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| ===== Proteus ===== | ===== Flower ===== |
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| * Genre: Open World / Exploration | * Genre: Adventure |
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| * Published: 30. January 2013 | * Published: 12. February 2007 |
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| * Publisher: Curve Studios (PlayStation) | * Publisher: Sony |
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| * Developer: Ed Key | * Developer: Jenova Chen and Nicholas Clark |
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| * Sound: David Kanaga | * Sound: Vincent Diamante |
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| | //This analysis will focus on the importance of sound in the game and its impact on the player's experience. It will compare two games and how each rely on sound and what is achieved through it.// |
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| === Game Description === | === Game Description === |
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| Flower is a game developped by Thatgamecompany (designed by Jenova Chen and Nicholas Clark) and released in February 2009 for PlayStation 3. The role of the player consists in controlling the wind in the third person point-of-view and move flower petals through meadows, hills and human constructions. By getting close to flowers you will gather more petals and have an impact on the environment, since it enables you to bring back to life certain dead areas of the landscape. Flower is focused on provoking emotions in the player, mainly positive and relaxing, but the game also has darker places and atmospheres. | Flower is a game developed by Thatgamecompany (designed by Jenova Chen and Nicholas Clark) and released in February 2009 for PlayStation 3. The role of the player consists in controlling the wind in the third person point-of-view and move flower petals through meadows, hills and human constructions. By getting close to flowers, the player will gather more petals and have an impact on the environment, since it enables him to bring back to life certain dead areas of the landscape. Flower is focused on provoking emotions in the player, mainly positive and relaxing, but the game also has darker places and atmospheres. |
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| ==Development== | ==Gameplay example:== |
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| Proteus is an open-world game developped by Ed Key and David Kanaga for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS and Linux as well as PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Via. The game was released in 2013. In Proteus, you explore a procedurally generated 3d pixel art island in first person point-of-view and wander through meadows, hills and forests, also meeting animals along the way. The game has no goal. The only thing you can do is walk and sit down. The core of this game lies in music and sounds. Every object of the world has a distinct musical signature and will react to your position and movements on the island. This way, the player has an impact on the musical elements of the game. The timeline of Proteus is defined by day/night cycles and four seasons. The world and music also change depending on the season and the hour of the day. | |
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| Flower's goal is pretty simple but the game lives mostly from its atmosphere in which sound plays an important part. Sounds in Flower has mainly the purpose to underline the players actions. It indicates for example when the player passes by a flower or reaches a checkpoint. It partly helps to give the player feedback but mostly contributes to the game‘s mood. | Flower's goal is pretty simple but the game lives mostly from its atmosphere in which sound plays an important part. Sounds in Flower has mainly the purpose to underline the players actions. It indicates for example when the player passes by a flower or reaches a checkpoint. It partly helps to give the player feedback but mostly contributes to the game‘s mood. |
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| ==Relationship between actions and sound== | ===Relationship between actions and sound=== |
| ** | ==Background Sound== |
| Background Sound** | |
| Flower has a background sound which changes with the player‘s progress and navigation. It alters with each level as well as within the level itself, when the player reaches certain checkpoints. It also adapts to the player‘s speed and therefore makes navigation more exciting, giving it a feel of lightness and dynamic. | Flower has a background sound which changes with the player‘s progress and navigation. It alters with each level as well as within the level itself, when the player reaches certain checkpoints. It also adapts to the player‘s speed and therefore makes navigation more exciting, giving it a feel of lightness and dynamic. |
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| **Objects and Checkpoints | ==The music changes with the player's progress into the level:== |
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| | ==Objects and Checkpoints== |
| Objects like flowers or windmills trigger sound that fits harmoniously into the background music. Additionally there‘s the sound of grass which occurs as the player is moving low through the grassland. | Objects like flowers or windmills trigger sound that fits harmoniously into the background music. Additionally there‘s the sound of grass which occurs as the player is moving low through the grassland. |
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| **Movement** | ==Interacting with flowers:== |
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| | ==Movement== |
| In Flower, the player's character itself is and has the sound of wind, which underlines navigation throughout the world. The sounds may be influenced by the player's speed and adds to the game's dynamic gameplay. | In Flower, the player's character itself is and has the sound of wind, which underlines navigation throughout the world. The sounds may be influenced by the player's speed and adds to the game's dynamic gameplay. |
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| **Conclusion** | |
| Objects and movement allow the player to interfere and interact with the music and atmosphere given. It motivates the player to keep exploring the environment in search for new sounds and sound combinations. It brings about a continuous variation. | |
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| | ===Narration & Dramaturgy=== |
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| ==Narration & Dramaturgy== | ==Narrative Metatopics== |
| | In the beginning of each level, the background music will be calm, if sad and melancholic at a times, but will pick-up speed as the player begins to gain momentum. |
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| **Narrative Metatopics** | ==Dramatising== |
| In the beginning of each level, the background music will be calm, if sad and melancholical, at a times but will pick-up speed as the player begins to gain momentum. | When a player finishes certain levels, he may hear birds, insects and further nature sounds that weren't in place before as life is reintroduced to the world. Sudden silence between levels is sometimes used as well, which builds up suspense of more things meant to come. |
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| ** | ==Time perception== |
| Dramatising** | Flower most effectively suggests change in time by the visually varying level design. In the beginning, the player flies through wild landscapes whereas in the later levels he must reintroduce nature to grey cities and industrial areas. Each level has its own individual background music however. |
