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Empathy and Horror: Creature Audio of 'Still Wakes the Deep'

Overview:

It is 1975, you work on an offshore oil rig when disaster strikes. A supernatural entity that has accidentally been drilled up is transforming the rig, turning your co-workers into horrible creatures that are struggling in agony, while the rig is slowly collapsing into the North Sea. nnThis premise where your main antagonists are twisted versions of your former friends and colleagues provided an interesting juxtaposition for the audio team, where through sound we had to convey their lost humanity and the fears they faced, as well as inspiring fear and terror into the player themself. nnIn this talk we'll explore in-depth how we took this from concept to release. We'll look at the mistakes we made, as well as the successes we found, and lift the veil on the systems that underpin it all.

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