Case Study: Volley creates engaging voice-powered games with Amazon Polly

Volley cuts voice actor costs 1,000x with Amazon Polly

Volley, a San Francisco-based startup creating voice-controlled games for smart speakers, faced the challenge of generating vast amounts of dynamic character dialogue in a cost-effective and low-latency way. Using recorded human voice actors was prohibitively expensive and inflexible. They turned to the vendor Amazon Polly and its text-to-speech service to power their interactive entertainment.

The solution implemented by Amazon Polly provided Volley with a high-speed, low-latency API that generates speech on the fly, making the delay imperceptible to users. This allowed for infinite dialogue permutations and diverse characters using Polly's variety of voices, languages, and accents. The results were a massive reduction in cost compared to human actors and the successful launch of localized games. Amazon Polly's technology was a key component in enabling Volley's scalable and engaging voice-powered experiences.

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