Okay my company tells me today I need to start recording my emails verbally. They own that and sell it to game companies.

Am I a voice actor?

Well if their voice won’t draw in buyers, than its a bad investment since you could just use some generic free version a bunch of non-voice actors were paid to make by the company they work for.

If money is to be made it won’t be the VAs capturing it is all I’m saying. They might even have no room in the market at all.

I think the part people leave out is that not everyone has the same goal. Most describe it as being “happy”, but never consider whether thats even possible to be happy nearly all the time.

The flaw there as I see it is that humans seem to always return to some sort of baseline emotional state, but this state is not happiness. Happiness is the spikes up while sadness are the spikes down, but given enough time it always comes back to baseline.

Thats why you can find really extreme examples of happiness. Some of the time I spent in jail were truly happy times, which really confused me at the time. On the other side you might see people become depressed during or after achieving their goals.

In my opinion, having the wrong expectations for how you should feel and for how long, can turn small curable problems into consuming destructive problems.

It should be: time plus perspective heals all wounds.

Its not prefacing it with a summary, its letting them know you have a point at the end they should wait for.

I actually prefer the type of conversation that goes back and forth and tangents, but there is a place for more long form cohesive ideas, and you should wait to hear it all before speaking.

If you are going to make a long winded statement, its not crazy to preface it with something.

Just a caveat, seeking therapy for ADHD is improving mental fortitude. Nothing wrong with that, and some people might need chemical assistance. Hard to say, its such a young field.

Depends who would pay more for the technology. Game developers or invidividual voice actors.

Maybe if they had a big enough union, they could swing it. Although at that point just get ai voices banned to protect your field.

Also, just an aside, I wouldnt pay extra for an AI version of an actor I liked. Thats still not them acting.

Its awful with at least every article posted on world.

I just wouldnt pitch this idea as a benefit for VAs is all. It won’t be uses by VAs to benefit their profession, it will be used by non-VAs who want to cut costs. Thats not a worthwhile goal to me. We shouldnt be trying to make art more efficient, or remove the human element from it.

If you need to use long term disability you do. Also some workplaces ask for a doctors note for multiple days sick.

You don’t have to give a personal reason. Just say “sick” and hang up.

They didnt flop because they are new. They flopped because there wasnt a demand for what they were selling. What was the price tag again?

Almost like the price was what killed it.

And what did happen to those apple VR goggles?

Thats just extortion. You can argue you disagree but its just a difference of opinion. I also don’t think that voice actors would agree with your license idea. I’m sure there would be a few exceptions though.

I agree, but with AI instead of socializing.

As a consumer I’d rather a real person voice acted it live or not at all. Thats petty to put your entertainment above someone’s livelihood.

Why? Just because it feels wrong?

Their decision to break and enter directly lead to a persons death. Why do make a distinction between who’s life it is?

If your actions lead to a persons death, you should be charged for it.

The flip side of this is what? As long as you have others do the murdering you can’t be charged?

Walk me through why its wrong?

They chose to commit a crime together, then they got into a shootout with police.

The responsibility lies with the people who chose to commit the crime in the first place.

Breaking and entering is stupid dangerous, they knew that. Thats why they had a gun.

One of my wife’s friends started a group chat there for some reason. Maybe the facebook app attacked them? Who knows but its catching on!

You know the way these programmers talk about AI, I think they just don’t want to have to work with anyone else.

How is this not taking from voice actors and giving to yourself in that regard? The system you described would mean only the biggest names get paid, all so a developer can avoid learning social skills.