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DESCRIPTION:Matthew Smith\, Audio Director and videogame developer\, Electr
 onic Arts (Canada) \n\nFor more information visit cirmmt.org\n\n\n\n	Title
 \n\n\n\n	Composing for an unwitting conductor: the sound of videogames\n\n
 \n\n	Abstract\n\n\n\n	Sound design in videogames is tasked with many things:
  tell a story\; provide feedback\; convey dense information.\n\n\n\n	A sing
 le footstep can do all of these: the slow creak of an old boot on an even 
 older foot\; yes you did just take a vital step backwards\; now you’re sta
 nding in mud with your back to a wall.\n\n\n\n	But in creating the virtual 
 worlds of games\, we rarely choose when a player takes a step - their free
 dom of choice is what defines the medium.\n\n\n\n	This talk will explore th
 e unique challenges of interactive audio\, where the simplest of sounds is
  surprisingly complex but the emotional highs unmatched - and show example
 s of the common techniques used to solve them\, from granular synthesis to
  real-time environmental modelling.\n\n\n\n	(disclaimer: Matthew has zero m
 usical ability\, and the badly-chosen name of this talk is entirely metaph
 orical.)\n\n\n\n	Bio\n\n\n\n	Matthew Smith is a videogame audio director\, a
 nd oversaw the sound of Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption\, two of 
 the most critically acclaimed games of all time. With a background in math
 s and technology before discovering the creative joys of audio\, he loves 
 the magic that happens when tech and art come together. With a focus on th
 e interactive elements of the medium\, he has extensive development experi
 ence with dynamic mixing techniques\, environmental modelling\, voice-over
  systems\, and procedural sound. An advisor to audio tech startups Sonanti
 c and Krotos\, he is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what is possib
 le with interactive audio.\n\n
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LOCATION:Tanna Schulich Hall \, Elizabeth Wirth Music Building\, CA\, QC\, 
 Montreal\, H3A 1E3\, 527 rue Sherbrooke Ouest
SUMMARY:CIRMMT Distinguished Lecture | Composing for an unwitting conductor
 : the sound of videogames
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/music/channels/event/cirmmt-distinguished-lecture
 -composing-unwitting-conductor-sound-videogames-342072
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