On Music Mechanics

On Music Mechanics is an exploration of how music in games can go beyond what currently exists. While rhythm and many other types of games heavily incorporate music and sounds, this is always on an aesthetic level, where the game can be played without sound, based on visual cues or timing. The goal of this project was to create a series of prototypes and an accompanying zine that demonstrate our own approach to musical mechanics and to answer the question can you create a game that cant be played without sound?. This is a digital version of our in-person exhibition. Please refer to the zine wh...