In the future, music composers are going need to be able to think and create in a non-linear way. This goes way beyond branching or crossfading stems of pre-mixed music: they will need to create adaptive music scores and orchestrations that respond in real time to user choices, game states, and arbitrary messages from the game engine. Armed with this knowledge, how can college educators compile the curriculum for a multi-year VR/Games music composition program in the face of technology and tools that are rapidly evolving? And, given the relatively unexplored nature of non-linear composition, who is truly qualified to teach it?

Prof. Thomas Dolby discusses the challenges in the creation of the Peabody Conservatory's innovative 'Music for New Media' program at the Johns Hopkins University.

GameSoundCon is two days of intensive sessions, panels and masterclasses on the business, creative and technical challenges of game music and sound, designed for those coming from Film, TV, music and other more traditional media.