Comments on: A Note To All Budding Direct3D Programmers… http://www.viridiangames.com/blog/a-note-to-all-budding-direct3d-programmers The professional blog of Anthony Salter, game programmer. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:34:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ryan http://www.viridiangames.com/blog/a-note-to-all-budding-direct3d-programmers/comment-page-1#comment-941 Ryan Sat, 02 Jun 2007 22:49:49 +0000 http://www.viridiangames.com/blog/?p=353#comment-941 You aren't actually wasting ram. Sooner or later, you're going to need the full-size buffer. At that moment, if you don't have enough ram, you will fail. It's better to fail up front than in the middle of your game. You aren’t actually wasting ram. Sooner or later, you’re going to need the full-size buffer. At that moment, if you don’t have enough ram, you will fail. It’s better to fail up front than in the middle of your game.

]]> By: sol_hsa http://www.viridiangames.com/blog/a-note-to-all-budding-direct3d-programmers/comment-page-1#comment-940 sol_hsa Thu, 31 May 2007 16:40:50 +0000 http://www.viridiangames.com/blog/?p=353#comment-940 Actually.. I've had this idea of making a speech synth that's NOT a text-to-speech thing, but aimed at being a voice actor. The developer can "tune" the speech to sound "right". The main problem with this approach (apart from the fact that bleeding edge speech synth is still pretty much in the stone age) is that it would be aimed at developers who have either budget problems (can't afford voice talent) or size problems (like mobiles, or downloadables). i.e. markets where developers have no money. The other possible target market would be placeholders, but any old TTS system would work there. Actually.. I’ve had this idea of making a speech synth that’s NOT a text-to-speech thing, but aimed at being a voice actor. The developer can “tune” the speech to sound “right”.

The main problem with this approach (apart from the fact that bleeding edge speech synth is still pretty much in the stone age) is that it would be aimed at developers who have either budget problems (can’t afford voice talent) or size problems (like mobiles, or downloadables). i.e. markets where developers have no money.

The other possible target market would be placeholders, but any old TTS system would work there.

]]> By: bignobody http://www.viridiangames.com/blog/a-note-to-all-budding-direct3d-programmers/comment-page-1#comment-939 bignobody Thu, 31 May 2007 14:29:34 +0000 http://www.viridiangames.com/blog/?p=353#comment-939 Awesome. He certainly sounds serious. But compared to this, I should be receiving awards for my own voiceovers in Shlongg. See, Indie developers STILL can't afford to hire professionals ;) Awesome. He certainly sounds serious. But compared to this, I should be receiving awards for my own voiceovers in Shlongg. See, Indie developers STILL can’t afford to hire professionals ;)

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