Tesla Roadster used for videogame audio What are the real benefits of an electric car? Reduced CO2 emissions? Less dependency on oil? Quieter inner cities? Nope. The correct answer is actually cooler sound effects for videogames. videogame_tesla_03 Microsoft strapped mics to the Tesla for clearer tyres sounds in videogames That’s according to sound engineering …
See the big furry things? They're called blimps. Actually it's just the secondary shell, theres another one inside. Both are acoustically transparent but block wind from travelling through it, effectively creating still air around the microphone. Amazingly, sound engineers know what they're doing :-)
Yes, we know about the big fluffy wind protectors, but what about the wind noise from the microphone mounts - they'll create a whistling sound which will NOT be eaten by the ferrets.
I don't know if that's what the OP was thinking, but it's still valid.
When a car goes past you, it's not just the engine/gearbox/exhaust noise you hear... (lack of) aerodynamics plays a key part too.
I also wonder how the external mics affected handling - extra weight and drag on the extremities... it all adds up to make the game play far less realistic than going on a joy ride!
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