- Cover
- Halftitle
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Basic Training
- Chapter 2: How Big is the Truck?
- How Big is the Truck?
- RAM Budgets and Streaming
- The Triangle of Compromise or “Triangle of Pain!”
- Squaring the Triangle: Basic Memory Saving Techniques
- Non-Repetitive Design
- Caveat—Sometimes Repetition is OK
- Reuse of Sounds: The Power of Pitch
- Reuse of Sounds: Using Filters
- Randomization in Time, Pitch, and Volume
- Randomization in Time, Pitch, and Volume Using [SoundCue]s
- The Combinatorial Explosion: Vertical Combinations
- The Combinatorial Explosion: Horizontal Concatenation
- Multiple Start Points
- Some DSP
- Recap of Sound Actors
- Conclusions
- Chapter 3: Making it Sound Real
- Chapter 4: Music Systems
- Introduction
- Styles and Game Genres
- Roles and Functions of Music in Games
- The Key Challenges of Game Music
- Source Music/Diegetic Music
- Linear Music and Looping Music
- Avoid the Problem: Timed Event Music
- Avoid the Problem: Non-Time-Based Approaches Using Ambiguous Music
- Avoid the Problem: Stingers
- Transitional Forms/Horizontal Switching
- UDK’s (Legacy) Music System
- Maintaining Musical Structures: Horizontal Transitions
- Parallel Forms/Vertical Layering
- Leitmotifs and the Combinatorial Explosion
- The “Variation” Question: Generative or Procedural Forms
- “Interactive” Music: Music as an Input
- Music-Based Games
- Conclusions
- Chapter 5: Dialogue
- Chapter 6: Making it Sound Good
- Chapter 7: Advanced Sound System Design
- Weapon Systems
- One Shot
- Retriggered Firing
- Retriggered Firing with Tail
- Weapon Status Feedback System
- Make a Point
- Looping Mechanical Weapon
- Looping Sci-Fi Weapon
- Layers for Weapons
- Weapons Sounds: Attenuation and Character Over Distance
- Sniper Rifle
- Impact, Whizz-by, and Handling Sounds
- Adding Sound to Animations
- Weapons Summary
- Vehicle Systems
- Conclusions
- Weapon Systems
- Chapter 8: Next Steps
- Conclusions
- Appendix A: Organization Tips
- Appendix B: Troubleshooting and Optimization
- Appendix C: UDK Tips
- Running Slowly
- Importing Sounds
- Fast Creation of [SoundCue]s
- Basic Folder Guide
- Creating Levels
- The Builder Brush for Geometry, Trigger Volumes, and Reverb Volumes
- Scaling and Other Widgets
- Saving
- Lighting
- Static Meshes
- Materials
- Terrain
- Emitters + Particle Effects
- Weapons
- Water
- Building
- Kismet Tips
- Key Binding
- Scripting
- Bibliography and Further Reading
- Index
A Practical Guide to Sound and Music for Interactive Games
Richard Stevens
Dave Raybould
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