What it actually takes to secure your next voice acting gig
Auditioning for new voice acting roles is a stressful job on its own—especially if you're hunting for your first official gig. At times, casting...
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8 Tools that Keep Unlock Audio on the Top of Our Creative Game
Ask any audio professional about their gear, and you'll likely never hear the end of it. If you were to listen in on Unlock's meetings, you'd be...
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Rules for audio implementation in game ports
Tips from Unlock Audio's work on Iron Man VR for the Quest 2Audio implementation experts occupy a critical role in the game development process—one...
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Sound design essentials for updating live service mobile games
Some tips and tricks we put into action for our work on Mobile Legends Bang Bang! With the growth of "live service" games, game development has taken...
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How to Level Up as a Video Game Composer
How to level up as a video game composerby Elliot Callighan, Jonathan Robert Matz, Thomas Kresge Being a video game composer is an infinitely...
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How to Compose and Design Audio for Pinball Machines
How to compose and design audio for pinball machinesby Thomas Kresge and Katelyn Isaacson If we were to survey the types of games that come to mind...
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Tips for Immersive Mech Combat Sound Design
Long gone are the days where games are limited solely to the bleeps and bloops of retro processors and sound chips—but that doesn't mean today's...
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What it takes to be a Great Game Producer
The value of skilled producers in game development simply cannot be overstated. Without these unsung heroes and heroines overseeing workflows and...
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How to Organize Game Jams to Promote Broader Skill Inclusivity - and make better games!
Organizing Game Jams to Promote Broader Skill Inclusivity - and make better games!Game jams are an indispensable force for creativity, innovation,...
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How to get the most out of your game's voice actors
How to get the most out of your voice actorsUnlock Audio's Voice Director, Bonnie Bogovich, gives CEO Elliot Callighan some helpful advice for...
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Adaptive audio in menus: game development's untapped opportunity
When developing a game, it's easy to focus on the obvious sound elements, like sweeping scores and fulfilling sound effects, yet some of gaming's...
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3 Ways to Promote Equity and Make Better Games (3 of 3)
3. Exceed community expectations as a teamAs a community, gamers do a great job of looking out for each other, just as they do a great job of digging...
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3 Ways to Promote Equity and Make Better Games (2 of 3)
2. Measure accessibility from all anglesAccessibility in gaming is more than a checklist of removing or adding certain content to create game modes...
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3 Ways to Promote Equity and Make Better Games (1 of 3)
When it comes to building diehard communities, video games are hard to beat. From corner penny arcades to home consoles and online play, games have...
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Finding The Main Theme
We'd like to think that Composers magically know exactly what the developer wants, and can express it musically, immediately.Or if the developer...
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How to Deal with Difficult People
Difficult people come in many different shades. They may: needlessly escalate situations, not follow through with their commitments, blame anyone but...
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Small Steps, Large Results
In a new year, there's usually a plethora of things that people want to accomplish in themselves, their business, etc. Most of the time, these things...
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Don't Think - Create!
When I first began composing, I thought it was something that you were either "touched by" or weren't. Composers just have moments when they're...
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Don't Think - Create!
When I first began composing, I thought it was something that you were either "touched by" or weren't. Composers just have moments when they're...
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Asking for Help is Not Weakness
When I was younger, I viewed someone progressing at growing up as needing help with fewer and fewer things.I don't need your help, I can:pour the...
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