Veemix: Integration of Musical User-Generated Content in Games

Collins K, Hodge A, Dockwray R, Karpalos B. Veemix: Integration of Musical User-Generated Content in Games. In: AES Conference: 56th International Conference: Audio for Games. Audio Engineering Society; 2015. Paper 2-3. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=17592

@inproceedings{Collins2015_17592,
  author = {Collins, Karen and Hodge, Alexander and Dockwray, Ruth and Karpalos, Bill},
  title = {{Veemix: Integration of Musical User-Generated Content in Games}},
  booktitle = {AES Conference: 56th International Conference: Audio for Games},
  note = {Paper 2-3},
  year = {2015},
  month = feb,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=17592}
}

TY  - CPAPER
TI  - Veemix: Integration of Musical User-Generated Content in Games
AU  - Collins, Karen
AU  - Hodge, Alexander
AU  - Dockwray, Ruth
AU  - Karpalos, Bill
T2  - AES Conference: 56th International Conference: Audio for Games
M1  - Paper 2-3
PY  - 2015
DA  - 2015/02/06
UR  - https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=17592
PB  - Audio Engineering Society
LA  - en
AB  - Musical user-generated content (UGC) in games is usually disconnected from gameplay, running in the background rather than being integrated into the game. As a result, players may lose their emotional connection to the game’s narrative or action, disrupting immersion and reducing enjoyment. Here we describe a system for integrating user playlists, what we have termed musical UGC, into games. The system, Veemix, allows for the simultaneous integration of music into games using keyword tags and social ranking, while allowing for the collection and storage of semantic data about the music that can be used for music information retrieval purposes. We outline two iterations of the system in the form of a Unity plugin for iOS using streaming and user device music.
ER  -