In this GDC 2018 session, Guerrilla Games' Anton Woldhek presents some practical tips from his years of experience in game development on the art of developing audio soundscapes for video games like Horizon Zero Dawn.

Woldhek presents the following questions: How does the state of a project, team and self influence this experience? How can developers take advantage of the opportunities they have at each of these states?

Although colored by his personal experience as an in-house sound designer, the ideas and processes can be applied to many departments, employment styles or experience levels.

It's an insightful talk that's definitely worth watching, so developers shouldn't miss the opportunity to do so now that it's freely available on the official GDC YouTube channel!

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