Why Obsidian uses AI voices for game development | Sonantic

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  • Опубликовано: 12 янв 2025

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  • @damienscott6561
    @damienscott6561 3 года назад +238

    This could be very useful for low-budget procedurally generated games with dynamic stories.

    • @catcoffeecup
      @catcoffeecup 3 года назад +25

      Even high budget games can use this feature, voices are quite convincing

    • @kenjidev576
      @kenjidev576 3 года назад +29

      This thing could revolutionize indie game development, like unreal 3 back then.

    • @ayumuaikawa
      @ayumuaikawa 3 года назад +7

      adding this to AI dungeon would be savage

    • @ConanOG
      @ConanOG 3 года назад +9

      This could be great if they can implement in different languages, we can finally have dub for much more languages than now

    • @0lionheart
      @0lionheart 3 года назад +8

      Modding, too! Goodbye silent characters or terrible webcam VA, hello equal playing field for small creators.

  • @Purple_Lilith
    @Purple_Lilith 3 года назад +192

    I have the feeling this is going to make a few voice actors anxious.

    • @imbored6724
      @imbored6724 3 года назад +63

      I dont think they need to worry too much anymore than pop stars need to worry about vocaloids. Its also great for low budget indie developers who cant pay for voice acting

    • @Purple_Lilith
      @Purple_Lilith 3 года назад +23

      @@imbored6724 For now.

    • @nikbates23
      @nikbates23 3 года назад +18

      @@imbored6724 Yes I agree because technology never gets better

    • @tstone9151
      @tstone9151 3 года назад +25

      Actually, for the first time in their careers, they're gonna make real money lol. Remember, Sonatic plans on having a marketplace of voice models. So this is passive income for voice actors

    • @abyteuser6297
      @abyteuser6297 3 года назад +8

      @@tstone9151 How long before they skip that step and jumped into completely generated voices? they could easily mix all the voices and generate something else completely new in their neural network and avoid having to pay humans

  • @GyudeJohnson
    @GyudeJohnson 3 года назад +94

    There are so many indie games that can't afford to hire voice actors. This would make a lot of games way more emersive if it was easily accessible.
    But I'm guessing it isn't as easy as typing in lines and getting and audio file ready to plug into game maker/unity

    • @haroldliriano5394
      @haroldliriano5394 3 года назад +11

      we just need to wait for software that you select tone and emotion and you just type the sentence and boom your done.

    • @vorrdegard2176
      @vorrdegard2176 3 года назад

      @@haroldliriano5394 tone and emotion

    • @dexxus5348
      @dexxus5348 2 года назад

      There's also games where the sheer quantity of dialogue would be too much for a human to get through.

    • @GabrieloTomorrow
      @GabrieloTomorrow 2 года назад

      @Miles Doyle CHRISTIAN BOT DETECTED

    • @Jedebiah
      @Jedebiah Год назад

      @@haroldliriano5394 here we are today and that’s completely possible

  • @cesarsfalcao
    @cesarsfalcao 3 года назад +25

    I was looking for good-quality AI voices, but this is insane!

  • @luck3949
    @luck3949 3 года назад +121

    Now AI can use crying voice to manipulate humans

    • @abyteuser6297
      @abyteuser6297 3 года назад +35

      Alexa: Hello Dave, I think you should buying more stuff at Amazon... pleaseeeee....

    • @kenjidev576
      @kenjidev576 3 года назад +5

      Imagine the advertisment potential!
      ...scary.

    • @НАРЕЗАК
      @НАРЕЗАК 3 года назад

      "Screamers" 1996 movie, kid asking: "Can i come with you?"

  • @lamergamerspodcast6383
    @lamergamerspodcast6383 3 года назад +37

    After spending hours playing Deadfire and Outer Worlds consider my mind boggled. I have been very impressed with the quantity and quality of voice work in Deadfire but now I'm questioning reality...

    • @kentonbailey7238
      @kentonbailey7238 2 года назад +6

      Obsidian uses it for drafting, then have real people record the voice acting later.

