- Title
- A Definition of Creative-Based Music Games
- Creator
- Studley, Thomas; Vella, Richard; Scott, Nathan B.; Nesbitt, Keith V.
- Relation
- ACSW 2018: Australasian Computer Science Week 2018. Proceedings of the ACSW '18: Australasian Computer Science Week Multiconference (Brisbane, QLD 29 January, 2018 - 02 February, 2018) p. 1-10
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3167918.3167921
- Publisher
- Association for Computing Machinery
- Resource Type
- conference paper
- Date
- 2018
- Description
- Growing interest in the study of video game music has led an increasing base of scholars to pursue a multi-faceted investigation of music-based games. Within this domain, a distinct subset of 'creative-based' music games are emerging as a fertile new ground for the examination of music in interactive gaming environments. This paper aims to analyse the nature of these 'creative-based music games'. We review the current state of game music literature and show that music traditionally occupies a 'supportive' role in games. The diverse genre of 'music-games' is then framed as a departure from this supportive paradigm, introducing a further review covering the existing classifications of 'music-games'. Discussion of the component elements in 'creative-based music games' provides a more formal definition of this class of games. To illustrate this definition further an early prototype for an original game design ('EvoMusic') is then described. The rules, mechanics, and underlying concept of EvoMusic are examined in detail and then discussed in relation to a comparable game from the field (Soundrop). We conclude that the classification of 'creative-based music games' suggests key design dimensions that help distinguish games like EvoMusic from other closely related modes of 'exploratory' musical interaction. Using this classification there is the potential to explore, develop and evaluate as yet untapped design features for musical games.
- Subject
- video game music; music games; ludomusicology
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1443663
- Identifier
- uon:42066
- Identifier
- ISBN:9781450354363
- Language
- eng
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