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Sound Integration – Game Project (OOP Class)

Overview

This file documents how the sound effects were added to the project using Java and LibGDX. These sounds were created in FL Studio and cover key interactions like menu navigation, collisions, and save confirmation. The code for playing these sounds has been written and tested locally but has not yet been pushed to the main project repository.

Sound Files Implemented

File Name	Usage
menu selection 2.wav	Menu hover/select sound
selection 3.wav	Alternate select sound
menu closing noise.wav	When closing any in-game menu
save game.wav	Played after a successful save
collision or wrong choice.wav	Invalid input or collision event
collision 2.wav	Alternative collision sound

How Sounds Were Integrated

• File Placement:
  All sound files were placed in the assets/sounds/ directory of the project.

• Code Implementation:
  I created a SoundManager class to handle loading and playing sounds using LibGDX’s Gdx.audio.newSound() method. Each sound is stored in a HashMap<String, Sound> for easy reuse.

  public class SoundManager {
      private static final Map<String, Sound> sounds = new HashMap<>();
  
      public static void load() {
          sounds.put("menu_select", Gdx.audio.newSound(Gdx.files.internal("sounds/menu selection 2.wav")));
          sounds.put("menu_close", Gdx.audio.newSound(Gdx.files.internal("sounds/menu closing noise.wav")));
          sounds.put("save_game", Gdx.audio.newSound(Gdx.files.internal("sounds/save game.wav")));
          sounds.put("collision_1", Gdx.audio.newSound(Gdx.files.internal("sounds/collision or wrong choice.wav")));
          sounds.put("collision_2", Gdx.audio.newSound(Gdx.files.internal("sounds/collision 2.wav")));
      }
  
      public static void play(String soundName) {
          if (sounds.containsKey(soundName)) {
              sounds.get(soundName).play();
          }
      }
  }