“Hey zombie!“
Two words to draw the attention of the undead on duty.
Not in life, mind you, but within a video game.
In fact, you can use this voice command to lure zombies into Dead Island 2, a sequel signed by Deep Silver and arriving next February.
It will be to make it possible Alexa Game Control.
On the occasion of Gamescom 2022, Amazon announced a new technology that developers will be able to integrate into their video games to give players the opportunity to interact with your voice.
Alexa Game Control: what is it?
Alexa Game Control will allow gamers to take advantage of voice commands using any microphone or headset connected to a PC or console.
But to do what? For example, you can say “switch to my best weapon”, without using the wake word “Alexa”. Or you can interact naturally with NPCs.
Furthermore, you can take advantage of this technology for manage the smart homeset timers, ask about the weather and all the other activities you usually do with Amazon’s voice assistant. And no, you don’t need to have an Echo device at home.
The first game to take advantage of this technology will be Dead Island 2, arriving on February 3, 2023. Thanks to Amazon Game Control you can ask “where is the nearest work table” or, as anticipated, call the attention of the zombies with “hey zombie”.
Dead Island 2
“We are committed to creating immersive games that people can play anywhere and however they want,” he said Klemens Kundratitz, CEO of Plaion, the publisher of Dead Island 2 – This means that people can play the way they want: with physical versions, digital editions, controllers and now voice. “
“We are thrilled for the debut of Alexa Game Control in Dead Island 2,” he added Steve BernsteinDirector of Alexa Games – Gamers will enjoy immersive experiences using their voice to activate zombies, ask for help, activate special skills in combat and much more, without saying Alexa, using an Echo device or buying dedicated hardware. “
Alexa Game Control prevede an SDK / plug-in compatible with Unreal Engine 4, Unity and C ++ based game engines.