Andrew Hair is the creative genius behind ‘Symbiosis’, an open-world music game where the environment flourishes or withers in response to players’ choices. We at Loop.Coop have been working along similar lines with our Looptopia project, so it greatly excites us to find an artist who shares our outlook.
Andrew is a sound designer for games, art installations, audio-visual shows, and moving image, and recently graduated from Brighton Uni. “I’ve been intrigued by the development of music discovery/creation in game environments for a while now (I had a minor plug.dj addiction a few years ago!)”
Symbiosis is a visually stunning geometric landscape where gentle sounds shimmer and chime around the player. By gathering and planting seeds, the player can influence how the soundscape develops. This parallels ecosystems in the real world: “If the player chooses to neglect the world in favour of personal indulgence, the environment will respond with a desolate, dissonant soundscape. Conversely, if we neglect our own needs, we will struggle to even hear the world around us.”
Visit Andrew Hair’s website to download Symbiosis for PC, and find out about more of his marvellous audio creations!