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Unit Overview

Description

This unit is the final unit for the 'Video Game Music and Sound' Minor. Students complete a project, developing original music and/or sound effects deployed within an industry-standard game engine and sound design application. Students critically engage with examples from the Video Game literature as context for their own work, presenting their ideas in both oral and written form. In so doing, students emerge from the minor with both the practical skills and theoretical knowledge critical to professional work in the Video Game Music industry.

Credit
6 points
Offering
AvailabilityLocationModeFirst year of offer
Not available in 2024UWA (Perth)Face to face
Details for undergraduate courses
  • Level 3 elective
Outcomes

Students are able to (1) plan and produce a medium scale creative project from concept through to presentation; (2) demonstrate an advanced level of practical skills in appropriate game audio technologies; (3) exhibit the finished project in an effective manner; (4) critically engage with and analyse examples from the video game music literature; and (5) apply common terms and concepts related to the practical and theoretical content of existing video game music literature.

Assessment

Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) final project

; (2) analysis presentation; and (3) research essay. Further information is available in the unit outline.

To pass this unit, a student must: (a) achieve an overall mark of 50 per cent or higher for the unit; and (b) achieve the requisite requirements(s) or a mark of 50 per cent or greater, whichever is higher and specified in the unit outline, for the final project component.

Student may be offered supplementary assessment in this unit if they meet the eligibility criteria.

Unit Coordinator(s)
Dr Christopher Tonkin
Unit rules
Prerequisites
MUSC2277 Electronic Music: Interactive Systems
and MUSC2274 Electronic Music: Sampling and Synthesis
Contact hours
instruction and/or supervision: up to 24 hours (over 12 weeks)
  • The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change.
  • All students are responsible for identifying when they need assistance to improve their academic learning, research, English language and numeracy skills; seeking out the services and resources available to help them; and applying what they learn. Students are encouraged to register for free online support through GETSmart; to help themselves to the extensive range of resources on UWA's STUDYSmarter website; and to participate in WRITESmart and (ma+hs)Smart drop-ins and workshops.
  • Visit the Essential Textbooks website to see if any textbooks are required for this Unit. The website is updated regularly so content may change. Students are recommended to purchase Essential Textbooks, but a limited number of copies of all Essential Textbooks are held in the Library in print, and as an ebook where possible. Recommended readings for the unit can be accessed in Unit Readings directly through the Learning Management System (LMS).
  • Contact hours provide an indication of the type and extent of in-class activities this unit may contain. The total amount of student work (including contact hours, assessment time, and self-study) will approximate 150 hours per 6 credit points.