67: The Influence of Sound and Finding Great People with Michael Sweet

GameDev Loadout | A Game Developer Podcast

English - November 06, 2017 09:00 - 48 minutes - 22.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 107 ratings
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Michael Sweet - “The investments that you make with other people, they invest back in you too and they believe in you.

Michael Sweet is an award winning composer and sound designer. Currently, he is the associate professor at Berklee College of Music where he led the development of their video game scoring curriculum. He also received the best audio award at GDC Independent Games Festival, and nominations for multiple game audio network guild awards. His work includes the Night Journey project as well as Waldan, a game.

We discuss:

He never thought his music career would merge into the game world in the early 90sWhat 7.1 Surround Sound isHow influential the sound can be on a technical levelFinding great people to work with can help you bounce back from the worst of timesWhy it’s good to be to be versatileExercise and cooking are great for lifeShow your enthusiasm!Connect:

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