Elizabeth Orchard is a Toronto-based content writer, copy editor, and lifelong gamer. She's been playing visual novels and farming sims since she was ten years old, graduating into a hardcore love of ...

First impressions are important. That’s true both in people and video game consoles. The first time you boot up a new gaming system can be a magical moment when done right. There’s always a built-in ...

Having published his first poem at the at of 11, Joshua Vazquez has been a writer for over two decades. A respected canine trainer, decorated public servant, and a United States Army veteran, Joshua ...

Sound design in video games is like the magic ingredient that makes the game’s world come alive. It’s not just about the music or the sound effects you hear when something happens in the game. It’s ...

Play the sound of a typewriter to a child and they’ll have little idea what it is they’re listening to. Play it to an older adult and they might break into a smile at some of the memories that it ...

DETROW: Those are sounds from the 4-year-old NES game Space Raft. Yes, raft, like a boat, and yes, NES, the 1980s Nintendo Entertainment System. (SOUNDBITE OF VIDEO GAME, "SPACE RAFT") DETROW: And ...

If you want to know what it sounds like to root around in someone’s chest cavity without the bloody mess, a grapefruit will do just fine. Tear, compress, and squish it in your hands. With a little ...