Hey #gameaudio! I’m looking for cool examples of games / tech that are doing interesting things with sound (in the broadest possible sense) or that are pushing the boundaries of what is possible. Small indie all the way to AAA. Go…! Thanks - ThreadSky

thenewteed.bsky.social • 118 days ago

Hey #gameaudio!
I’m looking for cool examples of games / tech that are doing interesting things with sound (in the broadest possible sense) or that are pushing the boundaries of what is possible.
Small indie all the way to AAA.

Go…!

Thanks

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sassy-composer.bsky.social•118 days ago

When I worked on The Last of Us Part 2 remastered, I edited and implemented cinematic descriptions that described out loud what was happening in a cinematic for folks that had trouble seeing it (ie "Flashback five years ago. A younger, smaller Abby stands in the woods.") Thought it was pretty cool.

thenewteed.bsky.social•118 days ago

That is pretty cool!

TLOU2 has some really interesting accessibility stuff going on

xyphoidprocess.bsky.social•118 days ago

#Hellblade on the #PS5. I couldn't get the voices work correctly on my surround system, because apparently it only works with the PS5 headset. Kinda dumb, but I don't know the technical background.

thenewteed.bsky.social•118 days ago

Ah, yes - they recorded the sounds using binaural which doesn't really translate very well over speakers.

alexprevity.bsky.social•118 days ago

I would look up anything by Frontier Developments on Planet Coaster! There's a ton of articles and videos out there - they did a lot of cool stuff! I look forward to seeing what they did on the upcoming Planet Coaster 2 :)

https://www.audiokinetic.com/en/blog/planet-coaster-part-1-crowd-management-using-data-to-generate-dynamic-crowd-audio/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI56yo2RZQg

thenewteed.bsky.social•118 days ago

Great shout Alex!

I feel there will be lots of Planet Coaster in my immediate future...

calflan.bsky.social•118 days ago

There is lots of cool audio for accessibility stuff that might be worth digging into. Particularly love how much audio cues are being designed to help blind players in fighting games these days
https://caniplaythat.com/2023/06/14/street-fighter-6-accessibility-review/#audio-accessibility

calflan.bsky.social•118 days ago

Just found this from having a quick look at audio accessibility features on Can I Play That. Asymmetrical Hearing Compensation and Tinitus features in the new COD sound really cool
https://caniplaythat.com/2024/10/18/audio-accessibility-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-6-detailed/

blubberbaleen.bsky.social•118 days ago

another cool access one is Forza horizon for visual impaired players

https://youtu.be/rYgbFegWng8?si=a9Sd6u2yiJEO0Now

snoopy20111.bsky.social•118 days ago

Appreciate the link :) This talk from my then-coworkers also goes into the design, thoughts, and development process. Also shoutouts to Brandon Cole, who was our accessibility consultant (may he rest in peace) and put out a few good videos on the subject too.

https://youtu.be/ZEkhwecmWEg?si=kOk5M4lEIi8jDDUP

thenewteed.bsky.social•118 days ago

Ooh - love a "thoughts and development process" talk!

Thanks

thenewteed.bsky.social•118 days ago

Appreciate you chipping in!

thenewteed.bsky.social•118 days ago

Cheers Callum!
That's deffo an interesting use of audio - thanks for the link

ginaloughlin.com•118 days ago

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1627870/ODDADA/

Oddada is v cool!! @mathildesound.bsky.social worked on it ✨

thenewteed.bsky.social•118 days ago

Hey Gina!
Thanks for that. Off to go check that out right now… 👍

dzlo.bsky.social•117 days ago

I haven't tried it yet, but Blindfire looks interesting: https://www.blindfiregame.com/

It is a multiplayer FPS with dark (unlit) locations, so it puts a large emphasis on playing by ear.

thenewteed.bsky.social•117 days ago

Sounds very interesting - will check that out.
Thanks!

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