Adding park audio

Since we spent so much time perfecting the visuals of our virtual world, it’s time to pay attention to the audio. Audio can make or break any experience because it is a significant component of how we experience entertainment and other things. Therefore, we have to pay close attention to creating an immersive experience, particularly within a park setting. There are many sounds reminiscent of the tranquil nature of a park, and having birds chirping and water running is something people are all too familiar with. Recreating these sounds in VR will help us achieve our desired immersive experience.

If you recall from the Roadmapping section of Chapter 10 where we talked about Phase 5 of our roadmap, we specifically planned in our sound design experience to add city environmental sounds, forest sounds, and water sounds to the lake. To follow this, we’ll add bird sounds to the tree areas and city sounds to the edge of the park. Finally, we’ll add...