  • @joannot6706
    @joannot6706 3 года назад +15

    WTH????
    This is absolutely crazy!!!! They solved the biggest problem that AI Still had so far : monotony.
    They solved it big time!
    Two minutes paper better cover this! what a time to be alive!!!

  • @BenderBendingRodriguezOFFICIAL
    @BenderBendingRodriguezOFFICIAL 2 года назад +4

    I would use this technology in open world games for NPC's, while the main cast of characters are voice acted. This would be really really immersive for a game like GTA 6 for example.

    • @joedatius
      @joedatius 5 месяцев назад

      just get real actors.

  • @toyo8460
    @toyo8460 5 месяцев назад +1

    This was 3 years ago, holy crap!

  • @andron7108
    @andron7108 3 года назад +21

    welp.there go my future voice actor dreams

    • @songbirdsandsandwiches8217
      @songbirdsandsandwiches8217 3 года назад +10

      The VA industry is already who you know not what you know, they’ll blacklist companies who use non-union actors so basically unless they let you in you aren’t working on anything unless they let you in, which they won’t and which is why the same 50 people voice everything.

    • @joedatius
      @joedatius 5 месяцев назад

      @@songbirdsandsandwiches8217 this is entirely bullshit. there are so many smaller projects and groups always looking for voice actors regardless of being in any union. where the hell are you getting this from? do you have any clue how many indie projects dont use big name VAs???

  • @jancarsonweatherby1579
    @jancarsonweatherby1579 Год назад +2

    3:55 -- "... and they have a really consistent passive income..." Can't be too consistent if smaller studios and independent creators can't utilize the service. What is up with that???

  • @marcioventura3135
    @marcioventura3135 3 года назад +7

    What I think that would improve even more this technology was emphasis numbers for nouns and verbs. The strongest words would have higher numbers on the sentence, so it would have more emphasis.
    For instance, "KILL" is a heavy word (n7), but "BLOOD" (n8) could be heavier on the same sentence. It would be awesome if there was some kind of priority on emphasis, so the curve would not be linear. The last words on a sentence should have priority too.
    Like "I'm gonna kill you and drink all of your BLOOD". (Blood itselft is heavy and its the last word, so it takes priority on a dialogue)
    The verb "Kill" should take weight priority over "drink" (n5) too: "I'm gonna KILL you and drink all of your BLOOD".
    In another example, "DRINK" would take priority: "I'm gonna DRINK all of your blood!"
    Depending on the style, those words would have a diferent effect. It could be louder (anger) or slower (ironic)
    I'm a screenwritter and I studied programming for a while, so I think that's viable. Of course you can't give a number for every single word on planet, but it should have a neutral default number, and a bunch of other strong words that you would need to store in a database with an Intensity scale, let's say, from 1 to 10. Every word could be 1, except for those you design.

    • @KosmiskRevolution
      @KosmiskRevolution 3 года назад +1

      So, what comic book writers do when they bold for emphasis in speech bubbles. I can see it!

    • @marcioventura3135
      @marcioventura3135 3 года назад

      @@KosmiskRevolution that's right! But instead of doing this for each phrase, it would have a mathematical equation and a database for a LOT of words and combinations

  • @Jesterofthesky
    @Jesterofthesky 2 года назад +5

    I'd love to see an overall inflection control, so you can make voices go up or down in different parts of the sentence to create different emphasises. Though if it's only for prototyping then I can see why this wouldn't be highest priority.
    I actually see a lot of value in this for lowering the budget for fully voice-acted content, as well as install sizes. If it can be generated on the fly then you don't need to store all those sound files, and while it'd be best to keep all the key characters of an RPG fully voice acted, the potential increase in scope you could have in using AI voices for random pig farmer #4296 could mean writers and quest designers could go nuts with the stuff they make rather than having to constrain the scope.

  • @TheAmoscokkie
    @TheAmoscokkie 3 года назад +10

    hmmm i think those annoying scam calls needs to add more feelings

  • @KosmiskRevolution
    @KosmiskRevolution 3 года назад +7

    Even as a traditional writer books, I can see the potential for testing out your dialogue for realistic speech patterns.

