From Pac-Man to Pop Music
Author | : Karen Collins |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2017-10-03 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781351217729 |
ISBN-10 | : 1351217720 |
Rating | : 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Download or read book From Pac-Man to Pop Music written by Karen Collins and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Digital interactive audio is the future of audio in media - most notably video games, but also web pages, theme parks, museums, art installations and theatrical events. Despite its importance to contemporary multi-media, this is the first book that provides a framework for understanding the history, issues and theories surrounding interactive audio. Karen Collins presents the work of academics, composers and sound programmers to introduce the topic from a variety of angles in order to provide a supplementary text for music and multimedia courses. The contributors cover practical and theoretical approaches, including historical perspectives, emerging theories, socio-cultural approaches to fandom, reception theory and case study analyses. The book offers a fresh perspective on media music, one that will complement film studies, but which will show the necessity of a unique approach when considering games music.