Activision Blizzard received 1 granted patent in the Audio category.
The patent covers a system that captures authentic voice reactions from players during specific gameplay moments and uses this data to train a neural network. The trained model then generates realistic Audio responses for non-player characters when similar situations occur in the game.
Activision's single Audio patent tackles the problem of making NPC reactions sound more genuine by drawing from real player behavior. The system runs the voice capture component separately from the game itself, allowing it to record player Audio without disrupting performance. It then analyzes when specific gameplay events occur and matches them temporally with the sounds players made at those exact moments. This paired dataset trains a neural network that can trigger contextually appropriate NPC Audio based on authentic human expressions rather than pre-recorded voice lines, creating responses that reflect how real people actually react during intense or surprising gameplay moments.
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