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Maximilien Simard Poirier
Sound Designer/ Developer Relations - Audiokinetic
Maximilien is an avid interactive audio designer for games and VR. He is currently based in Montreal and holds the Sound Designer in Residence position at Audiokinetic. Max holds a bachelor’s in Digital Music from the University of Montreal, and he has worked on a plethora of projects throughout his career. Some of his credits include: Time Machine VR, mobile smash hit Pewdiepie’s Tuber Simulator, and other distinguished contributions such as the soundtrack of Resident Evil VII. As a passionate musician and gamer, Max always aims to push the envelope with interactive media, and contribute to the community by sharing knowledge and experiences. Max is a frequent game audio and virtual reality lecturer. His most recent speaking credits include: Montreal ComicCon, Symposium IX, Montreal International Games Summit (MIGS), Concordia University as well as the University of Montreal.

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Wwise Tips & Tools

Keeping it Steady with Wwise Motion Source

Sweet vibration, remember your first time? Maybe you expected it because you bought a Nintendo 64 “Rumble Pak” for Golden Eye—good luck finding items without the pack. Or maybe you were playing a game...

23.10.2018

Out of sight: musique concrète in Resident Evil 7

After a few years of studying electroacoustic music at the University of Montreal, I couldn’t help but wonder about what I would do with my degree. How would these teachings apply outside of academia?...

4.4.2017

Wwise Analog: TableTop Edition (WATTE) 1997.1, coming soon!

Here at Audiokinetic, we are always listening, and in 2017 we heard you. You who crave the wholesome and cardboard goodness of pure analog gaming board games! This is why we are proud to announce the...

1.4.2017

GDC Diary of a Sound Designer

Coming back home after GDC is generally quite liberating, in a way. Lack of sleep, your vocal chords tired out, not to mention the overwhelming amount of possible events you had to try to find a way...

14.3.2017