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“I Expect You To Die”, an Oculus Rift VR game I worked on at Schell Games, has been nominated for three Proto Awards! I had lots of fun working on the audio and vo for this one, so glad its doing so well and at this moment still the top rated game on Oculus Share!
From Schell Games news feed: “Fantastic news…our VR game, ‘I Expect You to Die’, is up for 3 (YES, 3) Proto Awards in these categories; Most Transportive, Best Gameplay and Best Interaction Design. The Proto Awards Gala will be held on September 22 at Avalon Hollywood, hosted by Jonah Ray, co-host of The Meltdown with Jonah & Kumail on Comedy Central. Wish us luck!”

Many thanks to the team behind Replay FX for having my troupe perform this year! – Replay FX Recap on SuperSmashOpera.com

Well, the word is out so we can talk about it… a little:) I’m very excited to be collaborating on “Materia – Final Fantasy VII Remixed” with a ton of talented video game music artists wrangled and herded by Sebastian Wolff and Matt Forman. I am singing on three tracks, one of which is my arrangement of “Waltz De Chocobo” so… you can expect it to be a little wacky as I expect to add some creature vo into the mix:) More info about the project at  http://www.vgmonline.net/wolffformaninterview/

Looking forward to participating at Confluence: Pittsburgh’s Premier Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror Literary Conference again this year as a panelist (“Once More, With Laughter”, filk and fandom musicians and “Women in Horror”, representing The Zombie Opera discussing women in media), doing a presentation on game audio (“Audioscapes for Created Worlds”) and brinigng a special performance of Super Smash Opera to the filk mainstage (with QA to follow). For a full list of my personal panel and music breakdown, check out this handy link (I love searchable schedules!) I also recommend checking out panels by some of my Schell Games cohorts, Super Smash Opera writers and the Zombie Opera team during the weekend too! Confluence runs July 24th-26th. Weekend passes are available online, day passes at the door. Enjoy!

PS:  The Super Smash Opera team will perform the following weekend at Replay FX: Arcade and Gaming Festival on Saturday August 1st. Replay Music Schedule

I am very excited to announce that two Schell Games projects I have worked on, “Water Bears” and “The World of Lexica”, both took home Gold Awards at the 2015 International Serious Play Awards. Go Team!!!

Check out the latest from Schell Games, “I Expect You To Die”, where you play a spy trapped in a super-villain’s car…. and you have telekinesis! Now available to play for FREE on Oculus Rift DK2!!! I had lots of fun working on audio for this game, from crazy foley sessions to being the voice of the car, and I tip my hat to those who provided some of the wacky phone messages for our villain’s answering machine. Continue reading →

One of the Amplify Education projects I have been working on at Schell Games, “The World of Lexica” took home the prize in the Entertainment, Film & Digital Media category at the CREATE 2015 awards in Pittsburgh, PA.  Photos of our fancy trophy. Go Team!!!

Very excited that we will be performing our Super Smash Opera at the ReplayFX Arcade & Gaming Festival in Pittsburgh on August 1st. Lots of arcade machines, live music by The OneUps and Triforce Quartet, and some crazy competitions (ever heard of blindfolded team Donkey Kong???) in store!

We’re busy working on a new improved version of “I Expect You To Die”, a game for the Oculus Rift at Schell Games, and we’re looking to add some fun audio to the project. Do you think you have an idea for a voicemail that would be on the answering machine for our villain, Doctor Zor? Call the number described in our latest IEYTD blog post and your message might end up in our game! I look forward to checking the machine to see what people came up with and which files will make it into the final product:)

Well, the word’s out so it’s official. I am now on the Steering Committee for IASIG, the Interactive Audio Special Interest Group. I’m looking forward to getting my digital hands dirty with this great collective of game and industry audio experts. Text from the news blast:
“Please welcome our newest Steering Committee member, Bonnie Bogovich! Bonnie is the lead Sound Designer at Schell Games, a company headed by Art of Game Design’s Jesse Schell, focused on entertainment-based and educational video games, interactive experiences, and theme park attractions. Side projects Bonnie has spearheaded include the creation of Evenings in Quarantine: The Zombie Opera, a community supported movie/theater show, and Super Smash Opera, a classical music and video game crossover. She has served on the boards and committees for organizations and acted as a judge for the IGF (Independent Games Fest), Indiecade, and GLFA. For more information about Bonnie see her website https://www.blackcatbonifide.com.”