Voice as immersion: more information

BioWare and LucasArts have released a short piece in how voice is being used in SWTOR to increase the immersion of players.

There’s some interesting shots of the game action itself interpersed between comments from developers.

I have to admit that the gameplay shots have taken me aback a little – particularly the avatar close-ups. They just don’t seem that much evolved from previous iterations of the Star Wars franchise I’ve played on consoles. Here’s the video in full:

Do you like what you hear and see?