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Kris Giampa (Audio Director, Blizzard Entertainment)
Michael Bartnett (Software Engineer, Blizzard Entertainment)
Location: Room 3002, West Hall
Date: Wednesday, March 20
Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass - Get your pass now!
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Vault Recording: Video
Audience Level: All
Audio Director Kris Giampa and Software Engineer Michael Bartnett discuss collaboration between disciplines and dive deep into various audio systems for Diablo IV. In this session, they talk in depth about the philosophies and tech of the Hero Skill and Foley SFX layering for repetitious gameplay, Monster SFX voice limiting and Importance System, Voice/SFX/Music ducking all in conjunction to help tame a chaotic mix. They also discuss in-game Cinematics tech decisions as well as how and why they leaned into automated ambient systems to help in creating an ever-evolving, clearer dynamic audio mix for Diablo IV.
Attendees will gain valuable insight into how the Diablo IV sound team collaborated with other disciplines and dealt with large scale audio playback, while leaning into automated processes to help speed up implementation.
This is for sound teams and other disciplines who are interested in using audio as an advantage to dynamically serve the moment-to-moment gameplay.
