This is not possible. Espeak uses the Gnu General Public License, which would forbid it from being included in Raceway, unless Raceway was also open source.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of josh Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 9:55 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Raceway was USA game web site? Hi thomas, you could maybe modify ESpeak and use it? Josh ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 5:10 PM Subject: [Audyssey] Raceway was USA game web site? > Hi Cara, > As far as Raceway goes there are definitly work arounds about what > speech system to use, but each has an advantage/disadvantage. If I > want to completely port Raceway as is from C# .NET to Java there is a > commercial Sapi package, JSapi, put out by Cloud Garden that supports > all the usual Sapi engines like the Scansoft voices, Neospeech voices, > etc. The problem is that it isn't licensed very cheaply, and by using > the JSapi package from Cloud Garden I have to tie Raceway specificly > to the Windows os which defeats the purpose of a multiplatform game. > There is the option of FreeTTS. FreeTTS is a TTS engine written in > pure Java, for Java applications, but isn't exactly very high quality. > The final option is to prerecord the speech. Prerecording all the > voice files using a high quality synth or a human is the best way to > make the game pplatform independant. However, with prerecorded speech > there is less possibility of making the game customisable. > > Cara Quinn wrote: >> Ah Thomas, you can see I've visited the website lately! lol! >> >> anyway, very cool and I'd forgotten about SAPI as an issue, but I >> too, would think there's got to be some sort of reasonable work >> around as you suggest. >> >> Smiles, >> > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.3/1306 - Release Date: 3/1/2008 > 5:41 PM > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
