Peter Drescher - audio curmudgeon and B3 monster - posted this article about some issues he has concerning the state of game audio. These are some of the same issues that have been brought up time and time again, and since I've spent my share of time as Audio Director for a large game publisher, I thought I'd comment on...

Keyword searches for audio have always been hit or miss. You end up missing more than you hit, but it's been the only way. Now with wave form analysis and datamining, audio clips can be found using sonic similarity features. Music can be found by simply whistling the tune into your computer, and getting a list of melodically similar tunes. One of them might even be the one you were thinking of...

With EA's decision to sell music from their games as a productin it's own right - the question has to be asked, what does this mean for the future of game audio within the context of the game?

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