1. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN
Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games
Game Title The Last of Us https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DPWSKR7p-M33.04 -36.12
AidenKelly Provide detailed descriptions from chosen examples of sounds that establish… Clearly state what production technique(s) you think have
been used to create specific soundtrack elements
Setting
It istwo girlswhoare visiting abrokenarcade thatthenuse theirownimagination
Thisseemstobe setina game area that soundstobe all brokenup.
Theycouldhave usedVSTeffects,anda mixture
of traditional instruments
Mood The mood isveryadventurousandunknowing. Theywouldhave usedVSTeffectsandfield
recordingtoget the correct ambience thatit
createdwithinthe cutscene.
Game genre The game isa zombie apocalypseaboutafatherand a childwhowanderaround
fendingforthemselves,anddefendingthemselvesagainstthe zombies.
To get across the genre of the game by usingVST
instrumentstocreate the soundsof a zombie.
Narrative The narrative inthiscut scene issmartin howit triestouse a girlsimaginationto
create the game-like environment.
Thiswouldhave beenrecordedinastudio
environment.Thisistominimalise the
backgroundnoise.Alsotohelpclearlyunderstand
whatis said.
