<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2071\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2071\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The game itself was delivered to us without premade audio nor implementation-ready scripting. So we settled on an approach finding common ground regarding references and the expression and emotions the sound design should convey to ensure all aspects of the sound design would contribute to the united approach. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the game\u2019s visuals and gameplay, we agreed upon pursuing a playful fantasy-inspired style to support the game\u2019s intended worldbuilding, leaving out the hyper-realistic and high fidelity sound effects in favor of the beforementioned playful and at times childish approach. We also quickly agreed on a key for the music, so I could utilize tonal elements in my SFXs.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2072\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2072\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">The Game<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2072\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2072\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ape\u2019s Journey is a short RPG-inspired game where the protagonist, Ape, receives a letter from the king requesting his aid in defeating the wyverns and saving the realm. On his journey Ape leaves the calm of his home to embark on his quest in a wyvern-infected forest and a dark magic swamp where he must brew a potion and use his magic skills in battle to prevail.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2073\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2073\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Credits<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2073\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2073\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The game came to life through the hard work of my fellow Sonic College students and talented sound designers <strong>Jesper Stuhr Hansen<\/strong> and <strong>Alexander Schultz Vienberg<\/strong>, respectively in charge of the ambiences and the music.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The game was provided and developed for the course in Unity by <strong>Simon K\u00e6rslund<\/strong> of Eddaheim (also another talented hard-working sound designer).<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2074\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2074\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">SOUND EXAMPLES<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2074\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2074\"><p>Here are 6 examples out of the many SFXs I ended up making for the game, which wound up greatly serving their purpose in the game<\/p><p>Pick Up SFX for the Firefly.<\/p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-232-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/wav\" src=\"http:\/\/skovlundsound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Firefly_Pickup.wav?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/skovlundsound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Firefly_Pickup.wav\">http:\/\/skovlundsound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Firefly_Pickup.wav<\/a><\/audio><p>Potion Brewing:<\/p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-232-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/wav\" src=\"http:\/\/skovlundsound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Potion_Brewing_Pickup.wav?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/skovlundsound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Potion_Brewing_Pickup.wav\">http:\/\/skovlundsound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Potion_Brewing_Pickup.wav<\/a><\/audio><p>Here are a few SFXs for the wyverns.<br \/>Wyvern Death:<\/p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-232-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/wav\" src=\"http:\/\/skovlundsound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Drage_Death-2.wav?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/skovlundsound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Drage_Death-2.wav\">http:\/\/skovlundsound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Drage_Death-2.wav<\/a><\/audio><p>Wyvern Hurt:<\/p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-232-4\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/wav\" src=\"http:\/\/skovlundsound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Drage_Hurt-5.wav?_=4\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/skovlundsound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Drage_Hurt-5.wav\">http:\/\/skovlundsound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Drage_Hurt-5.wav<\/a><\/audio><p>Wyvern Fireball Charge:<\/p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-232-5\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/wav\" src=\"http:\/\/skovlundsound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Drage_Creature_Charge-3.wav?_=5\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/skovlundsound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Drage_Creature_Charge-3.wav\">http:\/\/skovlundsound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Drage_Creature_Charge-3.wav<\/a><\/audio><p>I wanted to include this one, which was made for a part later in the game. An SFX for one of two large doors in a cavern slowly opening.\u00a0<br \/>Cavern Door Opening:<\/p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-232-6\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/wav\" src=\"http:\/\/skovlundsound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Door1_Open.wav?_=6\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/skovlundsound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Door1_Open.wav\">http:\/\/skovlundsound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Door1_Open.wav<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4527829 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4527829\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-291bb29\" data-id=\"291bb29\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-490bb24 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"490bb24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9dce7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b9dce7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xxl\">HexaGone<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-460ffd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"460ffd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e6f773 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e6f773\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a68b68\" data-id=\"2a68b68\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d8ac56 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d8ac56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">HexaGone is a prototype for a casual puzzle game, where the player must try to expand their island by connecting the paths between the islands correctly. I built the game in\u00a0<strong>Unity<\/strong> and implemented the audio through <strong>FMOD.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f958275 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"f958275\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2611\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2611\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Concept<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2611\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2611\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The route consists of hexagon-shaped islands, each with its own puzzles and biomes, introducing the player to varying environments and tasks of different kinds and difficulties. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once these are solved and completed, it&#8217;s up to the player to rotate and connect the next island correctly, where new, fun challenges await.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2612\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2612\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Audio & Music<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2612\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2612\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The game&#8217;s sound aesthetics should strike a balance between a correlation between the auditory and visual aesthetics without becoming too hyperrealistic. Less is more &#8211; so to support the game&#8217;s accessibility, the sounds remain simple.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Musically, the playful approach is also supported in sound and composition. A classic arrangement in waltz time with irregular melodies is meant to make the music feel flowing and evolving.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e263ffb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e263ffb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the game&#8217;s core mechanics is the possibility to rotate the islands. It was of course important for me to convey the weight of the island as they are being turned. And since the rotation could happen multiple times in a row the <strong>FMOD Events<\/strong> had loads of pitch, volume and time randomization to create the sensation of not hearing the same sound twice:<\/p><p>Island Rotation (Event played twice in FMOD to hear the randomization):<\/p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-232-7\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%\" controls=\"controls\"><a href=\"http:\/\/skovlundsound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Island-Rot-from-FMOD.wav\">http:\/\/skovlundsound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Island-Rot-from-FMOD.wav<\/a><\/audio><p>For HexaGone I also wrote short piece of music, which can be heard here:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e263330 elementor-widget elementor-widget-audio\" data-id=\"e263330\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"audio.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-soundcloud-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=false&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1630624467&amp;show_artwork=false&amp;maxheight=750&amp;maxwidth=500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;buying=false&amp;liking=false&amp;download=false&amp;sharing=false&amp;show_comments=false&amp;show_playcount=false&amp;show_user=false&amp;color\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6ca61e\" data-id=\"c6ca61e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-765e3b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"765e3b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/skovlundsound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-25-at-14.38.05-1024x579.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1017\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skovlundsound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-25-at-14.38.05-1024x579.png 1024w, https:\/\/skovlundsound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-25-at-14.38.05-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/skovlundsound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-25-at-14.38.05-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/skovlundsound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-25-at-14.38.05-1536x869.png 1536w, https:\/\/skovlundsound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-25-at-14.38.05-2048x1159.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-436bb8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"436bb8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/3T7NCpKULwo&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GAME AUDIO PROJECTS Ape&#8217;s Journey Sound Design Highlights https:\/\/youtu.be\/AaS4_ECk4UM?si=NfBVHR6NosCKKX5T For this game my primary task was being in charge of the in-game SFXs. 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