This document provides an analysis of sound elements in a video game cutscene from DeadSpace 3. It describes the setting, mood, genre, and narrative established by different sounds. For setting, footsteps in snow and communication noises set a windy, snowy environment and use of futuristic technology. The mood is intense, with soldiers searching urgently and gunfire creating dramatic tension. The genre is identified as action or first-person based on soldiers giving orders and gunfire. For narrative, dialogue shows characters searching and communicating, while an AI voice and a character's angry reaction to a message suggest a sense of loss. Production techniques like field recording, Foley artistry, and voice acting with editing are identified as creating different sound

1. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN
Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games
Game Title DeadSpace 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUgrIBqFHY4
start 3:45 stop9:00
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 Windyand snowy – We knowthisbecause of the gustsof windthat can be heard
and the crunch of footstepsinthe snow. Tryingtocommunicate withsomeone
througha phone or futuristiccommunicator(we knowthisbecauseof bleeping).
The soundof a futuristicpiece of technologymovesinthe beginning.
The snowycrunch of the footstepscouldbe made
throughfieldrecordingorFoleyartistry.This
productiontechniquemayalsobe FoleyArtistry,
Thisis a possibilityasitdoessound“fake”andnot
as realisticasreal as walkingthroughthe snow
naturally.Theyprobablywantedalessnatural
soundto put emphasisonthispartof the cut
scene.The reasonforusingFoleyartistryis
because itwouldsimplybe easiertomake it
rather thanFieldrecordings.
For some of these soundtrackelementswithin
the game I thinktheymightuse MIDIhardware
for the soundof the bleepingonthe
communicatoror communicationdevice.
Howevertheyalsocouldhave beenmade through
Foleyartistry.
Mood Intense “theydon’tknowwhatthey’re lookingfor” thisshowsusthatthe game is
definitelyanactiongame and perhapsthere issome sort of threator intelligence
the soldiersneedtofind. The gunfire alsoshowsusthatthere ispotential of
someone dyinginthe game,aswell asthe shoutingfromsoldierstoo,these partsof
the cut scene at the dramatic tensionandintensity.
The speechwasmade through voice actingwith
some editingtoeachof the voices.There would
have beenmore than1 voice actor and men
speaking,aswell asdifferentpitchof voice for
each of the characters. The shoutingcouldhave

2. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN
Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games
beeneditedalthoughitisn’tlikely;theymayhave
justmade the actors shoutandreallyemphasis
theirrole.The gunfire wouldhave beenmade
througheitherfoleyartistryorperhapsfield
recordingsof actual guns.I thinkit wasfoley
artistrybecause theydon’tsoundlinkmany
standardguns.
Game genre Actionor firstpersonbecause we canhear soldiersgivingordersandtryingto
communicate withpeople. Gunfire isheardinthiscut scene butonlytwice,after
the 2 soldiersfinishtalking,thiscouldperhapsshowustheyhave beenkilledin
whichcase meansthisgame isdefinitelyanactiongame.
The speechwasmade through voice actingwith
some editingtoeachof the voices.There would
have beenmore than1 voice actor and men
speaking,aswell asdifferentpitchof voice for
each of the characters. The shoutingcouldhave
beeneditedalthoughitisn’tlikely;theymayhave
justmade the actors shoutandreallyemphasis
theirrole.The gunfire wouldhave beenmade
througheitherFoleyartistryorperhapsfield
recordingsof actual guns.I thinkit wasFoley
artistrybecause theydon’tsoundlinkmany
standardguns.
Narrative “Do you love the earth,son?Your mum?Your dad?”
“General Mahad sir” More proof that the game is an actiongame,itis shown
throughsoldiers
“Seranodo youread me?”twopeople are definitelytryingtocommunicate during
the beginningwhichtellsusthe soldierislookingforsomething.
“Playbackmessage 34” An AIvoice can be hear whichshowsusthat the game is
definitelyfuturistic.
“I’m movingon.”Thisisa sadpart of thisscene,there’sdefinitelyasense of lossand
angerbecause of the character throwingpaperseverywhere tooafterthismessage.
“Where isshe?!”“Captainrunningoutof time!”Sense of angerandloss.
The speechwasmade through voice actingwith
some editingtoeachof the voices. There would
have beenmore than1 voice actor and men
speaking,aswell asdifferentpitchof voice for
each of the characters. The shoutingcouldhave
beeneditedalthoughitisn’tlikely;theymayhave
justmade the actors shoutandreallyemphasis
theirrole.

3. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN
Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games
Emotionallyupsetaboutsomethingthathashappenedtohisfriend.