Vincent Lee - Sound Design/UI Artist

Role: 

• I am the main sound designer for the project. I also was a secondary UI artist. 

Process: 

• SFX was produced by a combination of stock and custom-recorded noises. All were mixed and modified using both Audacity and Pro-Tools. The sounds were then formatted as .wav files, and then implemented into the Unreal Engine, with the help of Cayne Zacharias.

https://culltayne.itch.io/

Audio Work:

1. (16) Weapon Type Sounds
2. (9) Player Injury Sounds
3.  (6) Custom Player Footsteps
4.  Shield SFX
5. Dash SFX
6. Main Menu SFX
7. Enemy Cannon Head SFX
8.  Enemy SpiderBot SFX
9. Enemy  Beetle Bot SFX
10. Enemy Hover Drone / Fly Bot SFX
11. Juggernaut SFX
12. Dialogue Mixing 
13. Door SFX
14. Main Menu Music 
15. Combat Music

UI Work: 

1. Main Menu Screen
2.  (3) Health Bars
3.  (7) Crosshairs
4. (3) Shield Icons
5.  Dash Icon

Learning Process:

• During my SFX process, I learned how much referencing I had to go through. When given a task, I would look up examples of what sound I was looking for, watch a video of the sound and listen carefully several times, try to decipher how that sound was made, and then finally start collecting and recording sounds to mix. 
  
  I would turn to other games for inspiration, such as Halo for the Shield, Bioshock for the Machines, and Fallout for the Guns. I have come to appreciate the hard work it takes to make great SFX for any type of media, as finding and making the right sounds was a pain without references to help me. 

Surprise:

• I am honestly shocked at how much time I needed to spend watching and listening to other video games. I spent hours listening to various games SFX to figure out the right fit for our project, and then actually make it myself. I had to pay careful attention to details in a sound, to understand and reverse engineer their process. 

Achievement:

• I am proud of successfully delivering as much audio as I could for the project. This project has shown me that I am a competent sound designer, capable of working with a large team. It has given me a great learning experience, to improve upon in the future.