  • @heavyrain5949
    @heavyrain5949 Год назад

    This could help with games/animations that are set in various locations and/or have a diverse cast of characters like Sniper Elite and Black Lagoon.
    Still, this type of tech is something that'll need to be kept an eye on as it only gets more and more advance.

  • @model2k204
    @model2k204 Год назад +3

    This is incredible but sad at the same time

  • @ShhhowtimeASMR
    @ShhhowtimeASMR 3 года назад

    Only 667 subscribers? I watched your stuff months ago but I'll subscribe now since I'm revisitng?!

  • @aussenseitermagazin
    @aussenseitermagazin 3 года назад

    I am waiting for this for years

  • @tomhanks1769
    @tomhanks1769 Год назад

    There have been leaps made in AI voices in just these two years, this is most likely the future of video games, imagine chat gpt style interaction with fully ai voiced characters in video games like candy crush or tetris, imagine the possibilities!

  • @bit-studios1
    @bit-studios1 3 года назад +5

    This is amazing!!!

  • @FrancineLeung16
    @FrancineLeung16 3 года назад +1

    3:19 AI proceeds to have existential crisis

  • @destinationpodcast9658
    @destinationpodcast9658 3 года назад +14

    That narrator is a human though, right?

  • @kleber1983
    @kleber1983 2 года назад +4

    Is any open source program that can do this out there? thx.

  • @TheChristmasCreeper
    @TheChristmasCreeper 3 года назад +7

    This seems similar to 15ai. It's cool to see this tech develop!

    • @kenjidev576
      @kenjidev576 3 года назад +1

      It's actually not.
      15ai is an algorythm which analyzes, restructures and vocodes samples (and recalibrated by a human)
      Sonantic and oldschool tts use voice actors to pronounce english phonology (imagine syllables)
      This video explains how it works: ruclips.net/video/un00hr4Si3I/видео.html

  • @somborn
    @somborn 3 года назад +5

    After playing Oblivion back in the days. That's amazing!

  • @benisrael5786
    @benisrael5786 Год назад

    excellent so the players character can be used instead of "chosen one"

  • @goblacklist
    @goblacklist 2 года назад

    hi :) thx for the video :) Where can i try the software with my own words please ? best regards ?!

  • @brianm840
    @brianm840 3 года назад +1

    I haven’t played games in 10 years and never will again, but this would be good for audiobooks though.

    • @johannesschmitz6370
      @johannesschmitz6370 3 года назад

      Never will again you say. May I ask what your decision to abandon them was? I am aware of obvious reasons just curious about your personal ones.

    • @wallacesousuke1433
      @wallacesousuke1433 10 месяцев назад

      @@johannesschmitz6370 can't blame them, games these days suck so much, with very few exceptions

  • @steelwolf180
    @steelwolf180 3 года назад +3

    By any chance there might be SDK for this in the future for people to use it like Unity?

  • @okavangopictures2920
    @okavangopictures2920 2 года назад

    whatsoftware are you using

  • @DesoloZantas
    @DesoloZantas 3 года назад

    How do I download this?

  • @daveyhu
    @daveyhu 3 года назад

    any intel on the pricing?

  • @catchyclips1172
    @catchyclips1172 3 года назад

    What is the pricing

  • @nargames
    @nargames 3 года назад +4

    Why u have so little subs?

  • @notrare9559
    @notrare9559 2 года назад

    wait what's the software they use

  • @masterstarlord4761
    @masterstarlord4761 3 года назад +3

    It'll be amazing if they use this to redesign Stan Lee to the Marvel films.

  • @batman_2004
    @batman_2004 Год назад

    Plot twist. This video has been voiced by an AI.

  • @crackcaster
    @crackcaster 2 месяца назад

    so using only ai in a video game means almost ANYTHING is voiced right?

  • @chacecampbell2697
    @chacecampbell2697 3 года назад

    Voice actors: "Fuck"

  • @Ragnark1
    @Ragnark1 2 года назад

    How is the progress on AI generated sound effects?

  • @PhotoMeLarry
    @PhotoMeLarry 3 года назад

    Well done to both teams. Love this.

  • @Ljngstrm
    @Ljngstrm 3 года назад +11

    RIP Matthew Mercer and Co.

