When will video games get "real" sound?

[JoeTheBro]

Turkish said:

JoeTheBro said:

First off I'll need you to listen to this and be amazed.

That is freaking cool isn't it?

 

Now that I have you interested I'll get back on topic. Remember when games were like this?

Well that is how audio currently works. Pre-recorded sounds are manipulated within 3D space to sound like they are coming from onscreen objects. That's literally the equivalent of using videos of real people in games.

So how long will it be before games render sound on the fly? The benefits of such a system are obvious. Sadly yes, it will be the death of voice acting.

lol

What has voice acting to do with a game rendering sounds on the fly? Why did you post that youtube video to support your argument? The audio in that video is also pre recorded. Its called binaural recording, a method to record sound with 2 microphones: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binaural_recording

I'm not sure how this is connected to what you have in mind.

When Uncharted is rendering Nathan Drake, is Nolan North actually on screen? No. In not too long audio will be the same way with voice synthesizers reading off scripts in real time to give a heightened sense of reality. The video is mostly unrelated but it's cool and will be as simple as changing settings in future games.