The Game:
Wizard101 is Kngsisle Entertainment's wizard-themed massively multiplayer role-playing game (MMORPG) for the whole family. Players take on the role of students of witchcraft and wizardry to save the Spiral, the fictional universe in which the game is played, and battle enemies by casting spells using a turn-based combat system similar to collectible card games.
Wizard101 has over 50 million registered players! The community is still going strong and Kingsisle Entertainment has kept up a steady pace of expansion releases for the game ever since its launch in 2008. The game is truly huge at this point, covering dozens of worlds and countless fully-voiced characters.
My Role:
I was a sound designer on the audio team at Kingsisle Entertainment, where I worked on all aspects of the game's sounds, including cinematic sound design, voice-over recording and editing, player and mount footsteps, environment sounds, user interface sounds, and television commercials. I also often wrote additional music for the game, in the form of background tracks, mini-game music, or cinematic cues.
Television Commercial:
Preview of a recent minor expansion: