This document provides descriptions of sounds used in the video game DeadSpace 3. It analyzes sounds that establish the setting as a snowy, windy desert-like location on a different planet. Moods within the game are conveyed through scary, nervous, fearful, and dramatic music that changes based on the intensity of scenes. The game genre is identified as a sci-fi, space-themed action adventure game that contains violent and brutal scenes depicted through gunshot sounds and shouting voices. Narrative elements such as script, dialogue and story are advanced through sounds of people talking and noises of movement like crunching snow.

1. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN
Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games
Game Title DeadSpace 3 Cut Scene – Time (3:45 – 9:22)
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 Snowywindydesertlikesound –DesertSnowSetting
Soundof Footstepswalking,crunchingonthe floor
In an indoorplace hearing - doorsopeningandclosing
You can see that the locationof the game is completelyadifferentplanetbecause
of the environmentandthe place itisset at and howitmentionshowthe earthis
changed.
Withof ita lotof ambientsoundandsome
soundscouldbe usedwithsoundeffects.
Mood Scary, nervous,fear,anger,shouting,dramaticmusicbackground.
The mood changesas the musicbackgroundchangeswithinthe game toshowwhat
moodthe game will be atby usingmusicrecordingwithinstrumentstoshowif the
game showsthat if it’sa scary or intense scene.
Theyusedrecordingmusicinstrumentsforthe
scenesof the game to showthat type of moment
inthe game.
Game genre Sci-Fi – Space Theme
ActionAdventure
Violent/Violence
Gunshotsounds,ratiobreaking,shoutingvoiceover
You can tell thatthisgame isa sci-fi withthe soundhearingthe spaceshipandhow
it isan actiongame witha lotintense momentswithsome of the scenesandhow
brutallyviolentthe game iswhenyoucan heargunshotskillingpeople.
TheyusedMIDI software toget the soundeffects
for the game.

2. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN
Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games
Narrative Script,Dialogue,Story,Action.
You can hear people talkingwiththe scriptandwhilsttheyare talkingoverthe radio
youcan hearthe crunchingnoise of the snowwhilsthe iswalkingandyoucan hear
there moodon the waytheysoundwhile theyare talking.
Thisis usedforthe script fortwo people totalk
and communicate withthe dialogue.