Video Games Sound and History-MEGA BUNDEL
These lectures and supporting classroom resources form a full library of material covering the full history of Music and Sound within Computer Games and how modern sound design is created and used within video games.
'[History of Video Games and Music](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/history-of-video-game-and-music-bundle-12195443)' presentation is an extremely detailed account of Video Game history and the development of music for consoles and games. It covers from very early Pre First Generation all the way through to the modern, latest 8th Generation consoles and games. The material in these resources would easily cover 4 to 5 lessons over roughly 5 or 6 weeks. The presentation covers the development of music written for computer games and how this changed over time with a total of 59 slides. Moreover, there are over 50 embedded videos throughout the lesson linking to YouTube and providing an excellent addition to the resource.
'[Sound Design in Video Games](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/sound-design-in-video-games-full-lesson-12319065)' lesson specifics how and why sounds are important to the player’s experiences and what they provide in terms of feedback and game immersion. This presentation is more 40 slides, each with an eye-catching design for better student engagement and also linked classroom tasks that feed-in and work along with the presentation.
'[Video Game Genres and their Music](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/video-game-genres-and-their-music-full-lesson-with-distance-learning-12549716)', this lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of popular genres of video games and some of the music and sound design techniques most common to these styles. The lesson covers a brief history of video games genres/styles and how these developed throughout the early generations of gaming. Moreover, how music and sound have been an exceptionally important aspect of video game design and development and are now seen as significant as good graphics and game-play.
'[Zelda Games Music and Sound Design](https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Zelda-Games-Music-and-Sound-Design-Distance-Learning-Google-Slides-7118098)', detailed account of how one of the most popular video game franchises of all time uses both music and sound design throughout its games. How is the sound design used and employed throughout these games and how does the score reflect and add to the tension of the game and how have the games changed over time? Moreover, how are leitmotifs used and how has the composed used this technique to reflect and evoke emotions from the player for important locations, characters and items of equipment.
'[Super Mario Music-Distance Learning](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12649047)', this lesson and supporting classroom exercise provide an extremely detailed account of how music was written, composed and developed for the first Super Mario Bros. game. The lesson has learners not just listen to the music and sound design, but also analyse the game mechanics of this classic platformer and others within this genre. How is music used through the whole Super Mario franchise and how did composer Koji Kondo write and develop his ideas for the original game. The lesson also looks, in detail, at the original 5 songs composed for the first game, and with a great listening skills task for learners to complete (including teacher answer sheets).
'[Minecraft Music](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12591181)', this lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of how music was written, composed and developed for the massively popular game ‘Minecraft’. How did the game’s main composer ‘C418’ use a wide range of techniques and musical genres like ‘Ambient’ to create such a rich soundtrack for this game? How has the game’s music been influenced by French composer and pianist Satie? What is Ambient music and its main characteristics? What other games have used similar techniques and styles?
'[Modes and Video Game Music](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12760043)', this lesson provides an extremely detailed account of how video games often use musical modes to structure their compositions and musical content for some of the most popular games of all time. Not only would this lesson be great to teach music Modes and some basic music theory, but also covers how video game composers have used these to shape their music.
FREE RESOURCE - [Glossary of Music Technology](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/glossary-of-music-tech-full-e-book-presentation-12119433): EBook (worth £4.49!!!)
This e-book covers a wide range of terms and vocabulary for Music and Music Technology. The list is extensive and with great detail on a full list of useful terms, each with an easy and straightforward definition.
This Resource would be really useful for any student or teacher working within a Music or Music Technology department, but also extremely valuable and convenient for home/self-study revision.
This resource also comes with 3 classroom tasks/worksheets with extremely useful listening exercises that link with the presentation/lecture itself, this keeping learners engaged throughout.
- Task one overs spotting good sound design in early video games from the first generation, and also watching how real game designer work within the studio
- Task two is an excellent listening exercise with 4 lots of audio examples included. What makes a good “jump” sound or a good “laser” sound?
- Task three is an additional game design task where students research and then tasked with creating their own game sounds for a video-game character.
In this package:
- Lectures ( in-depth presentations, each linking together, providing a full scheme of work for teaching).
- WORKSHEETS – All lessons come with worksheets (with teacher answers) that link with the lesson/presentation.
- HOMEWORK – many of the lessons also come with additional learning research and homework tasks, also with answers sheets to support.
- INFOGRAPHIC – Lesson have really useful infographics that support the presentation/lesson and can be used for additional revision and self-study for learners.
- VIDEOS - (each presentation also comes in video form, used for student revision)
Video Games Sound and History-MEGA BUNDEL:
- 1 – [History of Video Games and Music](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/history-of-video-game-and-music-bundle-12195443)
A massive lesson and resources that details the full history from Pre First Generation game consoles all the way through to the modern, latest 8th Generation consoles and games.
(Presentation, infographics, video, worksheets, revision notes and class exercises).
- 2 – [Sound Design in Video Games](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/sound-design-in-video-games-full-lesson-12319065)
How sound and music is used within video games, with listening exercises. (Presentation, video, worksheets, revision notes and class exercises).
- 3 – [Video Game Genres and their Music](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/video-game-genres-and-their-music-full-lesson-with-distance-learning-12549716)
What are the main types of Video Games and how are both music and sound used within these? (Presentation, video, worksheets, revision notes and class exercises).
- 4 – [Super Mario Music](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12649047)
How music was written, composed and developed for the first Super Mario Bros. game. The lesson has learners not just listen to the music and sound design, but also analyse the game mechanics of this classic platformer and others within this genre.
- 5 – [Zelda Games Music and Sound Design](https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Zelda-Games-Music-and-Sound-Design-Distance-Learning-Google-Slides-7118098)
How is music, score and sound design used throughout the Zelda games (Presentation, video, worksheets, revision notes and class exercises).
- 6 – [Minecraft Music](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12591181)
How music was written, composed and developed for the massively popular game ‘Minecraft’. How did the game’s main composer ‘C418’ use a wide range of techniques and musical genres like ‘Ambient’ to create such a rich soundtrack for this game?
- 7 – [Modes and Video Game Music](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12760043)
How video games often use musical modes to structure their compositions and musical content for some of the most popular games of all time.
The resources within this bundle would easily cover a full term's worth of work and could be used for GCSE, NCFE, A-Level and BTEC level 1, 2, 3 and UAL course frameworks. (United Kingdom).
WARNING – Before you buy this resource PLEASE READ!
Within this presentation are YouTube video links – We have tried to ensure that audio and visual examples are suitable for the classroom, but this really depends on the learning environment and age range of your learners. It is the teacher/lecturer’ responsibility to monitor and check before engaging with learners. Thank you for understanding!
