Building Worlds and Stories through Voice Acting & Directing

Game Logic: Behind the Games

Why has voice direction become more important in the games industry in recent years? There are many ways to get into voice direction, as the skills needed have only recently been recognized as a special job. Kirsty Gilmore's journey began with experience in theatre and sound engineering, leading to work at the BBC before realising voice direction in games was an option.

There is a growing appreciation for voice acting as her job requires her to translate between developers and actors to help bring characters to life. Kirsty works with many game studios, from small indie teams to big publishers and on games like Baldur's Gate 3. If you have a passion for both performance and games, pursuing voice directing can provide an engaging career guiding stories.

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Welcome to Game Logic where gaming industry expert Myke Parrott interviews top-class Gaming professionals from some of the world’s most respected Games Studios. These conversations unveil the business side of the gaming industry and reveal insights from some of the people who make the world’s best video games possible.

This show discusses everything from launching new titles, game development, streaming, UX and UI through to eSports, Free To Play Mobile Gaming and even Web3 Crypto innovations. Each episode pulls back the curtain on the creative processes, challenges, and triumphs from CTOs, engineers, developers, art directors, designers, animators and producers offering an immersive journey into the heart of the gaming universe.

0:00 Intro 0:47 Voice acting and performance direction in the gaming industry. 6:35 Career path in game audio direction and casting. 11:50 Voiceover professionals in the gaming industry, and the growing importance of acting and performance in games. 15:25 Voice directing for video games, including awards and responsibilities. 19:17 What does a Voice Director do? 24:20 Directing games with sensitive content, including mental health and trauma. 28:21 Upcoming indie games and the challenges of game development.