Dynamic Procedural Music Generation from NPC Attributes

foaad — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 03:56:05 +0000

Dynamic Procedural Music Generation from NPC Attributes foaad Sun, 08/14/2022 - 20:56

Authorship

Megan Washburn and Foaad Khosmood

Publication

Foundations of Digital Games

Conference

Location

Malta

Wednesday, September 9, 2020 - 12:00

Tags

ACM DL

Abstract

Procedural Music Generation in Games (PMGG) can enrich the playing experience by providing both entertainment and communication to the player. We present a system that generates unique procedural thematic music for non-player characters (NPC) based on developer-defined attributes and game state. The system responds in real-time to the dynamic relationship between the player and target “boss” NPC. We create a multiplayer 2D adventure game using and evaluate the music generation system by means of user study.

Washburn_FDG20.pdf

Procedurally Generated, Adaptive Music for Rapid Game Development

foaad — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 10:12:22 +0000

Procedurally Generated, Adaptive Music for Rapid Game Development

foaad Mon, 08/18/2014 - 03:12

Authorship

Timothy Adam, Michael Haungs, Foaad Khosmood

Publication

GGJ Workshop at FDG 2014

Workshop

Tuesday, April 1, 2014 - 12:00

Tags

Games
Audio

http://fdg2014.org/workshops/ggj2014_paper_02.pdf

Abstract

Audio design is an important aspect of game development which may be neglected in time-limited rapid prototyping game creation events. In such environments, members of small development teams often multitask or switch roles, but they may not possess the necessary time, resources or skills for original music compositions. In this paper, we present AUD.js, a system developed for procedural music generation for JavaScript-based web games. By taking input from game events, the system can create music corresponding to various Western perceptions of music mood.