Authenticity in the Music of Video Games

Stephanie Lind (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

224 Seiten

2024
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-7936-2714-8 (ISBN)

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Lind explores gamers’ relationship to the concept of authenticity, from historical realism to the structuring of expectations and its resulting impact on emotional engagement. The result is a complex web of interactions between sound and the visuals, story, and mechanics of the game.

From historical games to hyperrealism to retro gaming, Authenticity in the Music of Video Games explores, the shifting understanding of authenticity among players. What do gamers believe authenticity to be? How are their expectations structured by the soundtrack? And how do their actions impact the overall interaction of sound with narrative? Ranging from harmonic analysis to more multimedia approaches, the book links musical analysis to the practical experience of gamers.

Stephanie Lind is associate professor at the Dan School of Drama and Music, Queen’s University, where she teaches courses in music theory and musicology.

Contents

Chapter 1: Gameworld

Chapter 2: Tropes

Chapter 3: Thematic Representation

Chapter 4: Retro Gaming Experiences

Erscheinungsdatum	22.03.2024
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	150 x 228 mm
Gewicht	295 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Musiktheorie / Musiklehre
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
	Technik ► Nachrichtentechnik
ISBN-10	1-7936-2714-2 / 1793627142
ISBN-13	978-1-7936-2714-8 / 9781793627148
Zustand	Neuware