Nice Games Club

In this episode, your nice hosts make sure you know that Treasure Stack, the game Stephen "is paid to work on," is coming out Friday, March 1st! Mark then gives a primer on some audio basics that will help you understand how sound works, and works in your game. Even if you're bored by that, be sure to stick around for a discussion Stephen leads about representation in games. "Treasure Stack Reveals Launch Date With a Trailer Powered By Artisanal, Locally-Sourced, 4K Pixels" - Hardcore Gamers [0:05:32] Audio Basics "MP3 'died' and nobody noticed: Key patents expire on golden oldie tech" - Andrew Orlowski, The Register Digital Audio Basics: Sample Rate and Bit Depth Turns out, there is a ".2" in certain surround sound setups. Get free sounds on freesound.org! The reduction in audio dynamics in pop music is a result of the so-called Loudness War. [0:41:57] Representation in Games Key & Peele - Black Republicans "Here's a good argument for a black Batman" - Dan Neilan, A\V Club "Hopi-less: