A special presentation for the Desautels Faculty of Music, University of Manitoba, March 2023. https://youtu.be/BaH8VIYW5PI
Evoking the Past: (Historical) Authenticity vs. (Gameplay) Authenticity and Ancient Greece
A video presentation at the North American Conference on Video Game Music, 2021 https://youtu.be/R44J4frya-c
A Musical Identity Crisis: Communicating Morality and Humanity in War Games
A video presentation (10 mins) and conference presentation (20 mins) at the North American Conference on Video Game Music and the Canadian University Music Society annual conference, 2019 https://youtu.be/k45BSoMdGoM
Analyzing Subversion in Undertale Through Soundscape
See the resources in the "SMT Poster 2020" tab above.
Now out! Authenticity in the Music of Video Games
Published via Lexington Books. Purchase via Lexington Books. Purchase via Amazon.com or Amazon.ca. From historical games to hyperrealism to retro gaming, Authenticity in the Music of Video Games explores, the shifting understanding of authenticity among players. What do gamers believe authenticity to be? How are their expectations structured by the soundtrack? And how do their actions impact... Continue Reading →
Music as (Temporal) Disruption in Assassin’s Creed
Paper on Academia.edu In the Assassin’s Creed game series, the player’s historical narrative is viewed through the lens of a modern-day sub-plot: the protagonist is connected to a device in a research lab which is able to access and enhance their ancestors’ memories. Throughout the game, the player is reminded of the strain caused by... Continue Reading →
Medievalisms in Fantasy Games
"Fantasy" as a genre is often grounded in a modern-day re-interpretation of Medieval style. This paper examines this lens of medievalism through analysis of songs from video games both implicitly and explicitly identified as "Medieval", examining the role of these musical medievalisms in communicating elements of the in-game mythology and narrative. Delivered at Congress 2016... Continue Reading →
Why Violence in Video Games Isn’t a Problem
An article discussing immersion in games, from a musical perspective. Published by The Conversation, March 2018.
Music Video Games (book)
Examines the history, development, and cultural impact of music games, including The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (ch. 3 by Stephanie Lind)
Variation and Expectation in Sonic
This short Youtube video explains how the menu music of Sonic the Hedgehog uses variation to play with our sense of expectation.
Stephanie Lind 