Collins, Karen,  1973- <br/><br/>
Game sound :  an introduction to the history, theory, and practice of video game music and sound design / 
Karen Collins. 
 - Cambridge, Mass. :  MIT Press,  c2008. 
 - x, 200 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-196) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: Games are not films! but-- -- Push start button: the rise of video games -- Insert quarter to continue: 16-bit and the death of the arcade -- Press reset: video game music comes of age -- Game audio today: technology, process and aesthetic -- Synergy in game audio: film, popular music and intellectual property -- Gameplay, genre, and the functions of game audio -- Compositional approaches to dynamic game music. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780262033787 (hardcover : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008008742 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Video game music--History and criticism.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>ML3540.7  / .C65 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>781.5/4