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Justin Cody
War Firm
#1 - 2014-06-18 22:26:58 UTC
I humbly submit this outside link. It is a text to speech system that will pronouce the words in as close an approximation to its lingual origin as possible. So when I type in a system like Vlillirier it will spit it out as if pronounced by a french woman. I think this kind of system wold be nicely and easily integrated into the EVE UI. Right Click on a system...text-to-speech and you would get Aura speaking it to you in the given accent.

This would add flavor and depth to the world as well giving role players and those of us who are ...how do I put this... anal retentive about words and pronouncing them correctly something to enjoy as well
hunlord1
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2014-06-18 22:30:59 UTC
Good idea im loving it will make FC mutch easyer ShockedShocked
Bastanold vi Bastanold
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#3 - 2014-06-18 22:41:15 UTC
Sounds Interesting+1
Arya Regnar
Darwins Right Hand
#4 - 2014-06-18 23:07:18 UTC
EVE HAS SOUNDS?

*cough* too many clients overlapping.

EvE-Mail me if you need anything.
scorchlikeshiswhiskey
Totally Abstract
O X I D E
#5 - 2014-06-19 01:01:08 UTC
It's simple, it's handy and I like it. +1
Justin Cody
War Firm
#6 - 2014-06-19 18:08:02 UTC
bumping for more support
FireFrenzy
Cynosural Samurai
#7 - 2014-06-19 21:18:14 UTC
I thought i had heard somewhere Aura quit (at least I seem to recall hearing her voice actress isn't in the business any longer).

That said, this needs to be a thing!

Since i doubt system names are subject to much change their usual reasoning to avoid something like this, "if we change it we break the voice track" doesn't seem to apply here...
Hakaari Inkuran
State War Academy
Caldari State
#8 - 2014-06-19 21:23:46 UTC
FireFrenzy wrote:
I thought i had heard somewhere Aura quit (at least I seem to recall hearing her voice actress isn't in the business any longer).

That said, this needs to be a thing!

Since i doubt system names are subject to much change their usual reasoning to avoid something like this, "if we change it we break the voice track" doesn't seem to apply here...

We need a new computer voice then. Anybody remember the voice of KABAL (i think) from Command and Conquer 2? Anyone?
Bischopt
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#9 - 2014-06-20 01:04:26 UTC
People from different countries have different ideas about how a word should be pronounced. Having a robot will make no difference because it's still pronouncing the words according to a specific language/accent/dialect.

As a finn I pronounce words like "kurniainen" very differently than my 'murican friends (who can't speak) and they probably wouldnt' understand what I'm talking about if they heard my pronunciation.

A text-to-speech robot would not make any difference unless it could handle and translate every language correcly.
Justin Cody
War Firm
#10 - 2014-06-23 20:56:03 UTC
Bischopt wrote:
People from different countries have different ideas about how a word should be pronounced. Having a robot will make no difference because it's still pronouncing the words according to a specific language/accent/dialect.

As a finn I pronounce words like "kurniainen" very differently than my 'murican friends (who can't speak) and they probably wouldnt' understand what I'm talking about if they heard my pronunciation.

A text-to-speech robot would not make any difference unless it could handle and translate every language correcly.


So have a native speaker record a pronunciation of the systems. I don't really see a problem here...some jackwad could do this with a home PC and microphone and just send in the WAV file.
Arla Sarain
#11 - 2014-06-23 21:44:54 UTC