Multimedia Sound Workers

If you are interested in becoming a sound worker, you can start experimenting with sounds and effects on your computer at home. Listen to current games and try to recreate their sounds or work with a group of friends to create a brand new game that contains sound effects and music that you have come up with on your own.

The Internet is a great place to learn more about the computer and video game industry and sound careers. Check out https://www.audiogang.org, the site for the Game Audio Network Guild, which offers student membership and publishes Audio Source Magazine.

Another way to learn more about the field is to attend the annual Game Developers Conference (https://www.gdconf.com). This will allow you to meet people in the business and other enthusiasts, see new games and technologies, and even attend workshops of interest to you. Of course, this event can be expensive, but if your funds are limited, you may want to work as a student volunteer, which enables you to pay much less.

Talk with a multimedia sound worker about his or her career. Ask your school counselor to help arrange an interview. Suggested interview questions include: What made you want to enter this career? What type of software and other technology do you use to do your work? What do you like most and least about your job? How did you train for this field? What are some key skills for success? What advice would you give to young people about preparing for the field and being successful on the job? How will the use of technologies such as advanced artificial intelligence change the field? Perhaps you could even job-shadow a multimedia sound worker to learn even more about the field.