From this perspective, we discuss possible reasons for gaming trends and propose how a new generation of computer games could be driven by enhanced aural stimulation and/or excitement, the potential for which has not yet been realised. In this paper we provide a historic synopsis of the integration of audio in games and attempt to establish if the auditory field has advanced the diversity of games and driven the market to the same extent as its visual counterpart - computer graphics.
It sits comfortably-and as an equal-alongside Computer Graphics, Artificial Intelligence, online multiplayer gaming and new interactive environments as one of the main driving forces in both technology development and the acceptance of gaming as a core social activity. Far from being an overemphasis, the word "soundtrack" is highly appropriate to the role that audio in games has played up until now. Audio has been present in computer games from the original sinusoidal beeps in Pong to the Grand Theft Auto soundtracks recorded by world-famous musical artists.
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