Voice control looks set to be the next big thing to really wow the gaming world this year thanks to a UK-based game developer that recently demonstrated an innovative games kit that allows an entire game to be controlled by your voice.
According to an article on bitgamer Mutant Labs gave a demonstration of the new kit at the Media Sandbox event in Bristol on February 18. It could potentially open the door for game and app developers to incorporate voice control into their products.
The tool-kit, which is code-named Operation Sonic Boom, breaks down ‘complex sound recognition and pattern algorithms into an easy-to-use set of tools and instructions’.
The development team were apparently keen to point out that the kit is not targeted at bringing language recognition to games, but more to use abstract noises to control the on-screen game action. They believe this will have more ‘cross-cultural appeal’.
While the initial design looks to be aimed more for use with the iphone and ipad, Mutant Labs managing director Alex Ryley, believes that this exciting software could be ported to other platforms such as the Xbox 360!
Combined with the Kinect controller this would mean that games could not only be motion-controlled, but sound-controlled at the same time!
This tool-kit is still in development, but looks set to be released to developers later this year….so, what do you think about the future of voice-controlled games?
Source:
http://www.bit-tech.net/news/gaming/2011/02/22/plymouth-based-developer-sets-sights-on-voi/1
