Somberg G. Game Audio Programming: Principles and Practices

Bora Raton: CRC Press, 2016. — 335 p.Welcome to Game Audio Programming: Principles and Practices! This book is the first of its kind: an entire book dedicated to the art of game audio programming. With over fifteen chapters written by some of the top game audio programmers and sound designers in the industry, this book contains more knowledge and wisdom about game audio programming than any other volume in history.
One of the goals of this book is to raise the general level of game audio programming expertise, so it is written in a manner that is accessible to beginners, while still providing valuable content for more advanced game audio programmers. Each chapter contains techniques that the authors have used in shipping games, with plenty of code examples and diagrams. There are chapters on the fundamentals of audio representation and perception; advanced usage of several different audio middleware platforms (Audiokinetic Wwise, CRI ADX2, and FMOD Studio); advanced topics including Open Sound Control, Vector-Based Amplitude Panning, and Dynamic Game Data; and more!
Whether you’re an audio programmer looking for new techniques, an up-and-coming game developer looking for an area to focus on, or just the one who got saddled with the audio code, this book has something for you.Fundamental Principles of Audio
Sound Engine State Machine
Streaming Sound
Middleware
An Introduction to ADX2
Wwise and the Audio Programmer
Programming FMOD Studio
CRYENGINE’s Audio Translation Layer
Sound Desinger Perspectives
A Sound Designer’s Perspective on Audio Tools
Working with Audio Designers
Advanced Topics
Open Sound Control
Listeners for Third-Person Cameras
Interactive Music Systems for Games
Granular Vehicle Engines
Debugging Features for Middleware-Based Games
Open World Game Optimizations and Limiter Systems
Vector-Based Amplitude Panning
Dynamic Game Data