How to make video game music and sound effects

What your kid learns

• Sound tells players how to feel. Without it, a game feels empty.
• The music should fit the world: a haunted house needs spooky music, not party music.
• Short sounds for a jump, a coin, a win, and a loss tell players what happened.

The steps

1. 1

   Your kid picks a mood for the music: Spooky, Adventure, Funny, or Calm. Tek makes the song.

2. 2

   They pick the sounds for Jump, Coin, Win, and Lose, and tap each one to hear it.

3. 3

   They check that every sound fits the game's world.

Transcript

1. 0:00

   Turn the sound off, and a game feels empty. Sound tells players how to feel.

2. 0:06

   Step one. Pick the music. Spooky, adventure, funny, or calm. Tek makes your song.

3. 0:16

   Step two. Pick the sounds. A jump, a coin, a win, and a lose. Tap each one to hear it.

4. 0:25

   Pick sounds that fit your world. A haunted house needs spooky music, not party music.

5. 0:34

   Now your game sounds like a real game. Time to play it!