Video: How Overwatch was designed so people could 'play by sound'

One of the more intriguing aspects of Blizzard's team-based multiplayer shooter Overwatch is the way its sound design complements competitive play by, say, making the footsteps of an enemy sound louder than those of an ally.

According to Blizzard's Scott Lawlor and Tomas Neumann, this is what happens when your game director says you have to design a game that players can "play by sound."

At GDC 2016, the pair took the stage to run down exactly how they did that -- and the many challenges they faced along the way -- in an hour-long behind-the-sounds look at Overwatch 's audio design.

It was a fun talk about a popular topic that's rarely discussed in such technical detail, so you should take this opportunity to watch the whole thing for free via the official GDC YouTube channel.

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