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Earlier this month,Galactic Civilization IV: Supernovalaunched.
I chatted with Stardock’s Brad Wardell recently about Galactic Civilizations IV: Supernova.
Galactic Civilizations IV: Supernova has eight hours of AI-generated voiceover, including recordings that guide you through tutorials.
The last-minute addition to the update was made possible by technology that only became available this month.
Stardock had just days to implement generate hours of voice recordings and get them into the game.
The results are impressive and could open doors for game developers.
Galactic Civilizations IV: Supernova has eight hours of AI-generated voiceover, including recordings that guide you through tutorials.
Making AI voices
While the other AI features are interesting, the voiceover stuck out to me.
I’ve used AI voices for years, such as havingMicrosoft Edge read my articlesto me for proofreading.
They’ve been used, but they haven’t sounded natural.
AI-generated voiceover can be used to improve accessibility to games, such as Galactic Civilizations IV: Supernova.
The game includes eight hours of voiceover that is completely AI-generated.
The scripts were written by AI as well.
Wardell decided to add the AI voiceovers in that short time.
Galactic Civilizations IV: Supernova represents a massive leap in the franchise.
The AI-generated voice was trained on Stardock’s own videos.
you’re free to hear that voice actor in the clip above.
That’s his actual voice, not an AI-generated replication.
Below, it’s possible for you to hear artificial intelligence’s best recreation of his voice.
Localization takes a massive amount of effort.
I imagine studios will have to find a balance between replacing paid actors and improving accessibility.
Wardell shared some of the clips with me of their voice actor Ben “speaking” Greek.
