Understanding Video Game Music develops a musicology of video game music by providing
methods and concepts for understanding music in this medium. From the practicalities of …

This second edition furthers conversations about the ongoing society-wide and worldwide
digitalization of human communication. Reviewing the long lines in the history of media and …

One main function of sound in games is to create and enhance emotional impact. The
expressive model for game sound has its tradition in sound design for linear audiovisual …

Digital interactive audio is the future of audio in media-most notably video games, but also
web pages, theme parks, museums, art installations and theatrical events. Despite its …

This chapter is a critical discussion of the use of the concepts diegetic and non-diegetic in
connection with computer game sound. These terms are problematic because they do not …

This article addresses how audio works as support for gameplay while remaining true to the
perceived reality of the game world in World of Warcraft's PvP Battlegrounds. The argument …

Playing video games is an emotional experience. This should come as no surprise to
anyone who has touched a gamepad, keyboard or joystick. But precisely what is it in horror …

Screens are now ubiquitous in our lives. Those of the movie theatre and television in the last
century have been supplemented with laptop, tablet, and smartphone. Alongside this, too …

ABSTRACT A commonly encountered argument for using sound in games is that sound
increases the sense of immersion of a game. Immersion refers to an experience of being …

Since gameplay is only realized when the player and game interact, studying player
experiences is complicated. Most research designs often emphasise either the structure of …