Xbox 360 recognises Fonix Speech

Fonix Speech, the company responsible for the technology that allows Xbox developers to employ voice recognition in their games, has announced that it will be continuing in this role on the next-generation Xbox 360.

Microsoft's program manager for Audio and Voice Technologies Brian Schmidt said: "By incorporating Fonix's speech recognition technology into our Xbox 360 development kit, game developers can give players a fun and natural way of interacting with their games."

The Fonix Speech-made technology is currently employed in a number of Xbox games. Ubisoft has used it in various titles in its Tom Clancy range, including Rainbow Six 3 and its expansion, Ghost Recon 2, and the forthcoming Rainbow Six: Lockdown.

NovaLogic will also utilise voice commands in its forthcoming port of Delta Force: Black Hawk Down, underway at UK firm Climax, while Vivendi-Universal Games' SWAT: Global Strike Team has already made use of it elsewhere.

"Working with Microsoft enables Fonix to offer market-leading voice command solutions for next-generation products and to offer new interface possibilities for game developers and players," said Tim K. Hong, VP, Fonix Games.

"Fonix looks forward to contributing to a new generation of videogames as developers use Xbox 360 to showcase greater possibilities for voice recognition in games."