Audio Team Management: Balancing Quality and Efficiency in Game Development
Quality, efficiency, and the visibility of audio's work across development are considered through the everyday work of leading a game audio team.
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Talks & writing
Public conversations about audio direction, production, and making ambitious RPGs with focused teams.
Talks & articles
How to Ship a Large-Scale RPG with a Small Audio Team
For a small audio team shipping a large RPG, priorities, cross-team collaboration, automation, and practical production choices are discussed.
Sound and Music in Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
Rogue Trader's sound design and music direction are examined through the creative and production choices that shaped them.
Designing Sound for Pathfinder: Kingmaker
From planning to implementation, the music, ambience, and sound systems of Pathfinder: Kingmaker are examined.
Interviews & conversations
The audio and music of Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous
With Igromania, I talk about our approach to music direction and adaptive scoring, plus the production lessons and cross-team collaboration behind Wrath of the Righteous.
Owlcat Games on Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous
I discuss how the crusade and the Abyss were given distinct musical identities in GOG's group interview, and how the score supports the narrative.