Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs Discussion Topic Part 1

[Damascus Rose]

Tesla field
http://ben-andrews.deviantart.com/art/Am...-308163270

[Kein]

But if you own a pair of headphones (doesn't matter what spec, any will do!) find a binaural recording online to listen to. Ambiences work well, you can close your eyes and it feels as though you have been transported to the place you're listening to.

http://jaxov.com/2009/09/top-10-binaural...illusions/



I found this website that has several Binaural recordings, I have only done the matchbox rattle so far, but it was actually kind of scary because of how real it sounded, I think it would be cool to play a game that did the audio like this.



Edit: Having listened to them all now, it seems like only the first two relate to what Samuel Justice was talking about, but the rest are still interesting audio illusions.

I just got a chance to listen to these recordings - holydamn. That was really awesome, I don' recall any game with such audio quality recording for headphones. I wish there was.

[GraphicsKid]

Hmm... doesn't sound too promising, no offense. I think I'll wait off on custom stories until the game releases.

I wasn't talking so much about the art assets as I was the code and game engine components. Ie will scripts from ATDD still work with AAMFP, will the level files still work the same or will they not open, etc.

[Traggey]

Yes it all will work the exact same way, with some minor possible changes.

The game still runs on the same engine.

[samueljustice00]

But if you own a pair of headphones (doesn't matter what spec, any will do!) find a binaural recording online to listen to. Ambiences work well, you can close your eyes and it feels as though you have been transported to the place you're listening to.

http://jaxov.com/2009/09/top-10-binaural...illusions/



I found this website that has several Binaural recordings, I have only done the matchbox rattle so far, but it was actually kind of scary because of how real it sounded, I think it would be cool to play a game that did the audio like this.



Edit: Having listened to them all now, it seems like only the first two relate to what Samuel Justice was talking about, but the rest are still interesting audio illusions.

I just got a chance to listen to these recordings - holydamn. That was really awesome, I don' recall any game with such audio quality recording for headphones. I wish there was.

It's nothing to do with file quality, the microphone position mirrors our ear canals so it's as close to reality as you can get through a recording.

[Kein]

I never mentioned file quality, though, I was talking about the quality of the recording as more about technique.

[samueljustice00]

A lot of you guys are talking about custom stories - that's upto FG. But 90% of us Pigs team started off in Mod development so we're trying our best to cram in as much content for you guys as possible. I've been working on a heap of spooky sound fx not only for the game, but also with custom stories in mind.

[nofsky]

@samueljustice00

Do you reckon it is/will be possible to re-create a binaural recording in software using a game's 3D world and mono sounds? It would be pretty amazing if games could sound like that.

[samueljustice00]

I know that there are some iOS titles that utilize it since people mainly use headphones to have an immersive experience.

I don't think that many console/PC titles will utilize it though, it isn't impossible though.

[Potato]

I don't know if this deserves a new thread yet, but an interview and screenshots for Everybody's Gone to the Rapture have been released. I must say, I'm a lot more interested in this now, I never originally understood the concept (because I'm stupid like that) that this story is about how you spend your last day, not some catastrophic situation. The in-game screenshots look beautiful, I might have to pick this up.

http://beefjack.com/features/everybodys-...reenshots/