Blurring Disciplinary Boundaries through Chiptunes

My portion of this panel session begins with a brief discussion on the broad landscape of music engagement as it relates to video games (e.g., music engagement within, through, and around video games). I then dive deeper into the potential for such engagement to blur disciplinary boundaries across multiple disciplines. As a main example, I discuss how chipmusicians might engage in computer science, entrepreneurial, and visual art practices for music-related purposes. Such engagement raises questions for the field of education and demonstrates an underexplored potential evident within the intersections of music, video games, and education.   

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O'Leary, J. D. (2018). A corpus-assisted discourse analysis of music-related practices discussed within chipmusic.org (Order No. 10979369). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (2154870828). Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/2154870828

Chiptune Examples

Unfamiliar with the sound of chiptunes? Watch/listen to one of these playlists for some retro goodness: