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Sound is an essential component of any game as it gives instant feedback from the virtual world. If you were to play a game with the audio turned down, you would likely find it a very passive experience because we expect events to be accompanied by sound.

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(2007). Making Things Go Boom. In: Beginning Game Development with Python and Pygame. Apress. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-0325-4_10

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