{"id":162424,"date":"2021-01-25T15:30:22","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T12:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/skyrim-modders-are-using-ai-to-generate-new-spoken-dialogue\/"},"modified":"2021-01-25T15:30:22","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T12:30:22","slug":"skyrim-modders-are-using-ai-to-generate-new-spoken-dialogue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/skyrim-modders-are-using-ai-to-generate-new-spoken-dialogue\/","title":{"rendered":"#Skyrim modders are using AI to generate new spoken dialogue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Skyrim modders are using AI to generate new spoken dialogue<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/01\/Untitled-design-2021-01-25T102150.637-796x417.png\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n                                <span>If you\u2019re unimpressed by some of <em>Skyrim\u2019s<\/em> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/skyrim-funniest-hilarious-quotes\/\">hilarious dialogue<\/a>, a new AI <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> called <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/skyrimspecialedition\/mods\/44184\">VASynth<\/a> lets you take over the scriptwriting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The tool uses voice samples from Bethesda <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s to convert text into speech.<\/p>\n<p>You can generate dialogue in the style of many voices from the publisher\u2019s back catalog, including <em>Skyrim<\/em>, <em>Fallout 4<\/em>, and <em>Morrowind<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>r Adriac used it to produce a pretty impressive trailer \u2014 although the tone of voice sounds slightly artificial at times:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Skyrim Trailer With Machine Learning A.I  Instead of Voice Actors\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IpCBTL7vP-8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nOthers are using it for more quirky creations, like this mod that forces characters to compliment your naked body:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Skyrim Mod - Positive Undressed Reactions\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EQw9K20xejU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nThe tool was created by software developer Dan Ruta, who said it\u2019s powered by a field of deep learning called neural speech synthesis:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The use of neural speech synthesis leads to natural sounding voices, something which is very difficult to do with more traditional methods involving concatenations of existing data. It also means new vocabulary can be generated, outside of what the voice actors have already read out.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>[Read:\u00a0How this company leveraged AI to become the Netflix of Finland]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The models used for each character are trained on in-game <span style=\"background-color: rgba(46, 146, 255, 0.2);\">voice-acted<\/span>\u00a0lines.<\/p>\n<p>After generating the audio from a text prompt, you can control the emotion and emphasis of the lines by adjusting the pitch and the duration of individual letters.<\/p>\n<p>If you wanna try it out for yourself, Ruta\u2019s produced a handy <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xqJ-ujWvu7s&amp;feature=emb_title\">video guide<\/a> for users and a more detailed <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/skyrimspecialedition\/mods\/44184\">text tutorial<\/a>. You can drop him a tip for his work at the app\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/xvasynth\">Patreon<\/a>.<span style=\"background-color: #007aff;\"\/><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"xVASynth v1.0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xqJ-ujWvu7s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nWhether it\u2019s a harbinger of doom for professional voice actors or just a fun way of customizing dialogue, the tool shows <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/venturebeat.com\/2020\/09\/14\/the-promise-of-voice-ai-in-game-development\/\">AI can have a powerful role<\/a> in video game modding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-post-pubDate\">\n                                    Published January 25, 2021 \u2014 12:30 UTC<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script data-src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;appId=378011798897423&amp;version=v2.6\" id=\"socialSrcFacebook\" type=\"text\/template\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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The tool uses voice samples from Bethesda games to convert text into speech. 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