Beeps & Bytes: Composing for video games

The gaming industry brings in more revenue than the music and film industries combined, increasingly attracting the new best talent in composition, production and sound design. Not only is gaming music a great way to engage your students in creative music-making, it is also an increasingly viable way to make a living through music.

This event brings two leaders in the sector together to share how they support students to discover and master the art of composing and producing for games. Participants will hear a potted history of the development of gaming music, and learn how to approach various compositional processes including ‘adaptive music’ – music that responds to players’ actions within a game. Participants will be able to discuss routes into the industry, current innovations in the sector, and available resources.

The format for these sessions is a webinar presentation of 60 – 80 minutes with the option to stay on for post presentation discussion with speakers and colleagues for a further 20 mins.

Full details for this event can be found here.

More information about other events in this series can be found below:

• Session 1: Horizon Gazing: How might technology shape music education in the coming years? 19th January 2022
• Session 2: Turn On, Tune Up: Tech to get your students practicing more. 9th February 2022
• Session 3: Home & Away: Blur the boundaries between classroom and home composition & production. 8th March 2022