Pilot Episode - Baltic City Arrival 

In this short soundscape you can experience the first of many audio journeys into the retrofuture world of Threshold; Forgotten Futures. TFF is an augmented reality game taking place at Threshold Festival in Liverpool this March. (thresholdfestival.co.uk) Listen, and be astounded as you take the role of Citizen 3495, a Baltician who has finally gained access to the Blade Corp Robot Factory

This Pilot is the first in a mini-series spin-off of the game and its story. We meet and step into the boots of Citizen 3495 - a skilled worker who has been drafted in from the PWP slums to fill a recently vacated (but vital) role in the Robot Factory. 3495 arrives at Baltic City's spaceport in an H-3 class Slumhopper ship, one of Blade Corp's finest on-planet delivery vessels. He has been given temporary status as a visiting Baltician by Blade Corp. We also meet 'The Voice' - Baltic City's integrated, artificially intelligent computer control system.

Though this initial pilot episode does not fully utilise binaural recording or encoding, this and future episodes will be better enjoyed by using headphones (in-ear or 'cans' type) as this will help make the audio all the more immersive and preserve the 3-D/binaural nature of the soundscapes.

Credits: Modular synthesis and analogue SFX design- Steevio Digital SFX, binaural recording and soundscape design - Biff Roxby

Forgotten Futures - Pilot Episode - Baltic City Arrival

Episode 01 - Things Have Changed

In Episode 1 we follow 3495 as he receives his helical comms devices and is reintroduced to Baltic City - a place very different from the one he remembers. 3495 is travels through the Space Port and into the Consumersphere to collect 'recommended' equipment. The Voice remains with our Citizen and begins to show her protective and ruthless attitude regarding certain of Baltic City's aspects.

This and future episodes are best enjoyed by using headphones (in-ear or 'cans' type) as this will help make the audio all the more immersive and preserve the 3-D/binaural nature of the soundscapes.

Credits: 
Biff Roxby- Binaural Recording, Digital SFX and Soundscape Design
Steevio - Music, Modular Synthesis and Analogue SFX Design
Trev Fleming - background voice
Acclivity, Micronin and Nick Peeters - Ambience and SFX contributors from Freesound.org


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