Schedule
Lessons⌗
Announcement: Opportunities in Digital Sound Design at DSU⌗
- DSU Live: A student-run club where you can learn how to set up and run live concerts, as well as start and manage a record label. Find out more and get involved through talking to one of the current members or visiting DSU Live.
- Sound Design Discord: Connect with your peers, share projects, and keep up with program news in the DSU Sound Design Discord Server.
- Student Research Initiatives: Interested in funding for projects? DSU has resources to support undergraduate research, and sound design students are encouraged to get involved. Learn more and apply at Student Research Initiatives.
Week 1 (8/26) - Game Audio History⌗
Tuesday⌗
- Syllabus introduction
- Level 1: AAA (Animaion, Art, Audio): Making Sense of Sound for Games
Thursday⌗
Week 2 (9/2)⌗
Tuesday⌗
Thursday⌗
- Activity: Exploring Non-Linear Games and Sound
- Level 4: What Is Hip? Styles and Genres: Welcome to Acronym Hell
Week 3 (9/9) - Sound Design⌗
Tuesday⌗
Exercise 1: Source or create sounds given an asset list - find or record these sounds DUE by the next class (Thursday, September 11)
Thursday⌗
- Level 7: Do you Hear That Voice in My Head? Voice-Over for Games
- Studio introduction/review
- Demo recording voice
- Adventure Video Game Voice Over Scripts | Voices
Exercise 2: Voice Over - DUE Thursday, September 25
Week 4 (9/16)⌗
Tuesday⌗
- VO Editing
- more studio time/instruction for those who need it
- AI Voice
Thursday⌗
- Level 6: Compose Yourself! The Art of Composing for Games
- Some game music analysis from 8-bit Music Theory
Exercise 3: Prepare a short game music analysis using some or all of the topics we talked about today. DUE Thursday, October 2 (2 Weeks from now). Instructions
Week 5 (9/23) — FMOD Integration + C# Basics⌗
Tuesday — Introduction and Setup⌗
- Software Setup Instructions
- Students setup Unity + FMOD before class and troubleshoot in class
Thursday — Module 1 (continue)⌗
- no class for Day of Service
Week 6 (9/30) — 3D, Positioning, and Challenge 1⌗
Tuesday — Module 1 (continue)⌗
Thursday⌗
- Game Music Analysis Presentations
Week 7 (10/7)⌗
Tuesday⌗
- Game Music Analysis Presentations (if needed) - day 2
Thursday⌗
Week 8 (10/14)⌗
Tuesday⌗
DUE Friday, October 10 — 15 pts: Challenge: Running Water (3D Loop)
Thursday⌗
- Lesson 1: Using PlayOneShot
- lots of fixing errors and bugs
Week 9 (10/21)⌗
Tuesday⌗
Thursday⌗
Week 10 (10/28)⌗
Tuesday⌗
Thursday⌗
Week 11 (11/4)⌗
Tuesday⌗
Thursday⌗
- Lesson 3: Controlling Audio Between Multiple Scripts
- Challenge 3: Health Crate Audio
- Links for reading about EM Halberstadt and Untitled Goose Game sound design:
Week 12 (11/11) — Veterans Day (No Class)⌗
Tuesday⌗
- Veterans Day - No Class
Thursday⌗
- Postponed to Next Tuesday: Class Visit from Em Halberstadt, Sound Designer (VR and Games). Q&A and discussion.
- Questions about Challenge 3: Health Crate Audio?
Introduce final project — Due 12/16 (Finals Week). Instructions
Week 13 (11/18)⌗
Tuesday⌗
- Class Visit from Em Halberstadt, Sound Designer (VR and Games). Q&A and discussion.
Thursday⌗
Mixing and Mastering
Week 14 (11/25)⌗
Tuesday⌗
- class cancelled because of bad weather
Thursday⌗
- Thanksgiving Break - No Class
Week 15 (12/2) — Final Project Production⌗
Tuesday⌗
- Playback States
- Snapshots
- For following classes, would you rather:
- have open classtime to work on your final project and ask questions, or
- have mini-lessons on specific FMOD topics? If so which ones?
Thursday — Work Session⌗
- Open work session for final project
Week 16 (12/9) — Finalize & Present⌗
Tuesday⌗
- All groups show progress and get feedback (~20 minutes per group)
Final Presentations - December 16 at 3:30 - 5:30 pm