In this Appetizer mini-episode, Connor, Grant, and Paige are joined by Neil Phelps &#8212; an independent filmmaker and actor &#8212; to discuss the ins and outs of voice acting in video games. What makes for good voice acting, what voice acting has done for the industry, how voice acting can change a game, and examples of some games that got voice acting right/wrong all come into the conversation during this mini-episode.
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<h6><a href="http://nerdreactor.com/2015/09/23/video-game-voice-actors-strike/" target="_blank">*Photo credit: Nerd Reactor</a></h6>

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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmMLQB4nJr8" target="_blank">Neil&#8217;s short film &#8220;Stumped&#8221; 
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEykDZL4Ge8&amp;feature=youtu.be">Neil&#8217;s short film &#8220;State Farm Agent&#8221;</a>
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Games and other references we made: 
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stanley_Parable" target="_blank">The Stanley Parable</a> 
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viewtiful_Joe" target="_blank">Viewtiful Joe</a> 
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BioShock_Infinite" target="_blank">Bioshock Infinite 
</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_X" target="_blank">Final Fantasy X</a> 
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borderlands_(series)" target="_blank">Borderlands series</a> 
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XV" target="_blank">Final Fantasy XV</a> 
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_Hearts" target="_blank">Kingdom Hearts</a> 
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_Hearts_Birth_by_Sleep" target="_blank">Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep</a> 
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gears_of_War_(video_game)" target="_blank">Gears of War</a> 
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overwatch_(video_game)" target="_blank">Overwatch</a> 
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_Rain" target="_blank">Heavy Rain</a> (by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantic_Dream" target="_blank">Quantric Dream</a>) 
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_V" target="_blank">Grand Theft Auto V</a> 
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destiny" target="_blank">Destiny</a> 
<a href="http://iknowthatvoice.com/" target="_blank">&#8220;I Know That Voice&#8221;</a> (Documentary)

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In this Appetizer mini-episode, Connor, Grant, and Paige are joined by Neil Phelps -- an independent filmmaker and actor -- to discuss the ins and outs of voice acting in video games. What makes for good voice acting, what voice acting has done for the industry, how voice acting can change a game, and examples of some games that got voice acting right/wrong all come into the conversation during this mini-episode.

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VB Appetizer: Voice Acting in Video Games

VB Appetizer: Voice Acting in Video Games

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