From Pac-Man to Pop Music (Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series) by Karen Collins - 2008-05-12

Paperback. Very Good.

New. Digital interactive audio is the future of audio in media - most notably video games, but also web pages, theme parks, museums, art installations and theatrical events. Despite its importance to contemporary multi-media, this is the first book that provides a framework for understanding the history, issues and theories surrounding interactive audio. Karen Collins presents the work of academics, composers and sound programmers to introduce the topic from a variety of angles in order to provide a supplementary text for music and multimedia courses. The contributors cover practical and theoretical approaches, including historical perspectives, emerging theories, socio-cultural approaches to fandom, reception theory and case study analyses. The book offers a fresh perspective on media music, one that will complement film studies, but which will show the necessity of a unique approach when considering games music.

Paperback / softback. New. Provides a framework for understanding the history, issues and theories surrounding interactive audio. This book covers practical and theoretical approaches, including historical perspectives, emerging theories, socio-cultural approaches to fandom, reception theory and case study analyses.

Ashgate Pub Co, 2008. Paperback. New. new edition edition. 224 pages. 9.25x6.14x0.63 inches.