Couldn't the multi-channel capability of sound cards be implemented to take
care of the cutting-off issue? Let one player come through 1 channel, and
the other through another channel?n'Coud
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From: "Munawar Bijani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:41 AM
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Subject: Re: [Audyssey] we are far behind the mainstream market in one
bigaspect
Hi,
I think the real challenge here is not getting two input devices to
control two separate entities at the same time--this is very easily done
if the game is coded properly and made to accomodate very generic input
from the start--rather, preventing one player from being confused by
another's audio output would be difficult. For instance, if SAPI outputs
some messages, unless each player uses a different voice, it would be
difficult to tell whose status the engine is outputting. Even if the game
uses two different voices for both players, and say if player 1 issues a
status command and player 2 does the same, player 1's status would be cut
off (since in real time games it would give player 1 and unfair advantage
if player 2 has to wait for player 1's status to finish.)
In contrast, in visual games, sound is not that big of a deal, and
splitting the screen into player 1 and player 2 areas is not difficult to
do--this is how the Nintendo 64 did it with 007: Golden Eye when you
initiated multiplayer mode; which made it easy to hook up four controllers
at the same time and play without any problems. The audio equivalent of
this, I would think, is to have the user install two sound cards, and both
players wear headsets plugged into either card. Player 1's sound output
would come out of card 1, and likewise for player 2. However, the question
then arises as to whether the user is willing to spend the money to buy
two cards (or one card, since the computer most likely already has one
sound card) which will cost about $100, on top of the extra keyboard or
joystick for a second input device, on top of the price of the game, which
would probably be $30.00 minimum. As a developer, all this has to be
factored in and you get to your final answer of "is it worth it to
implement this technology?" Based on how the market currently is, probably
not.
Munawar A. Bijani
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Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 4:23 AM
Subject: [Audyssey] we are far behind the mainstream market in one big
aspect
HI all
while watching my favorite soapie I heard in the story that a mother and
her son is playing a psp game together.
I have no idea what the genre is, I guess its 3d or side scroller.
both of them have a joystick AND THEY TRY TO BEAT ONE ANOTHER.
IT WILL BE VERY NICE IF 2 PEOPLE COULD PLAY AN AUDIO GAME TOGETHER.
IT WILL BE NICE, IF ME AND MY MOTHER COULD PLAY SUPER DEEKOUT FOR
INSTANCE.
MY MOTHER IS FULLY SIGHTED BUT i CAN EASILY TEACH HER TO GET USED TO
PLAYING A GAME WITH ONLY SOUNDS.
THE ONLY GAME i KNOW OF WHERE 2 PEOPLE CAN PLAY SIMULTANEOUSLY IS
SNOWBALL WAR BUT YOU AND YOUR MATE HAVE TO USE THE SAME KEYBOARD
IS IT POSSIBLE TO MAKE AN AUDIO GAME WHERE YOU CAN CONNECT 2 KEYBOARDS
TO A PC SO THAT 2 PEOPLE CAN PLAY SIMULTANEOUSLY?
FOR example, the 2 people can see which of them can get to a coin first,
who of them can first get to a spawned item, etc.
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