Working as a Voice-Over Designer

How do you work with dialogue in video games? Does one person grab a microphone and put on different accents, or is it all AI these days? At Liquid Swords, neither of those is true! We are lucky enough to have a dedicated Voice-Over Designer in our team, who took some time out of his busy schedule in the sound booth to walk us through a typical day.

Getting to collaborate with pretty much everyone in the office. I don’t feel stuck in a bubble of my own small team within the team. I also get to work with what is, in my opinion, the most poignant and emotionally important part of a game – the voices and characters, as well as the actors that portray them. They’re what drive a narrative game forward, and they convey so much more than the words they utter, which always makes me emotional. I mean, I get to cry (happy tears) during work hours!

Either that I make all the voices myself or that I alone choose the voice cast of the game. Also that I understand every bit of game development. Spoilers, I don’t, and this is the case for most of us, but don’t tell anyone I said that.

First and foremost, my colleagues! I found some of my best friends at Liquid Swords. We work very well together and often hang out outside of work hours. Second, I get to work on a project that I’m passionate about, and I don’t take that for granted. I’m a very privileged person!

Thank you, David, for sharing your day with us!

You can read more about working with audio at Liquid Swords in our interviews with David and his colleague Greg. You can also check out our open positions on our Careers page!