From Pac-Man to Pop Music

Download or read book From Pac-Man to Pop Music written by Karen Collins and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2011-02-28 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Digital interactive audio is the future of audio in media OCo 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 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."