Game Music Development Method by Creating Motifs Based on Map Concepts

Abstract

This research aims to reduce the burden and improve the efficiency of game sound development, especially music production, and proposes a unique game sound production method called the “Map x Motif Model. This model links “motifs,“ which serve as a foothold for music production, with “ map information“ in the game. It is characterized by two points: “early creation and application of music element “motifs““ and “utilization of the field map concept of the game. Through the “SIG-AUDIO“ online seminar, the model was proposed to game sound production professionals and evaluated through a questionnaire. Based on the results of the evaluation, it was concluded that the “early creation of motifs“ of the model is effective, but that the “ utilization of map concepts“ is not worth the usefulness and man-hours required.