The Adrenaline Vault meldt dat Microsoft op de Game Developers Conference een preview zal geven van DirectX 8, die gepland staat voor een release in augustus. DX8 zal heel wat nieuwe features bevatten waaronder DirectPlay Voice, een API waarmee je gezellig kan ouwehoeren tijdens een potje kweek:
Microsoft today announced it would preview the next version of its game development application programming interface at the Game Developers Conference. With advances in real-time rendered music, photo-realistic graphics, and the addition of advanced voice technology, the forthcoming version of the multimedia API will include substantial improvements.
In response to developer input, the DirectSound and DirectMusic APIs have been combined to create a unified audio architecture. The DirectMusic synthesizer will be upgraded to support downloadable Sounds Level 2, a next-generation technology for music and sound generation. Prerecorded music can be manipulated to provide a real-time response to game action.
Furthermore, the DirectPlay API will feature a new scalable architecture for Internet games. The introduction of DirectPlay Voice, Microsoft's new voice communication API, will allow developers to implement real-time chat in online games. The new API will give developers full control over voice-communication implementation, allowing them to choose the quality of voice transmission appropriate for the title they are creating. In addition, voice functionality will be made available to existing DirectPlay-based games.
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