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You will begin by considering different types of interactive media, such as Auditory Displays, Video Games, and Sound Art, and their evolution and patterns of use over recent decades. Interactive media production methods are then surveyed, which include: requirements gathering, dialogue editing, dialogue recording, location recording, foley, sound editing, sampling and synthesis, programming and testing. Strategies for planning are examined, incorporating: event mapping, actions (triggers, cues, events), emotions, duration, variation and interactivity. Finally approaches to implementing sound design are reviewed, which comprises: palette, mix, elements, parameters, memory/stream management, geometry, and environments.

Upon completion of this module you will be able to
LO1: Conceptualise design principles for sound in interactive media
LO2: Critically review production methods for sound for interactive media
LO3: Critically assess approaches of affecting audiences’ perception of interactive media using sound design
LO4: Design, to a professional standard, the sound for a given example of interactive media