Monthly Archives: March 2011

If you want to improve your typing skills this would be the way to do it. Typing of the Dead combines a zombie game with a typing tutor. Needless to say, this would have you typing like a champ in … Continue reading →

The article The Evolution of Video Games from NPR gave an interesting but brief history of the music in video games. Reflecting on the musical background of video games today, I realized how extensive this evolution actually is. The sound … Continue reading →

http://playspent.org/ A friend of mine posted this on Twitter over the weekend. It’s a game created by/sponsored by the Urban Ministries of Durham in Durham, NC (the town closest to Raleigh). Here’s the description of the game: We’re going to … Continue reading →

I have never gotten sick of listening to the music from Halo. In class we talked mainly about the simple origins of music in video games. To me Halo (especially the halo 2 soundtrack) represent a mature expression of music … Continue reading →

In class and on the blog, we talked about the use of sound bytes and the emotional effects they have on the player. A pleasant sound with ascending notes reinforces “good” or productive activity and is part of the “reward” … Continue reading →