The Game Developers Conference just concluded a couple of days ago in San Francisco. Earlier in the day we had reported about the Unreal Engine 3 getting Nvidia 3D Vision technology which was showcased at the GDC. Now Dolby Laboratories has also revealed at the event new tools which would equip players with Dolby Axon surround voice chat. These include systems like the PS3, Xbox 360 and Mac computers.
The company brought forth brand new software developer kit ports. These offerings allow game developers to seamlessly bring the Dolby Axon surround voice technology to the different platforms’ versions of multiplayer online games. The Dolby Axon Surround Voice Chat has already been incorporated into many online games such as Dragon Nest by Nexon Corp. as well as ZT Online, Mission Against Terror and Jumpgate Evolution.
Matt Tullis, Marketing Director, Games, Dolby Laboratories commented, “The game development community responded very enthusiastically to Dolby Axon because it helps them to reimagine the voice chat feature into an engaging and dynamic element of game play. In addition to this, the ability to use surround sound voice and communication provides gamers with a competitive edge.”
The Dolby Axon software developer kit brings to the game new innovative features. These include a realistic voice communication with distance attenuation and surround panning. Game developers have also untapped a superior occlusion engine which maps voices to the environment as well as Voice fonts, proprietary audio technologies and flexible API. Players can also take advantage of the improved audio chain processing as well as surround sound voice chat over stereo speakers, stereo headsets and 5.1 playback systems.
According to the company, the general availability planned for the new software developer kit ports is noted to be April 2010.