Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Dr. Matthew McCabe sat down with interactive audio designer Darius Gourdine at CIMFest 2026 to go deep into what game devs and students should know about game audio. Sorry about the video glitch near the end.
Darius Gourdine is an interactive audio designer specializing in implementation for Unity and Unreal Engine. With experience spanning technical sound design, middleware integration, field recording, and immersive audio systems, Darius bridges the gap between creative vision and technical execution in game development. He has contributed to projects across games and film, including his work as a Sound Designer at House of How and as a field recordist and mixer for the feature film Bruiser. Passionate about interactive audio workflows, Darius has also spoken at GameSoundCon and AirCon, sharing insights from his journey into game audio and his approach to building immersive player experiences. Follow Darius at dariusbgourdineaudio.com and on YouTube: youtube.com/@OscillatingTortoiseSound?si=Iw9P-bU8x3RM9RGO
Dr. Matthew McCabe is currently Associate Professor of Audio Technology at the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University. He holds degrees in music from the University of Richmond, Bowling Green, and the University of Florida, where he primarily studied music composition and technology. Since arriving at CSU in 2009, Dr. McCabe has overseen the recording of more than 5000 live concert events and worked as an engineer on more than 30 commercially released Classical albums with CSU faculty and guest artists who come to Columbus to record with him. He was the primary audio engineer for Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero in the Columbus unit and also appears in the film as an additional voice. Off campus, he spends time working in the Loft Recording Studio, serves as the technologist for Chicago-based, multi-Grammy winning chamber ensemble eighth blackbird, and loves to be with his wife and two dogs. Dr. McCabe is also an advocate and fluent speaker of the Irish language and spends time in the Gaeltacht regions of Ireland whenever possible.
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Dr. Matthew McCabe sat down with interactive audio designer Darius Gourdine at CIMFest 2026 to go deep into what game devs and students should know about game audio. Sorry about the video glitch near the end.
Darius Gourdine is an interactive audio designer specializing in implementation for Unity and Unreal Engine. With experience spanning technical sound design, middleware integration, field recording, and immersive audio systems, Darius bridges the gap between creative vision and technical execution in game development. He has contributed to projects across games and film, including his work as a Sound Designer at House of How and as a field recordist and mixer for the feature film Bruiser. Passionate about interactive audio workflows, Darius has also spoken at GameSoundCon and AirCon, sharing insights from his journey into game audio and his approach to building immersive player experiences. Follow Darius at dariusbgourdineaudio.com and on YouTube: youtube.com/@OscillatingTortoiseSound?si=Iw9P-bU8x3RM9RGO
Dr. Matthew McCabe is currently Associate Professor of Audio Technology at the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University. He holds degrees in music from the University of Richmond, Bowling Green, and the University of Florida, where he primarily studied music composition and technology. Since arriving at CSU in 2009, Dr. McCabe has overseen the recording of more than 5000 live concert events and worked as an engineer on more than 30 commercially released Classical albums with CSU faculty and guest artists who come to Columbus to record with him. He was the primary audio engineer for Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero in the Columbus unit and also appears in the film as an additional voice. Off campus, he spends time working in the Loft Recording Studio, serves as the technologist for Chicago-based, multi-Grammy winning chamber ensemble eighth blackbird, and loves to be with his wife and two dogs. Dr. McCabe is also an advocate and fluent speaker of the Irish language and spends time in the Gaeltacht regions of Ireland whenever possible.
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