{"id":10,"date":"2026-09-23T05:15:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T05:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/what-does-this-sound-like\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-10-30T17:59:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T17:59:39","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/what-does-this-sound-like\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-group view view-about is-active is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading sr-only\">Listen to the World Differently<\/h1>\n\n\n<div id=\"about-story\" class=\"wp-block-group about-story is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group about-stage is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group paper-grain is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group page-ground is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full about-map\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/what-does-this-sound-like\/wp-content\/themes\/t700\/assets\/art\/environment.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group film-frame is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group film-picture is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/what-does-this-sound-like\/wp-content\/themes\/t700\/assets\/art\/concept-original.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Picture: ready \u00b7 Sound: missing<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full about-pose pose-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/what-does-this-sound-like\/wp-content\/themes\/t700\/assets\/art\/foley-team.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full about-pose pose-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/what-does-this-sound-like\/wp-content\/themes\/t700\/assets\/art\/foley-about.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full about-pose pose-2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/what-does-this-sound-like\/wp-content\/themes\/t700\/assets\/art\/foley-media.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full about-pose pose-3\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/what-does-this-sound-like\/wp-content\/themes\/t700\/assets\/art\/foley-home.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full sprite sprite-rocks about-rocks\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/what-does-this-sound-like\/wp-content\/themes\/t700\/assets\/art\/Bush.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full sprite sprite-flower-cactus about-cactus\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/what-does-this-sound-like\/wp-content\/themes\/t700\/assets\/art\/Bush.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full sprite sprite-agave about-agave\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/what-does-this-sound-like\/wp-content\/themes\/t700\/assets\/art\/Bush2.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"hand-note scene-note note-0 wp-block-paragraph\">Always listening. Mostly out of habit.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"hand-note scene-note note-1 wp-block-paragraph\">Something is missing\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"hand-note scene-note note-2 wp-block-paragraph\">rustle\u2026 tap. scrape.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"hand-note scene-note note-3 wp-block-paragraph\">Same world. A whole new way to listen.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group about-copy is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<section id=\"chapter-1\" class=\"wp-block-group about-chapter is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group chapter-card is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">About the game \/ 01<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet<br>\nMr. B. Foley.<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A veteran sound designer. A well-earned holiday. And a world he thinks he already knows.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"hand-note rust wp-block-paragraph\">Then the phone rings.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"chapter-2\" class=\"wp-block-group about-chapter is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group chapter-card is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">About the game \/ 02<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">One call.<br>\nA silent film.<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His studio needs help. A short film has no sound, and Foley must finish it before the deadline.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"hand-note rust wp-block-paragraph\">A holiday, interrupted.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"chapter-3\" class=\"wp-block-group about-chapter is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group chapter-card is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">About the game \/ 03<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A recorder.<br>\nA world of possibilities.<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Far from his studio, Foley has a portable recorder, a simple editor, and whatever he can find around him.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"hand-note rust wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"chapter-4\" class=\"wp-block-group about-chapter is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group chapter-card is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">About the game \/ 04<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The world<br>\nsounds different.<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ordinary things become unexpected instruments. Foley rediscovers the curiosity that made him love sound.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"hand-note rust wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/what-does-this-sound-like\/media\/\">Explore the world<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<nav id=\"story-rail\" class=\"wp-block-group story-rail is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group story-steps is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#chapter-1\">01 \u00b7 Meet Foley<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#chapter-2\">02 \u00b7 The assignment<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#chapter-3\">03 \u00b7 The toolbox<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#chapter-4\">04 \u00b7 Rediscovery<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/nav>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group how-it-works is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">How It Works<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explore. Record. Edit.<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There may be an obvious sound that a film needs, but the way you create it may be anything but obvious.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group how-grid is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<article class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">01<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explore<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Travel through handcrafted 2.5D environments built with the feeling of miniature sets. Observe each space and discover objects with unexpected sonic possibilities.<\/p>\n\n<\/article>\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">02<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Record<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interact with objects, surfaces, movements, and environments to capture the sounds they produce.<\/p>\n\n<\/article>\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">03<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Edit<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arrange your recordings inside an unfinished film. Adjust their timing and volume to transform a silent scene into a complete soundscape.<\/p>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n<\/section>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to the World Differently Picture: ready \u00b7 Sound: missing Always listening. Mostly out of habit. Something is missing\u2026 rustle\u2026 tap. scrape. Same world. A whole new way to listen. About the game \/ 01 Meet Mr. B. Foley. A veteran sound designer. A well-earned holiday. And a world he thinks he already knows. 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