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In order to meet the demands of each online community, it is important that weprovide voice content relevant not only to the genres, but to the individuals inthat world, explains Mark Ramirez, CEO for Screaming Bee. Everyone has a uniquecharacter or graphical avatar and therefore would benefit from a distinctive voice. We are actively working with various individuals in these communities to createvoice morphing packages that will meet their specific needs.
First in the series, Furry Voices for Second Life, an add-on for MorphVOX Prosoftware, can provide residents with voices to match animal avatars commonly seen inthe 3D virtual world. The animal voices in this add-on include Cat, Fox, Squirreland more. The content for this voice pack was designed and developed withsignificant input from members of Luskwood Creatures in Second Life.
Not only is Screaming Bee offering community-specific add-ons, but also voicecustomization services. Any person can request to have a voice uniquely designed tofit with their online character. This service is available on the Screaming Beewebsite and in-world where voice chat is enabled.
Screaming Bee LLC
Based in Middleton, Wisconsin, Screaming Bee is a leading provider of voice softwareand solutions for online games, VoIP and multimedia applications. Screaming Bee'shigh-quality voice morphing technology is used in online games. Gamers can now havevoices to match their in-game characters.
The flagship product, MorphVOX Pro, can be used to morph an existing audio file orrecord a voice directly to file. Studios that use this tool can save time andpotentially thousands of dollars by creating multiple voices from existing stockaudio or a single voice talent. MorphVOX Pro is used by professionals in a number offields, including education, radio broadcasting, and animation.
Please visit http://www.screamingbee.com.
Luskwood LLC
Luskwood Creatures is Second Life's first, oldest and original furry/anthropomorphicavatar design group. Luskwood Creatures has created over 350 avatar styles and hassold over 37,000 avatars in their four years of experience in Second Life.
As SL's pioneering avatar design group, Luskwood Creatures is a leader in design,functionality, and avatar modeling expertise. All of Luskwood's avatars are fullycustomizable and modifiable to match the personality and identity you wish tocreate.
Note to editors: Luskwood and Luskwood Creatures are trademarks of Luskwood LLC.
Second Life
Second Life is a 3D online world with a rapidly growing population from more than100 countries around the globe, in which the Residents themselves create and buildthe world which includes homes, vehicles, nightclubs, stores, landscapes, clothing,and games.
The Second Life Grid is a sophisticated development platform created by Linden Lab,a company founded in 1999 by Philip Rosedale, to create a revolutionary new form ofshared 3D experience. The former CTO of RealNetworks, Rosedale pioneered thedevelopment of many of today's streaming media technologies, including RealVideo. InApril 2003, noted software pioneer Mitch Kapor, founder of Lotus DevelopmentCorporation, was named Chairman. In 2006, Philip Rosedale and Linden Lab receivedWIRED's Rave Award for Innovation in Business. Based in San Francisco, Linden Labemploys a senior team bringing together deep expertise in physics, 3D graphics andnetworking.
Note to editors: Second Life and Linden Lab are registered trademarks of LindenResearch, Inc.
