Host: Andrew Borman
Speakers: Guy Whitmore, Garry Schyman, and Seth Wright

Music brings excitement and energy to video games! Award-winning composer Guy Whitmore will lead a discussion about music design and composition for video games — focused on the ways music significantly heightens the player experience by enhancing the narrative while creating atmosphere, mood, and emotional engagement with the game world and the story. The session will include excerpts from selected video games that showcase music and sound, plus a panel discussion. Whitmore has been pioneering music for video games for three decades for Xbox, Epic Games, Marvel, and Microsoft, working on such games as Overwatch, Halo, Bejeweled, and Plants Vs. Zombies. He will be joined by fellow video-game composers Garry Schyman (BioShock, Destroy All Humans!, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor) and Seth Wright (Batman: Arkham Shadow). Moderating the conversation will be Andrew Borman of the World Video Game Hall of Fame at Strong National Museum of Play.

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