Dead space 3 sound design in computer games analysis work sheet
- 1. Salford City College Eccles Sixth Form Centre BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games Game Title DeadSpace 3 Provide detailed descriptions from chosen examples that establish… Clearly state what production technique(s) you think have been used to create specific soundtrack elements Setting The firstsettingseemstotake place inan arctic location,because the soundof crunchingsnowand crackingice can be heardat pointsinthe scene. The locationalsohas incrediblystrongwinds,whichcouldmeanit’sinanisolated location.Whentryingtocommunicate,there seemedtobe alot of static,which reinforcesthatidea. The secondsettingseemstobe inan urban location,because vehiclescanbe heard inthe background.Itis muchquieterthanthe firstsettingandthe soundof doors can be heard,whichcouldsuggestthatitis interior. Fieldrecordingswere likelyusedinthe first setting,forsoundssuchas the snowand ice,as well asthe strong winds. Mood The mood inthe firstsettingisone of both frustrationandconfusion. The musicin the backgroundisverytense.The maincharacter inthisscene soundsfrustrated whenhe sayshe doesn’tknowwhathe’slookingfor,anddoesn’tseemtoknow much aboutwhat ishappening. In the secondsetting,the dominantmoodisanger.Atone pointthe soundof papers beingshovedoff adeskcan be heard.There isalso a lotof violentlanguagebeing usedinthe dialogue,andpunchingisheard. There isalso a sense of impendingdoominthe firstsetting,becausethe musicis low,andthe charactersseemto be ina hurry. The music used toset the moodsforthe settings wouldhave beendone usingreal musical instruments,like the violins. Game genre The game seemstobe Sci-fi,because ata pointin the firstsetting,there ismention of Earth and Colonies.The vehiclesinthe second scene alsoseemtobe hightech,as well asa roboticvoice for a messagingsystem. The game isalsolikelyashootergame,because gunshotsare heardmultiple times duringthe scenes. It isvery story-driven,since mostof the informationgiventothe playeristhrough dialogue. The gunshotsoundswasmost likelyafield recording,althoughitcouldhave beenastudio recordingtoofor cleareraudio.
- 2. Salford City College Eccles Sixth Form Centre BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games Narrative The narrative/storyof the firstsettingappearstobe a search forsome sort of object.“Didyoufindit?”“Findit? Doc, I don’tevenknowwhatwe’re lookingfor.” It seemedtobe an objectof greatimportance at the time,andis the focusof this scene. In the secondsetting,amessage isplayedfor‘Isaac’,whichisassumedtobe the playercharacter.It isa womantellinghimshe needsto‘move on’,whichlikely meanstheywere ina relationshippriortothe scene.Later,there are some men speakingtoIsaac.They speakin a verystrict manner,whichcouldmeanstheyare soldiers.Itisheardthat “The Unitologistshave breachedthe innerconcourse”, whichsuggeststhe ‘Unitologists’are the enemyof the game. All of the dialogue inbothsettingswouldhave beendone ina studiorecording.