In my many years of video gaming, a multitude of games have crossed my path. None have been as influential as Blizzard Entertainment's Warcraft saga. My personal exposure to the Warcraft games began with Warcraft III and has continued through World of Warcraft and its multiple expansions. Warcraft has always appealed to me through its epic storyline, breathtaking cinematics, and thought provoking gameplay. However I never noticed the complexity and accuracy of the sound design until I began to seriously consider sound design has a career. Through some research I happened upon the blog of Blizzard's own Kris Giampa who is now working on Diablo 3 and W.o.W Cataclysm. His blog seems to speak directly to me. His posts are extremely helpful with topics ranging from get one's own music into a video game to how to break into the industry of sound design for video games. Although the blog itself is still rather small with only a few posts, the information is amateur sound designer gold.
In his post "Native Instruments Komplete 7 - teh awezome deal," Giampa gives his positive backing to Native Instruments gargantuan sound library. This library is compatible with any DAW one could use and provides professional quality sounds at a reasonable price. Giampa also has background in the music industry with his releases under the name Red Eye. Kris Giampa's blog has made its way into my favorites and I am salivating waiting for the next post. I will be able to look at W.o.W Cataclysm in a much more analytical light knowing the background of its sound designer. Unfortunately December feels so far away..
Giampa, K. (n.d.). Kris giampa's blog. Retrieved from http://krisgiampa.wordpress.com/
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