TY - CHAP
T1 - Game technology: impact of music on game play, and communication of emotional intent
AU - Knox, Don
AU - Cassidy, Gianna
AU - Paisley, Anna
N1 - Change in title from original provided ET 18-1-16
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Music is a fundamental channel of communication in games with potential to powerfully impact player performance and experience, from music specifically composed, to soundtrack and player-selected music (e.g., Cassidy & Macdonald, 2008; 2009; 2010; Collins, 2008; Zehnder & Lipscomb, 2006). However, the nature of the relationship between player and music, and the process of communication, in particular from composer to player, has been relatively neglected by research. There is a need to investigate the processes and outcomes of music composition for games, subsequent musical communication during play, and the impact of this music on the player experience, in a comprehensive context (e.g., Cassidy & MacDonald, 2009, 2010; Marks, 2001; Whalen, 2004; Zehnder & Lipscomb, 2006). This chapter presents a two-part study investigating the processes and outcomes of musical communication from composer intent (part 1) to player perception, performance and experience (part 2), with emphasis on communication of emotion.
AB - Music is a fundamental channel of communication in games with potential to powerfully impact player performance and experience, from music specifically composed, to soundtrack and player-selected music (e.g., Cassidy & Macdonald, 2008; 2009; 2010; Collins, 2008; Zehnder & Lipscomb, 2006). However, the nature of the relationship between player and music, and the process of communication, in particular from composer to player, has been relatively neglected by research. There is a need to investigate the processes and outcomes of music composition for games, subsequent musical communication during play, and the impact of this music on the player experience, in a comprehensive context (e.g., Cassidy & MacDonald, 2009, 2010; Marks, 2001; Whalen, 2004; Zehnder & Lipscomb, 2006). This chapter presents a two-part study investigating the processes and outcomes of musical communication from composer intent (part 1) to player perception, performance and experience (part 2), with emphasis on communication of emotion.
KW - game technology
KW - music composition
KW - musical communication
M3 - Chapter (peer-reviewed)
SN - 9781472482167
T3 - SEMPRE Studies in the Psychology of Music
BT - Music, Technology and Education: Critical Perspectives
A2 - King, Andrew
A2 - Himonides, Evangelos
PB - Ashgate Publishing
ER -