Dolby Games News

In the previous article we covered general aspects and benefits of Dolby Atmos for music as well as considerations for planning your workflow.  In this next article we’ll take a look at composition and mixing recommendations as it relates to music for games presented in Dolby Atmos.  As a reminder, check out my video series which walks through most of this content with tangible examples.

In this series of articles, we’re going to explore creating, mixing, and implementing music for games that are presented in Dolby Atmos.  It is an answer to the question: “My game is in Dolby Atmos, what do I need to think about with regards to music?”.  As this is an attempt to connect the dots and provide overall context, I will provide links wherever possible to more in-depth articles and information specific to a topic or tool.

Over the last few years, we've heard a lot about Dolby Atmos for Xbox and PC games, and now we're excited to bring you Dolby Atmos for Mobile Games. 

In this post we'll talk about Jade Dynasty: New Fantasy, the first title from Perfect World Games to launch supporting Dolby Atmos.

The Completionist plays Guardians of the Galaxy by Eidos Montreal using Dolby Atmos for Headphones.

Spatial sound helps you improve game quality by making sound a more integral part of the action. As with anything new, there are best practices and pitfalls involved in using this technology correctly. Best practices range from emphasizing sound planning to understanding all the sound-related variables affecting the gaming experience.