{"id":4862,"date":"2021-07-28T23:09:45","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T23:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vivianacaro.com\/bluechickenaudio\/?p=4862"},"modified":"2024-03-28T20:48:42","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T20:48:42","slug":"interview-with-jennifer-walden-audio-lead-viviana-caro-shares-her-approach-to-transplanting-sound-from-the-console-version-of-eas-plants-vs-zombies-battle-for-neighborville-to-the-nintendo-swit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vivianacaro.com\/bluechickenaudio\/2021\/07\/28\/interview-with-jennifer-walden-audio-lead-viviana-caro-shares-her-approach-to-transplanting-sound-from-the-console-version-of-eas-plants-vs-zombies-battle-for-neighborville-to-the-nintendo-swit\/","title":{"rendered":"Transplanting the sound of \u2018Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville\u2019 to Nintendo Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Interview with Jenifer Walden<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Squeezing console-sized sound into a handheld gaming device is like Tommy Boy (Chris Farley) trying to put on Richard (David Spade)\u2019s coat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Audio Lead&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vivianacaro.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Viviana Caro<\/a>&nbsp;was tasked with shrinking down the sound of EA\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville<\/em>&nbsp;to fit the Nintendo Switch \u2014 this was EA\u2019s first port to the Switch using Frostbite. She says, \u201cWe used the existing content from the previously released game on larger platforms (PC, Xbox and PS4) and made it work for the Switch which has less audio capabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Caro and her compact team \u2014 a lead audio coder and an audio artist \u2014 had to find ways to optimize the game to make the audio work while maintaining the quality and feel of the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And since Caro contributed to the earlier release of\u00a0<em>PvZ: Battle for Neighborville<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 working as a senior audio artist who handled sound design and implementation for the ambiances, world sounds, and some gameplay content \u2014 she knew how far she could push the sound for the Switch without comprising the soundtrack\u2019s integrity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville Complete Edition \u2013 Reveal Trailer \u2013 Nintendo Switch\" width=\"1120\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C5QcesBqGvQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asoundeffect.com\/plants-vs-zombies-sound\/#\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interview with Jenifer Walden Squeezing console-sized sound into a handheld gaming device is like Tommy Boy (Chris Farley) trying to put on Richard (David Spade)\u2019s coat. 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