    • @devildham
      @devildham 3 года назад

      They all probably make WAAAAAAAAAAY more money with Critical Role than they do from directly doing voice work.

  • @LordMarvin1993
    @LordMarvin1993 2 года назад

    Troy bakers gonna have An NPD meltdown

  • @vardellsfolly5200
    @vardellsfolly5200 3 года назад +1

    2:51 ''Σo, what does this technology mean, for the future of studio and actors?"
    For the first, inferior budget. For the second, unemployment.

  • @maxleadleybrown
    @maxleadleybrown 3 года назад +5

    So, what happens to a voice actor when they die? They keep on working!

  • @vorrdegard2176
    @vorrdegard2176 3 года назад +1

    It's still a bit robotic

  • @samialtas8340
    @samialtas8340 Год назад

    Imagine mixing it with chatgpt

  • @RogueBeatsARG
    @RogueBeatsARG 2 года назад

    Obsidian uses AI voces because its cheaper than paying Voice Actors

  • @RHYSHALLDIGITALART00122
    @RHYSHALLDIGITALART00122 Год назад

    Wait outerworlds uses ai voices?!?!

  • @AnonimanPiotr
    @AnonimanPiotr 2 года назад

    Muszę to mieć do szkoły JoJo i sąsiadów.

  • @yusufhep1578
    @yusufhep1578 3 года назад

    perfect.

  • @ChristopherCricketWallace
    @ChristopherCricketWallace 3 года назад +5

    Every job imaginable is being automated. Even voice actors are on the chopping block.

  • @sleeplessengineer1450
    @sleeplessengineer1450 5 месяцев назад

    Why is no one pointing out how morally wrong this is?

  • @Heroofthesand
    @Heroofthesand Год назад +3

    This is terrible.

  • @twistedxenos9029
    @twistedxenos9029 3 года назад +1

    this technology eventually will take jobs from humans

  • @allypezz
    @allypezz 3 года назад +1

    This is weird

  • @-dply8236
    @-dply8236 3 года назад

    WOW

  • @drab-gi1wg
    @drab-gi1wg 28 дней назад

    we want real actors

  • @BearerOfLightSonOfGod
    @BearerOfLightSonOfGod 3 года назад +1

    This is great I don't want to hire certain people just for a voice actor. None of us want to go to prison for stuff we didn't do and I'm not rigging the whole building with security cameras and mics just so we can be around that person without being accused. I hope this gets better though it'll help us out later.

    • @joedatius
      @joedatius 5 месяцев назад

      what are you talking about with going to prison? dude most VA is done online

  • @quantummusic2850
    @quantummusic2850 3 года назад

    Hmmmmm I wonder

  • @Aaron-zl5gq
    @Aaron-zl5gq 2 года назад +1

    Gotta get rid of those jobs

  • @ReginaldoAlves-qc6ny
    @ReginaldoAlves-qc6ny 11 месяцев назад

    imagine this in mods, like GTA San Andreas one's.

  • @ChristopherCricketWallace
    @ChristopherCricketWallace 3 года назад

    Now Skynet is going to sound like my waifu!?!? I'm doomed!

  • @polygraphliedetector
    @polygraphliedetector 3 года назад +7

    Solutions to problems that don't exist.

    • @gorgonefilms8408
      @gorgonefilms8408 3 года назад

      exactly

    • @cleverman383
      @cleverman383 3 года назад

      They literally explain the problem which exists that they used this to solve.

    • @sirknight4981
      @sirknight4981 Год назад

      Not a gayyymer I see.

    • @wallacesousuke1433
      @wallacesousuke1433 10 месяцев назад

      Tell that to indie devs with no money to pay voice actors...

  • @goex4881
    @goex4881 Год назад +1

    For an indie dev like me, i can't pay a lot of voice actors LOL. This is gold

  • @ronaldwoofer5024
    @ronaldwoofer5024 3 года назад +1

    signed up to spite 15.ai
    more and more shtt is coming out they are getting phased out lmao its great

    • @daveynorton
      @daveynorton 3 года назад

      Yeah, unfortunately it’s dead rn