Sound It Out!

Sound It Out! is an audio literacy learning game developed with Twin Cities PBS that focuses on listening skills and sound identification. Players collect environmental sounds, edit and modify them, and select effects to match scenes.

Platform:
mobile
web
Subject:
career preparation
Genre:
puzzle
Art:
2d
Release:
2025
Age:
adolescents

Players become sound effect artists in this companion game for PBS KIDS’ Skillsville TV universe.

Sound It Out! is an audio literacy learning game developed with Twin Cities PBS that focuses on listening skills and sound identification. Players collect environmental sounds, edit and modify them, and select appropriate effects to match scenes within a creative production workflow. By focusing on these core listening skills and sound identification tasks, players learn to effectively edit, modify, and select the appropriate effects required to match various scenes within a creative production workflow.

Learning focus

Audio Literacy, Sound Engineering, Environmental Perception, Narrative Soundscapes

GAME FEATURES

Collect environmental sounds

Gather audio clips from different locations within the game world.

Edit and modify audio

Use filters and tools to alter and refine sound effects.

Match sounds to scenes

Select appropriate effects that fit specific visual contexts.

Present completed projects

Play finished productions in an in-game theater.

Core Learning Outcomes:

  • Identify and differentiate common environmental sounds
  • Analyze how audio choices support storytelling
  • Apply editing tools to modify sound characteristics
  • Demonstrate listening comprehension through sound selection
Why This Project Matters

Listening and sound recognition support broader language and media literacy skills. Sound It Out! helps learners practice these skills by engaging them in collecting, editing, and applying audio within meaningful creative tasks.

Why This Project Matters

Released alongside the debut of the PBS Kids Skillsville TV series, Sound It Out! recorded 250,000 plays within its first month of launch.

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