Hi Thomas, The first version of the RS Games client used ESpeak directly, but it now uses speech-dispatcher. I'm not sure if your voices support speech-dispatcher though.
Thanks. -Ryan On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 11:46 PM, Thomas Ward <thomasward1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Kai, > > Well, I don't think anyone is arguing with you on those points. > However, I will say for me personally if I load a game the last thing > I want to hear is something like Eloquence or ESpeak come up. No > matter how good or involving the quality of the game is the speech > will get on my nerves big time and will not make a great impression on > me. That's actually one reason I can't get in to the RS client for > Linux. It uses ESpeak, only ESpeak, for speech output, and I think it > sounds like crap. Since there are plenty of better sounding voices out > there like the AT&T voices, Cepstral voices, etc give me one of those > and I'll enjoy the games far better. > > Cheers! > > > On 1/4/11, Kai <kaixi...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: >> I believe that I did say games with pre-recorded voices did usually have the >> highest quality, just the least configurability. >> And the quality of the game is, in my opinion, hardly dictated by the medium >> of dictation; someone could make a guess-the-number game with top-of-the >> tier professional actors and actresses, full ensembles, and the works, and >> it'll still be a boring guess the number game. conversely, someone could >> make a game with poorly recorded speech, or speech reliant on espeaks, >> slightly low-quality sound effects, but if their game is in-depth, full of >> detail and replayability, that game will ultimately be more enjoyable. Audio >> quality, while important, is not the fulcrum of a game's value or quality. >> >> Kai > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
