If I got my history right, one of the big motivations for physically modeled synthesis in video aka 3d graphics in games was cost. At least that's the argument

If I got my history right, one of the big motivations for physically modeled synthesis in video aka 3d graphics in games was cost. At least that's the argument The Digital Antiquarian makes[1]: From the standpoint of the people making the games, 3D graphics had another massive advantage: they were also cheaper than the alternative. When DOOM first appeared in December of 1993, the industry was facing a budgetary catch-22 with no obvious solution. ... Even major publishers like Sierra were beginning to post ugly losses on their bottom lines despite their increasing gross revenues. 3D graphics had the potential to fix all that, practically at a stroke. A 3D world is, almost by definition, a collection of interchangeable parts. ... Small wonder that, when the established industry was done marveling at DOOM‘s achievements in terms of gameplay, the thing they kept coming back to over and over was its astronomical profit margins. 3D graphics provided a way to make games make money again. Not sure if and how this translates to audio. [1] https://www.filfre.net/2020/06/the-shareware-scene-part-5-narratives-of-doom/ https://www.filfre.net/2020/06/the-shareware-scene-part-5-na...