Dolby Gets into Virtual Worlds with 3D Voice SDK

Dolby Laboratories announced today the availability of SDKs for its new voice platform for virtual worlds and MMOGs, Dolby Axon. The emphasis seems to be on games, but Dolby is still paying attention to virtual worlds in the announcement.  Dolby says Axon will initially feature 3D voice with surround panning and distance attenuation, a sound occlusion engine, voice fonts to let users take the voice of their game characters or anonymous avatars, the Dolby voice pipeline, and an API for developers, all scaling across multiple servers, supporting thousands of users each.

“Building on our strengths as an entertainment technology company, we’ve created Dolby Axon to offer game developers a powerful voice platform and gamers an incredible voice experience,”  Matt Tullis, Senior Manager, Games Market, Dolby Laboratories, said in a statement. “We want Dolby Axon to be the voice platform of choice for the most innovative and creative game developers in the world.”