Telling Story Through Sound: Building an Interactive "Radio Play"
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TellingStoryThroughSound:BuildinganInteractive"RadioPlay"
BonnieBogovichGameAudio,BlackCatBonifide
MichaelLeeSoftwareEngineer,SchellGames
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BonnieBogovich MichaelLee
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TheBakerStreetExperience
● ReleasedbySchellGamesonSeptember8th,2016● Aninteractiveaudioadventure(thatusesvoice!)● AvailableonallAlexa-enableddevices
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AQuick‘Alexa’Primer
EchoDotEcho KindleFire
“Alexa, play Baker Street Experience”
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TheBakerStreetExperience
NotThis
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Ademonstration,Holmes…
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Takeaways
● Audiogamesareanewmarketforclassictechniques● LessonslearnedfromdevelopingBakerStreet● AdvantagesofbuildingforAlexaand“smartspeakers”
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Whatisa“RadioPlay?”● Classicandenhancedstorytelling● Incorporates● Strongwriting● Excitingfoleyworkandsounddesign● Dynamicandvariedcast● Funandcharmfromliveperformance
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StillPopularToday!● Recordedepisodicadventures
● DoctorWho● Hitchhiker’sGuide● WelcometoNightvale
● Liveradioplayperformances● MidnightRadioprogram● HearNowFestival● AndNightvaleagain
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AdvantagesofAudio“Plays”● Wideraccessibilityforgroups● Narrativeiterationandfreedom● Environments(sounddesignandmusic)● Characters(dramaticstorytelling)● Playershaveguidestopicturethescene, buttherestisuptoimagination
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DesigningthePlay
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SettingtheScene
● Twoweeks…intwoyears
● Focusoncharactersandscenarios,notnewsettings
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Elementary,MyDearWatson● WhynotSherlockHolmes?● Focusoncreatingagoodgameinsteadofinventingnewsetting
● Freedomtoexploreandexpandonexistingcharacters,plots,andsettings
● TheSherlock-verseisverypopular!● Fansareopentonewinterpretations
(neversaid)
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ConnectingthePieces● Finalizednarrativewithpathsandbranches
● Actorshadachancetoshine● Sounddesignershadablast● Playable15-25minutesexperience
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JumpingtoAlexa
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BeforeAlexa● Simpleprototype● MechanicalTurk-esque
● Thinkingaheadtovoice● Examineddifferentoptions● ButreallyjustwaitingforAlexa
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JustOneWeekLater
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HearingtheEcho…echo…echo…● RevisitingBakerStreet● AmazonreleasedAlexaSkillKitright afterour1stjamweek!
● Increasedsupportanddocumentationfornewdevelopers
● Andgamesstartedtoshowup!
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TheAlexaAdventureEcosystem
WayneInvestigationsMagicDoor CodenameCygnus
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TakingAdvantageofAlexa
● AvoidroboticAlexaspeakbyincorporatingaudio● Buildvoicepromptstofeellikenaturalconversation● UtilizenewfeatureslikeHomeCards
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UsingthenewHomeCardsystem
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PortingComplications
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VoicingSomeConstraints
● Not(originally)designedforlong-formSkills● Onlysupports90secondsofaudioper“prompt”● Misinterpretedinputcausesrepeatsanderrors● Skillsautomaticallytimeoutafter15seconds
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WorkingWithinLimitations● The90secondlimit● Reworkpromptstoaddmoreinteractionpoints● Thetimelimithelpedkeeppromptsfocused
● AddingWatsonwittyresponses● Misinterpretedfeedback● Timeoutissues
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AndReleased!
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Alexa,CareForMoreAdventures?
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TheGrowthoftheSmartSpeakers● Greaterhardwareadoption● Echo/Dot/Kindle(Alexa)● GoogleHome(GoogleNow)
● Enthusiasticsupport● Audienceisresponding● Skillsarebeinghighlighted
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BarriersareLow
● Requireslittleramp-up● Amazonprovidesbasicframework● Focusonwritingandsound● Visualsaresecondary
*Monetizationstillawork-in-progress
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NewMarketforClassicTechniques● MostSkillsutilizebasictext-to-speechsystems● Designyourstorieswithtraditionalradioplayconceptstocreateabetterstory● Voiceactors,foley,andbackgroundambience
● Growinglandscapewithdesireforcontent● Lotsofopportunitiesforpartneredexperiences● Ifyou’restuck,rememberthepublicdomain!
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ThanksandCreditsThankstoJonandEddyfromEarplayandSusanO’Connor
CASTJamesMoriarty—CHRISTOPHERARNOLDIreneAdler—BONNIEBOGOVICH
InspectorG.Lestrade—TOMQUITONITheNarrator—TIMROSKO
PROJECTROLES
PROJECTDIRECTORTOMQUITONI
DESIGNCHRISTOPHERARNOLDBONNIEBOGOVICHBOBJONESJOSHLIPPERTTOMQUITONI
SherlockHolmes—RYANHALLJohnH.Watson—BOBJONES
ENGINEERINGMANOJANANDMICHAELLEE
AUDIOENGINEERBONNIEBOGOVICH
HOMECARDARTBENGREENE
WRITERSCHRISTOPHERARNOLDBONNIEBOGOVICHBOBJONESJOSHLIPPERTTOMQUITONI
ORIGINALCONCEPTBONNIEBOGOVICHMATTMAHON
SPECIALTHANKSREAGANHELLERANABALLIACHE
PRESENTEDBYSCHELLGAMES
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Alexa, play “Baker Street Experience”
ThankYou!BonnieBogovich@BlackCatBonfeed
MichaelLee@drinkycode
Pleaseremembertofilloutyoursurveys!
Alexa,play“BakerStreetExperience”
Moreexamplesat:tinyurl.com/bakerstreetvids