KeenGamer: ''Resistance to synthetic voice technology comes from a worry that it will threaten the job market for voice actors. However, it could prove to help voice actors as well. In this article, we will focus on how synthetic voices could greatly affect the gaming industry in the near future."
The move away from written coverage of games is a problem for journalists and for the games industry.
What we need is a more honest games media. I'm sorry but if you're an outlet in bed with a publisher or getting goodies to attend preview/ review events then you can't be trusted to be objective. Very similar to the need for getting money out of politics.
Basically this. We've seen how the game media turned for the worse after the acceptance of advertising dollars during the 360 era from one particular company. How many websites were willing to sell out for Mountain Dew and Doritos. Accepting $800 Halo Swag bags and expensive Windows laptops to do blogging.
Video sites like game trailers that was willing to lie about PS3 graphics and sometimes, still had the wrong controller image at the bottom on the video. And, turned off comments it deleted them to keep the truth from being told.
That same company twisted certain gamers to a new level of fanboyism. This website was full of them when I arrived. Lying through their noses again and again. Then, that very company started lying or withholding information that showed the truth. That their competitors were selling more worldwide and had better graphics overall. But the damage to the media and a certain group of gamers was done. And, continues to this day. Even after hearing the truth that that company they serve is very destructive to the industry, developers and gamers.
Most game journalists are pariahs and low level marketing drones. They got too greedy and cannibalized their respect and trust. Something they learned not to do in their journalism schools. This is why we might as well watch gameplay critics on You Tube. Don't get me wrong, I love reading, but for every genuine article there is a thousand game journalist trying to gloss over monetization schemes so they can sell the game to gamers in order to get free games to do their jobs. It gets old. Even this piece doesn't address the problem.
"Nordic Game has revealed the winners of this year’s Nordic Game Awards, which took place on Thursday, May 23, during NG24 Spring and streamed live from Slagthuset in Malmö, Sweden." - Nordic Game.
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I hate stuff like this. I like the real human side of acting. CGI Leia and Tarkin did nothing for me and synthetic voices might sound fine but there'd be no soul in it.
I think this is terrible. With ever-advancing CGI, and this, how long till you think actors are a thing of the past? They'll all be eating each other for theater stage jobs as that's all that will be left. In the Youtube comments, one of the guys claims to be a dev and the first thing he talks about is "cost savings". Obviously from NOT hiring a VA.
If they want to go on strike then at least there is an alternative. Like McDonald’s workers bitching about not making 15 dollars an hour getting replaced by a kiosk.