Voice recognition works well in games
Just downloaded the new voice control plug-in for Singstar on the PS3 and was very impressed with it. You can either directly say a song title you want play or use simple phrases like “Browse Right”, “Browse Left” and “Select”.
We tried tricking it last night by speaking fast or being lazy with pronunciation but it got it right every time. A nice feature is if you say “Stop” about half a second too late when you are scrolling through songs, it recognises you intended to stop on the previous song and moves back to it quick. Simple but genius!
Is it possible that sophisticated voice control could potentially be a more revolutionary game control device when used simultaneously with a joypad than waving a Wii-mote? (Which, to be honest, makes your arms tired after a while!!)
The other game that came out recently for the PS3 that also uses voice control effectively is Tom Clancy’s Endwar which is a real time strategy game that I couldn’t get into (not because it’s a bad game it’s just I’m rubbish at RTS’s!).
Although I may give the Endwar demo another try as I’ve seen the game on offer and I’m half-tempted to buy it… As having 20 games started but not completed clearly isn’t enough for me as it is. 
May 9, 2009 - 12:19 PM