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Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Game Design and Development: A Bit-by-Bit History of Video Game Music
Abertay University
This online course introduced video game music and the platforms that define it, focusing on the evolution of the classic 8-bit sound. The course drew on technology, musicology and cultural studies to chart the development of video game music – from the geometric tones of Pong and to the complex arrangements of today’s first-person shooters. The course featured exclusive interviews with video game musicians, recorded examples, downloadable demos and sample code.
2 weeks, 2 hours per week
Dr Kenny McAlpine
Abertay University
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Describe key moments in the development of video game soundtracks from the first generation of microcomputers and consoles to the present day
- Explain how the technical constraints of early video game consoles and home computers shaped the qualities of the music that was written for them
- Evaluate different approaches to writing and implementing interactive music for video games
- Discuss the main ideas of the course and share your insights with other participants
Syllabus
- The Atari VCS
- The ZX Spectrum
- The Commodore 64
- Week 1 Summary and Test
- The NES
- From Chips to Tunes
- Playing with Sound: Adaptive Music Engines
- Week 2 Summary and Test
Issued on 22nd September 2019
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