Scream detection?

[bluel0bster]

This idea has already been suggest a handful of times before, so I wouldn't really call it original. I don't think it would work for a number of reasons, mainly being that the majority of people playing on their own don't audibly scream when playing horror games (with the exception of let's players who do so for the sake of entertainment).

Also, it would be too easy and tempting for a feature like this just to disconnect your mic; playing with a mic and "scream detection" would just put the player at a pretty significant disadvantage (if you're one of those rare players who audibly reacts to video games).

Additionally, what you're suggesting sounds like a third party software that would somehow have to be integrated with these games, so not only would you need someone to develop this "scream detection" software, but also get the developers to program support for it in their games. And I don't think anybody has ever had a positive experience (with the obvious exception of team chat software such as mumble, ventrilo, etc.) with pack-in third party software (think punkbuster, gamespy, or even the dreaded windows live). This mandatory type of software bogs down games, breaks immersion more than anything, and are generally annoying. I think a "scream detector" would be way more hassle than it's worth. It might provide a little novelty entertainment, but after an hour nobody would want to use it.

And besides all that, FG's not going to do anything like this, so it's not really worth talking about imo.