Music and Sound for Games

In the Music & Sound for Games course, you will learn the basic terminology and the general mindset of music and sound design in games. You will also become acquainted with the tools and conventions to make game sounds and music in practice. After completing this course, you will have learned the basics of game sound design through a practical approach.

During this course you will learn how to use a digital audio workstation, the relationship between visual imagery and audio, different particularities of audio design such as mixing, adaptive music and how audio is implemented to games and the sound design process. You will also learn how to communicate as a sound designer with other creators and the role of the sound designer in the game industry.

The course will be executed as a two-week intensive hybrid period, which is succeeded by individual project work over the summer. During the intensive period JAMK degree students are required to be present face-to-face, but students via open studies and cross-institutional studies are allowed to join remotely.

The course consists of case study and project-based learning. The course will be implemented by general lectures, learning assignments and practical project work. During the course the student will learn the basic terminology and the general mindset of music and sound design in games through practice; the student will learn the basics of how to use a digital audio workstation and become acquainted with other tools and the conventions of making game sounds and music.

Course schedule:

• 10.02.2026 16.15 – 19.00 – Intro
• 17.02.2026 16.15 – 19.00 – Observation task
• 31.03.2026 16.15 – 19.00 – Midpoint presentations
• 05.05.2026 16.15 – 19.00 – Final presentations