Teaching Introductory Game Audio to Undergraduate Students Using a Novel Digital Game Template

Claudio Carvilhe, Claudio Carvilhe, Christopher Hernandez, Christopher Hernandez, Lucas Adamo, Lucas Adamo, Carlos N. Silla Jr., Carlos N. Silla Jr., Carlos N. Silla Jr.

2024

Abstract

In this paper we describe the PUCPR SOUND GAME (PSG): a digital game template that was developed in order to provide support for the game audio introductory teaching to undergraduate students of Digital Games. To use the game, the student does not need to have prior knowledge of art, design or even digital game programming. It was developed to abstract them from these matters, allowing them to create, test, and refine sound effects and music by easily changing files in the game template folder. From the teacher’s point of view, the game speeds up the monitoring and feedback process since the productions are centralised in a single place. The evaluation process is facilitated: the teacher is responsible for running the game containing the complete sound package of each student, identifying whether or not it meets the established criteria. We also present a thorough evaluation of eight different offerings of the module, being 4 without using PSG and 4 using PSG. The 8 offerings had the same learning objectives and were taught by the same teacher. The analysis of the results shows that there was a significant improvement in student learning and a reduction in the number of failing students when using PSG.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Carvilhe C., Hernandez C., Adamo L. and N. Silla Jr. C. (2024). Teaching Introductory Game Audio to Undergraduate Students Using a Novel Digital Game Template. In Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU; ISBN 978-989-758-697-2, SciTePress, pages 178-189. DOI: 10.5220/0012701100003693

in Bibtex Style

@conference{csedu24,
author={Claudio Carvilhe and Christopher Hernandez and Lucas Adamo and Carlos N. Silla Jr.},
title={Teaching Introductory Game Audio to Undergraduate Students Using a Novel Digital Game Template},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU},
year={2024},
pages={178-189},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0012701100003693},
isbn={978-989-758-697-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU
TI - Teaching Introductory Game Audio to Undergraduate Students Using a Novel Digital Game Template
SN - 978-989-758-697-2
AU - Carvilhe C.
AU - Hernandez C.
AU - Adamo L.
AU - N. Silla Jr. C.
PY - 2024
SP - 178
EP - 189
DO - 10.5220/0012701100003693
PB - SciTePress