| When a player finishes a level, he may hear birds, insects and further nature sounds that weren't in place before as life is reeintroduced to the world. Sudden silence at the end of the level may also be used, which builds up suspense of more things meant to come. | |
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| **Time perception** | ==Character and Personality== |
| Flower most effectively suggests change in time by the varying level design. In the beginning, the player flies through wild landscapes whereas in the later levels he must reintroduce nature to grey cities and industrial areas. | As according to the nature of the player's character, the only audible sounds are that of the wind progressing through grass and objects. Player's character's sounds are light and flowing and reflect the flexible navigation in the game. Further sounds are introduced when the player has won a speed boost. |
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| **Character and Personality** | ==Suggestion, Metaphor, Subtext== |
| As according to the nature of the player's character, the only audible sounds are that of the wind progressing through grass and objects. Further sounds are introduced when the player has won a speed boost. | The recurrent theme in Flower is rebirth. Not only must the player reintroduce vibrant colours to a desolate world, he must also destroy industrial trash and reintroduce nature to a grey world left behind. Wind carries flowers' seeds and has been culturally associated with change. Therefore, related wind sounds are appropriately predominant in Flower. |
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| The recurrent theme in Flower is rebirth. Not only must the player reintroduce vibrant colours to a desolate world, he must also destroy industrial trash and reintroduce nature to a grey world left behind. Wind carries flower's seeds and therefore related sounds are predominant in Flower. | |
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| | ===Room=== |
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| ==Room== | ==Navigation, Orientation== |
| | The lower the player flies, the more he may hear the sound of grass. This helps determine his character's current altititude. The deeper the player is into the level, more instruments are introduced which are evocative of progress. Basic progress through the game is audible through a female choir that sings for a half a second when the player reaches a checkpoint. When making a sudden and significant impact in the environment, sounds will reflect such achievement by a bass crash of winds which suggest something of great scope has happened. |
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| | ==Crash of winds aid in understanding the importance of the player's actions:== |
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| Room: | ==Setting, Scenography== |
| | Flower's background music shifts between peacefully ambient to emotionally orchestral and the pace may be slow or fast depending on the player's progress or level. Often, long-sounding instruments will suggest how expansive the fields are that the player must travel, therefore effectively complementing the room. |
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| The deeper the player is into the level, more instruments are introduced, evocating progress. Basic progress through the game is audible through a female choir that sings for a half a second when the player reaches a checkpoint. When making a sudden and significant impact in the environment, sounds will reflect such achievement by a bassy crash of winds which suggest something of great scope has happened. | |
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| **Setting, Scenography** | ===Composition / Mix / Aesthetic=== |
| Flower's background music may range from ambient to orchestral and the pace may be slow or fast depending on the player's progress. | |
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| | The background music is played by different classical instruments (piano, string and wind instruments, choirs) and most of the sounds are realistic, the most important one being the blow of the wind through grass. Objects like flowers, human constructions or dead areas will react to the touch of the player and produce sounds and melodies. The background music will also dynamically respond to the player's actions in the game's world. |
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| ==Composition / Mix / Aesthetic== | The music in Flower is systematic and complex but the sounds still sound fairly aerial and light. They create an overall feeling of relaxation and quietness though certain levels also have more aggressive and darker music. |
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| The background music is played by different classical instruments (piano, string and wind instruments, choirs) and most of the sounds are realistic, the most important one being the blow of the wind through grass. Objects like flowers, human constructions or dead areas will react to the touch of the player and produce sounds and melodies. The background music will also dynamically respond to the player's actions in the game's world. | The melody changes depending on the progression of the player through the different levels or in a level itself and the interaction between the player and the objects of the world also produce sounds. They are used in order to strengthen the immersion of the player in the game. |
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| | [[proteus|Link to Proteus Analysis Page]] |
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| {{:flower-game-logo.jpg?nolink&250|}} | ==Purpose of sounds== |
| | As flower does have a specific goal and stunning visuals, the role that sound plays isn‘t as big as in Proteus but nevertheless crucial for a thrilling game experience. While in Proteus, sound is the main motivation for the player to keep playing, in Flower, it adds to the atmosphere and the gameplay. |
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| {{https://www.youtube.com/v/nJam5Auwj1E?.swf?575}} | ==Objects== |
| | Object sounds are less prominent than in Proteus and rather subtle in comparison to Flower. |
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| | ==Movement== |
| | The player in Proteus is less prominent than in Flower, as he is neither visually nor audibly present. |
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| | ==Composition / Mix / Aesthetic== |
| | The music in Flower doesn't sounds as "random" or "childish" as the music in Proteus. This is classical music that is widely known, not ambient electronic or 8-bit. All the sound elements in Flower are realistic and arguably more "mainstream" than the ones in Proteus, which is a game that takes much more liberties with sounds and experiments with them. |
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| | ==Comparison Conclusion== |
| | Although the sound in Flower depends a lot on the player's location, his progress and his speed of movement, it is much more predefined than in Proteus. In Proteus, the player's main motivation is to experiment and experience sound, as objects and movement allow him to directly influence music and atmosphere. It motivates the player to keep exploring the environment In Proteus in search for new sounds and sound combinations as the system brings about a continuous variation. In Flower, the sounds mostly underline the general atmosphere of the current environment and contribute to an audibly interesting gameplay. |
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| // Artikel erstellt von Filipe Simonette, Helen Galliker, Julie Baechtold, Rosina Brosi 2013// | // Artikel erstellt von Filipe Simonette, Helen Galliker, Julie Baechtold, Rosina Brosi, 2014// |
