Join the Libraries at the University of Minnesota and the University of North Texas for “Play Again?”: An online mini-symposium, taking place via Zoom on Friday, May 3, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Hear engaging presentations from scholars on horror in video game music and sound.
Please register if you plan to attend.
Register“Play Again”: An Online Mini-Symposium is part of the “Press Start!” symposia series, which aims to bring together ludomusicology scholars, video game music industry professionals, and those interested in video game music and video game music history.
11-11:05 a.m. – Opening Music
11:05-11:10 a.m. – Welcome Remarks
11:10-11:40 a.m. – Phantom Frames: Crafting an Immersive Pseudo-Procedural (Kyle Worrall)
11:40-12:10 a.m. – The Gothic Horror Soundscape as a Progression Device and Player Reward in Bloodborne (Cerys Eckersley)
12:10-12:25 p.m. – Music Break
12:25-12:55 p.m. – The Curious Case of ‘Lavender Town’ – Towards an Intercultural Semiotics of Video Game Music (Thomas Yee)
12:55-1:25 p.m.- Under the Yellow Raincoat: Timbral Change and Musical Metaphors in Video Game Music (Sylvia Hsu)
1:25-1:30 p.m. – Closing Remarks & Music
Date: Friday, May 3
Time: 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. CST
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