How I became an… Audio Director

Jon Newman from Inflexion Games discusses how to be an audio expert and the value of learning other disciplines

“Audio can communicate elements of gameplay or strategic opportunity that are off-screen or otherwise obscured visually” What was the game that made you first want to work in games? I was always interested in computers, games, and computer-generated music from an early age – I used to stay up late with my dad and code basic games on the Texas Instruments TI-99/4 and still remember that loading noise fondly! The first game to make me want to make game audio, and not solely music, was Final Fantasy VII. The combination of story, world-building, mechanics, and characters was captivating and made me feel that games had truly arrived as a complete storytelling medium. How did you break into the industry? In 2002, I was studying for a degree in Music and Sound Recording at the…

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