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Mirroring Reality: Music In Video Games, Allison Burr
Mirroring Reality: Music In Video Games, Allison Burr
Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters
This paper explores the effectiveness of music in video games in terms of mood setting and immersion. The effectiveness of the emotion evoked is studied through both personal and scholarly research. Four video games are explored from different game genres. In "Bioshock" and "Fallout 3", the music immerses the player into the environment of the video game, whether it is an underwater dystopia or the post apocalyptic Washington DC area. "Dead Space", a survival horror game set on an abandoned mining vessel in space, pushes the boundaries in terms of musical dissonance and terror by using innovative sound design. The …
Arts Madness: A Weeklong Celebration Of The Arts, Cedarville University
Arts Madness: A Weeklong Celebration Of The Arts, Cedarville University
Arts Madness
Arts Madness, a week-long celebration of the arts, featuring a pops concert, choral and instrumental ensemble concerts, solo recitals, a theatre production, and a student art exhibit, from March 28-April 3, 2014