You’ll begin by gaining an overview of game sound development, and the basics of sound effects libraries and recording Foley while working with animation. The course will cover typical studio effects, sound manipulation, and addresses technical hurdles you might encounter. You’ll learn more advanced concepts and techniques such as recording custom effects, proper integration of audio into game engines like Unity and middleware such as FMOD, and mixing techniques particular to the gaming industry. You’ll also take a look at the business side of the industry – who’s involved and what their role is, scheduling, contracts, networking, building a demo reel and finalizing a workflow. At the end of the course, you will have completed full audio (including sound design, dialogue, and music) for several short games for your portfolio, and a solid foundation of knowledge and skills that will prepare you to work at a game development company or as a freelance game audio professional.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Record Foley and work with sound libraries to create original sound design
• Develop sound design and music for interactive environments
• Compose and edit music interactively with layering, branching and transitions
• Create video game soundscapes incorporating dialogue, sound design, and music
• Work with a variety of tools like FMOD and Unity to complete game audio implementation
• Work collaboratively and under the direction of a team leader
• Complete and implement an Audio Design Document
• Know how to create a portfolio and use it for networking

Syllabus

 Lesson 1: Game Audio Overview

Lesson 2: Working with SFX Libraries

Lesson 3: Recording Custom SFX

Lesson 4: Unity & Real-World Sound Design for Games

Lesson 5: Interactive Music

Lesson 6: FMOD: Interactive Scoring and Implementation

Lesson 7: Recording and Editing Dialogue

Lesson 8: Sound Design for User Interface Experiences

Lesson 9: Interactive Sound Design in FMOD

Lesson 10: Unity & FMOD Final Project Part 1

Lesson 11: Final Project Part 2, Budgeting and Schedules

Lesson 12: Demo Reels and Working in the Industry

Requirements

Prerequisites and Course-Specific Requirements