Sessional Lecturer: Video Game Composition - Toronto, Canada - University of Toronto

University of Toronto

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Toronto, Canada

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Date Posted:
June 8, 2023

Req ID: 31853

Faculty/Division:
Faculty Of Music

Department:
Theory and Composition

Campus:
St. George

Description:

Course Number and Name:
TMU411H1/MUS3630H Video Game Composition

Course Description:

Working in music and sound for video games means not only composing music or designing sounds but building and maintaining complex interactive systems that take players' input and translate it into sonic feedback.

This course provides students with the opportunity to create their own interactive music and sound systems for video games, acquiring the relevant technical skills and the experience of team-based video game development.

Class Schedule:
Wednesdays 9-10am

September April 2024

Salary:
$9,457.90

Estimated Course Enrollment:20

TA support:
none

Qualifications:
Graduate degree in music composition, music technology, or related field. Extensive professional experience in sound design for audiovisual media, including music and sound for video games.

Expert knowledge of relevant current software, including familiarity with audio asset implementation and in-game audio engines such as Unity and Wwise.

Some college/university teaching experience.

Duties:

Define course objectives; prepare course materials; provide clear guidelines on course requirements and regulations; teach classes as scheduled; administer and evaluate student assignments; prepare and submit final grade in accordance with policy.

This course involves a collaboration with students in video game development in the Department of Computer Science, and an integral part of the course is to support music students in this collaboration.

Maintain reasonable hours of student consultation outside

Closing Date: 06/26/2023

Diversity Statement

Accessibility Statement

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members.

Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).

As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.