Author Topic: 360's Project Milo (Read 7109 times)

call_me_sir · « **on:** July 08, 2009, 02:03:55 AM »

Go here and watch this, it's awesome.
http://video.ign.com/dor/articles/960019/ign-originals/videos/projectmilo_spc_070209.html

willplayer · « **Reply #1 on:** July 08, 2009, 09:21:28 AM »

Yeah that is really cool man ... I just wonder what else you can do with it besides what they've shown so far ... a better video to watch is the real deal, not just a parody of it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYYonyqHIoc

call_me_sir · « **Reply #2 on:** July 08, 2009, 11:03:57 AM »

The real one was cool, I laughed hysterically when I saw the parody this morning though.

willplayer · « **Reply #3 on:** July 08, 2009, 09:23:13 PM »

yeah the parody one was pretty funny

"What ... are you doing? ... are you hurting her? That doesn't seem like it would fit ... !"
hahaha

but the real project is pretty cool, I just wonder how much you can actually talk to that kid about ... there has to be a limit, and in the demo the girl that did it probably knew what those limits were.

I mean "I love you Pikachu 64" is a good example of the limits ... you could only tell him like 5 words, that was it lol!

xdanxx · « **Reply #4 on:** July 08, 2009, 10:21:25 PM »

cool another substitute for real life, why do they give him a gay little british voice

willplayer · « **Reply #5 on:** July 08, 2009, 11:33:38 PM »

Because it's Peter Molyneux and none of the people that work in his office are American lol!

I'm with you though, this is just another reason to stay inside ... why don't I just go walk outside and talk to someone I don't know? That'd save me, what, $500 from buying this garbage? It's still kinda cool though ... I could see them using something like this for like ... service desk help or a kiosk for directions in a mall or something.

I wanna know how the AI works, the freaking kid said "Thousands of people" after the player said it ... did they put those words into the system? I don't understand how it really works. Voices being interpreted clearly and repeated back, it's kinda incredible if you think about it. Like I said I just wonder what the limits are with this project.

call_me_sir · « **Reply #6 on:** July 09, 2009, 01:32:24 AM »

Quote from: xdanxx on July 08, 2009, 10:21:25 PM

cool another substitute for real life

You could say that about anything. It just depends on your point of view. A drug addict is still experiencing real life, as is someone who never leaves their house.

xdanxx · « **Reply #7 on:** July 09, 2009, 03:04:52 AM »

being addicted to h is as real as it gets. will milo smoke puddles with me? that'd be badass.

SKullinator · « **Reply #8 on:** July 09, 2009, 03:48:25 AM »

Quote from: xdanxx on July 08, 2009, 10:21:25 PM

cool another substitute for real life, why do they give him a gay little british voice

duhhhh, because not everywhere is america...

xdanxx · « **Reply #9 on:** July 09, 2009, 04:14:59 AM »

duhh, because not everywhere is UK. Why couldn't he have an african voice? Are you some sort of racist?

IchigoNoTenshi · « **Reply #10 on:** July 09, 2009, 04:55:26 AM »

Milo's a little kid, so I'm assuming that they picked a voice that sounded young and slightly cute.
For that kind of effect. Anyhow, I'm not interested in how they go with just Milo, I'm interested in seeing where the whole Project Natal thing is headed.

SKullinator · « **Reply #11 on:** July 09, 2009, 05:43:15 AM »

Quote from: xdanxx on July 09, 2009, 04:14:59 AM

duhh, because not everywhere is UK. Why couldn't he have an african voice? Are you some sort of racist?

Because no one speaks african languages out side of africa.

English is universal and the american accent is soo overplayed in video games.

Joshid · « **Reply #12 on:** July 09, 2009, 06:43:34 AM »

OMG NO I WAS GOING TO WRITE A PARODY OF MILO! D:

xdanxx · « **Reply #13 on:** July 09, 2009, 07:10:06 AM »

Quote from: SKullinator on July 09, 2009, 05:43:15 AM

Because no one speaks african languages out side of africa. English is universal and the american accent is soo overplayed in video games.

could have fooled me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdDCH559ceA

they must be possessed or something. somebody call the pope we need an exorcism.

xdanxx · « **Reply #14 on:** July 09, 2009, 07:12:12 AM »

just once i'd like to see ethiopians for mccain. exploiting kids for poltical gain = pure excellence.

call_me_sir · « **Reply #15 on:** July 09, 2009, 07:48:12 AM »

Why can't he have an African voice? Because they're marketing Milo primarily to English speaking people at the moment. Why does it have to be any more complicated than that?

Elite Evil · « **Reply #16 on:** July 09, 2009, 04:31:06 PM »

Do you get paid for dragging up Obama at every opportunity or something?

willplayer · « **Reply #17 on:** July 10, 2009, 04:06:11 AM »

Yeah that was kinda unrelated to bring up anything on Obama in this topic ...

This doesn't mean they won't work on other languages, other versions etc. English (American or UK) is a very common language, the people that were working on this project were probably all primarily English so it made it easier for them to work with etc. Translating comes later, as well as other children in this game to talk to perhaps.

Elite Evil · « **Reply #18 on:** July 13, 2009, 08:15:55 PM »

I think Peter Molyneux is English anyway...

i_got_you60 · « **Reply #19 on:** July 13, 2009, 09:58:22 PM »

Quote from: Football Lad on July 13, 2009, 08:15:55 PM

I think Peter Molyneux is English anyway...

i hate the way that guy sounds.