Delivered at Casual Connect USA 2017. As casual games evolve in quality, gameplay, and from one platform to another including MR/VR, audio for these games must also evolve. This includes greater attention to detail, so that it directly supports gameplay and player motivations. Stock sounds and carpeted music will only detract from game experiences that are becoming more nuanced and intimate. As such, audio must become an integral part of these experiences.

1. THE FUTURE OF AUDIO FOR
CASUAL GAMES
…the view from 1000 feet
Guy whitmore
Foxface rabbitfish, llc
guy@guywhitmore.com
@foxface_music

2. LET’S DEFINE CASUAL GAME
Games you take with you
…interactive entertainment that is always there, always
on

3. TWO TAKEAWAYS
The Future of Casual Entertainment is…
1 Pragmatic: All pervasive and invisible
2 Inspirational: What you make it, here and now

4. PART 1: THE ARROW OF PROGRESS
Early portable (analog) games
Handheld games
Mobile Connected mobile
Wearables AR/MR/VR

5. THE PLATFORM IS TRANSPARENT
• Transferable entertainment platform to platform
• Cloud is where the home is
• Authoring the same across platforms
• It’s a matter a scale

6. THE INTERFACE
How will players interact with experiences?
How will YOU interact with the tools you create experiences with?!

7. THE LISTENING EXPERIENCE
How will players audibly experience your games?
Everywhere, and all around them

8. PART 2: IT’S WHAT YOU MAKE IT
Imagine the possibilities
…not the expectations.

9. TAKE THE LONG VIEW
Patience resilience and grit
Keep the arc of progress in mind
Apply that vision to the here and now

10. INSPIRATION OVER PRAGMATISM
Let the creative lead the technical
The best business decision possible?
‘Follow your bliss’ - Joseph Campbell

11. QUESTIONS AND IDEAS
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