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08.17.09

Linden Lab Launches Avaline Voice System, Sort of Applications and Tools, Second Life | (3)
Linden Lab launched its new Avaline voice application for Second Life and then, well, didn't. I'm sure it's just a typeo that's being corrected and the post will be up shortly, but here's the details as outlined (before it was taken down): Hi. I'm Taka Linden, the new product+business manager of communication services in Second Life. Before joining Linden Lab just over two months ago, in various capacities I've managed the development and marketing of mobile phones, voice-driven web services, and performance analysis tools for supercomputers. I'm thrilled to be part of the Second Life community, and look forward to developing lots ...

Tagged: avaline, Second Life, voice
03.24.08

Coming “Soon”: Lip Synched Avatars in Second Life Second Life | (1)
Major priority was given in the JIRA to creating lip synch to avatars using voice, a new enhancement to the Second Life viewer. I haven't tested the plug-in, which is available as an external piece of code, partly because I don't use voice (I keep meaning to buy a mic!), but an example can be found here including a video and the code. Per the site: Although SecondLife now has Voice Chat, avatars lips do not move. Instead, we see green waves above their heads to indicate who is speaking. And, although this helps pick out the speaker in a crowd, ...

Tagged: JIRA, lip synching, machinima, Second Life, voice

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