Blog 5: Audio Analysis of Bioshock (part 3)

When Bioshock was released it showed that the game industry was focusing a lot more on the narrative in video games and creating a robust story in the game while driving the player forward. This helps the player stay focused on the game and wanting to know what happens next with the narrative.
The story accomplishes this by placing audio diaries throughout the game for the player to find. These audio diaries explore the games backstory with events that happened before the game takes place. What is good about these audio diaries is that they are played in real time. Which means that they play once you pick them up and the game doesn't pause for them. So when you pick one up you don't want to get into any action and you want to explore your immediate surroundings and look for supplies. This will make you slow down and really appreciate the sounds of the world around you.