Re: [Supertuxkart-devel] 3D sounds in split screen modes

[Stephen D. <ist...@gm...>]

On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 2:49 PM, Joerg Henrichs <jo...@lu...> wrote:

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> > I think we should split the sounds in different categories
> >
> > 1) The sounds you hear e.g. at the beginning of a race during
> > read-set-go should never be played in 3D, and always with only one
> > instance at a time
> Yes - is it possible to mix 3d sounds and no 3d sounds with openal?
>
Absolutely. The patch that I am currently working on will allow a sound to
be configured as non-positional (among other things) which just means that
no matter where the camera is, it will always be played equally between your
ears (eg. no 3D).

> 2) Engine sounds should also be limited in some fashion. Maybe only play
> > the sound of the fastest kart?
> No, I think the engine sounds should be played, it's fun to listen to
> the sounds when overtaking other karts. I don't really have a good
> solution for split screen, and would still think that no 3d sound in
> this case is the best, since it does not confuse any player.
>
In this case, how can I detect when the game is in a split screen mode? Both
the Camera class and the sfx_openal classes will need to know so that the
camera can be made stationary and sound effects will not be moved around.

>
> > 3) Other sounds like explosion or projectile sounds can be played for
> > everyone otherwise it will seem wrong
> Yes, they should certainly be played.
>
> Cheers,
>  Joerg
>
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Stephen