- Smith, J. (2021). Voices, Combat, and Music. Journal of Sound and Music in Games, 2(2), pp. 42–62. doi:10.1525/jsmg.2021.2.2.42.
- Smith, J. (2019). Vocal disruptions in the aural game world: The female entertainer in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Transistor and Divinity: Original Sin II. Soundtrack, The, 11(1), pp. 75–97. doi:10.1386/ts_00006_1.
Jennifer Smith
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Jennifer Smith
City, University of London
Northampton Square
London EC1V 0HB
United Kingdom
Northampton Square
London EC1V 0HB
United Kingdom
About
Overview
Jennifer Smith is a Lecturer in Music at City, University London. Jennifer teaches on sound and the moving image, alongside video game music. Her research focuses on voices as worldbuilding tools in video games, and how they engage the player with the characters and environments of the world alongside music and sound.
Jennifer is a reviews editor for the Journal for Sound and Music in Games (JSMG) alongside an editor for the online student journal, Sonic Scope.
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom, Sep 2016 – Oct 2020
- Masters by Reserch, University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom, Sep 2014 – Sep 2016
- BMus Hons, University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom, Sep 2011 – Jun 2014
Employment
- Lecturer in Music, City, University of London, Jan 2022 – present
- University Teacher, University of Liverpool, Dec 2021 – Jun 2022
- Part Time Hourly Paid Lecturer, University of Huddersfield, Dec 2020 – present
Publications
Publications by category
Journal articles (2)
Thesis/dissertation
- Smith, J. Worldbuilding Voices in the Soundscapes of Role-Playing Video Games. (PhD Thesis)