Zork talkie

insane_cobra · 06-05-2006, 01:47 PM

Literally.

Neat, huh?

stinking_dylan · 06-06-2006, 12:51 AM

Heh, somebody beat me to it...

I planned on making a voice driven interactive fiction game some years ago, but thought the technology wasn't ready. I just thought it would be a nice experience to play the game with your eyes closed. You'd hear the narator and the sounds of your environment (bird song, waves, etc.) and you speak your actions back.

It'll be interesting to see how this zork game progresses.

insane_cobra · 06-06-2006, 01:51 AM

Somebody do this for Facade and we have a winner.

the gnome · 06-06-2006, 02:02 AM

Amazing! But not on the PC ...

insane_cobra · 06-06-2006, 03:42 AM

It is on the PC, but it's written in Perl (a scripting language) so you need a Perl interpreter and possibly some other packages.

AFGNCAAP · 06-06-2006, 05:43 AM

Cool!

I wonder why did he choose Zork, though. While it's a true classic and has a brand recognition factor going for it, the parser is less clever, and the gameplay less forgiving, than in many later games. I think its problems may be even more frustrating in a voice-controlled game.

And I'm curious how this project stands legally speaking, what with Zork's freeware-but-not-really status.

EDIT: Wait a minute, is he working on a talkie version of Zork, or a universal voice-to-text-to-voice converter for Infocom games?

the gnome · 06-06-2006, 06:22 AM

I see dear Cobra. Thanks.

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06-06-2006, 03:42 AM	#5
insane_cobra gin soaked boy Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Virovitica, Croatia Posts: 4,093	It is on the PC, but it's written in Perl (a scripting language) so you need a Perl interpreter and possibly some other packages. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ What you piss in is yours for life.

06-06-2006, 05:43 AM	#6
AFGNCAAP Dungeon Master Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Poland Posts: 4,152	Cool! I wonder why did he choose Zork, though. While it's a true classic and has a brand recognition factor going for it, the parser is less clever, and the gameplay less forgiving, than in many later games. I think its problems may be even more frustrating in a voice-controlled game. And I'm curious how this project stands legally speaking, what with Zork's freeware-but-not-really status. EDIT: Wait a minute, is he working on a talkie version of Zork, or a universal voice-to-text-to-voice converter for Infocom games? Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ What's happening? Wh... Where am I?

06-06-2006, 06:22 AM	#7
the gnome Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 349	I see dear Cobra. Thanks. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Usually blogging away on gaming issues in my random (?) lair

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