Player-Generated Audio Chant System for Electronic Games
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic gaming systems lack effective methods for incorporating user-generated audio, particularly in networked games, as users must repeatedly speak into a microphone, may lack necessary equipment, and all commentary comes from a single voice, which can be distracting and unsuitable for large game environments.
Innovation Solution
The system receives an audio clip from a player, applies modifications to generate a chant, associates it with game events, and initiates playback upon event execution, using a processor and interface to enhance the gaming experience by simulating crowd participation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users repeatedly speak into a microphone during game play, then personal commentary can be introduced, but it becomes distracting and detrimental to continued advancement in the game
Solution Approach 1:
The system records audio clips from players before game play begins, allowing commentary to be prepared in advance. During actual game play, these pre-recorded clips are automatically played back at appropriate moments without requiring players to speak during critical gameplay moments, thus eliminating distraction while maintaining commentary capability.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of requiring players to speak in real-time, the system captures and stores audio recordings of player commentary during separate recording sessions. These copied audio clips are then reused and played back during game play, allowing players to provide commentary without being present during actual gameplay, thus avoiding distraction.
2Adaptability or versatility
If users use a headset to provide commentary during game play, then simultaneous game play and commentary are possible, but many users lack access to necessary equipment
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs audio recording during a separate preliminary phase before actual game play. Players use any available recording device (not necessarily a gaming headset) to record their commentary during this initial phase. The recorded audio is then integrated into the game, eliminating the requirement for specialized headset equipment during gameplay.
3Device complexity
If all user commentary comes from a single voice, then implementation is simple, but commentary sounds out of place or small in the context of large game environments
Solution Approach 1:
The system combines multiple identical audio clips from the same player into a single composite chant. By layering and repeating the recorded audio multiple times, the system creates a multi-voice effect that sounds like a crowd or group is chanting together. This merged audio output better matches the scale and atmosphere of large game environments while maintaining relatively simple system implementation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system modifies audio parameters including volume, repetition count, and temporal distribution of audio clips to transform a single-voice recording into a multi-voice chant. By adjusting these parameters, the commentary adapts to different game environments, creating an appropriate auditory presence whether in small or large game settings.
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AI summary
Incorporating player-generated audio in an electronic game is disclosed. Incorporation may include receiving an audio clip from an electronic game player, applying a modification to the audio clip to generate a chant, associating the chant to the execution of an event in the electronic game, retrieving the chant when the event in the electronic game is executed, and initiating the play of the chant upon execution of the event in the electronic game.