Pax Helgesen
@paxhvo
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Senior Sound Designer @Bungie & Voice Actor. Made some sounds for #Destiny2 #StarWarsJediFallenOrder and #HaloInfinite . Introduce me to your dog. He/Him
Seattle / LA / Source Connect
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Old account was hacked, and since ‘X’ support is totally nonexistent and I just can’t take a hint to finally leave this place yet - I’m back. New name, same bad jokes. Anyway:
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A $3 trillion company making billions in profit needs even more to satisfy shareholders. HiFi Rush won several awards so make no mistake - it’s never been about quality or talent. So sick of this shit.
BREAKING: Microsoft has closed Redfall's Arkane Austin, HiFi Rush's Tango Gameworks, and more in devastating cuts at Bethesda.
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The new Dread enemy faction are coming. From art to design to VFX, everyone put their all into them and we can’t wait for you to face them in game!
It was an honor to drive the audio vision for them - feat. some of our best sound design x dialogue collabs yet!
Take a look behind the scenes of Destiny 2: The Final Shape, as our development team introduces the brand new Dread enemy faction and Prismatic, the subclass that will combine the powers of Light and Darkness.
The Final Shape // June 4, 2024
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Feeling a lot of emotions today. Most of all, grateful and excited for people to experience all the hard work, love, and creativity poured into this release. End of an era ❤️
Guardians make their own fate.
Destiny 2: The Final Shape is available now!
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Witness the MEGA PRETZEL. My hands are not miniature I swear it was really *that* big 🥨
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Interactive card game meets the dark twisted folk tales of The Brothers Grimm - check out
#WorldOfGrimm
! You might just hear me as the voice of The Wise Servant card along with an incredible cast in your deck. Thank you to
@staticcitygames
and
@BluenovaStudio
for having me!
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I was not affected, but many of my incredibly talented peers were.
*If you are a hiring manager in AAA games* looking for sound, dialogue, and music designers please reach out to me. I would be happy to introduce you to some of the best now looking for their new homes.
This morning, we shared an important update with the Bungie team on the difficult decision to eliminate 220 roles at Bungie.
You can read the full statement below.
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We gave it all we’ve got on this one. One more week.
The Witness nears The Final Shape.
Become legend on June 4, 2024.
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Excited to be part of The Technomancy Project for S03! Thank you for having me! Check out the first two seasons anywhere you listen to podcasts for a scary good time!
Finally we are absolutely delighted to announce that
@paxhvo
will be joining us for Season 3!! You'll know him from a number of indie games such as Between the Stars and Symbol of Sacrifice. Glad to have you join our troupe of voice cast this season!
#voiceacting
#casting
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Now THIS use of AI I’m 100% on board with! Great for actors doing self-record sessions or editing takes for long auditions, and for game dev and podcasts this is huuuge.
Ready to change the way you work with voice? Check out our first look at ReaSpeech, an LLM powered Reaper script that’s here to make your life easier. Keep an eye out for more details soon.
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@ihsanarslan
@XavierGRichard1
@adamtotscomix
Why are you so excited about technology where the end product is created by stealing human’s work, and is leading to cultural and economic and social disruption affecting people’s lives. I genuinely don’t think you’ve looked past the “dang tech is cool” angle.
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Any studio that doesn’t hire Tzvi is making the biggest mistake of their lives. He’s *amazing* I am not exaggerating.
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One more thing about AI and then I’ll shut up for a bit (maybe)
I play games to FEEL things.
I don’t want to just look at pretty graphics and hear sounds. I want to feel joy from the creative choices made by designers, feel invested in character’s written by writers and actors.
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@jordanarywriter
The “creative” justification all these devs are using always kills me lol It becomes .wavs at the end of the day just like recording an actor. Just say you don’t want to pay people!
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When every new game needs to be open world, 100+ hours, critical success that cost 300m+ to make, by necessity is loaded with MTX to make shareholders happy: file size go up. If you say “that doesn’t sound sustainable…” you’d be right!
One solution to this is *shorter games.*
game devs please stop making your games fucking gigantic im begging you
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We’ve been cooking up some fun stuff, come see next week!
Join us on April 9, 2024 @ 9:30 AM PT for an update on what the team has been building for Destiny 2: The Final Shape.
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@nickvonkaenel
I still can’t believe you asked for a $20 million salary and they just said yes
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Game dev is a unique venn diagram where Art and Tech overlap. It requires human awareness of how each affect each other with the goal of serving gameplay and story. There is a magic in game “feel” that comes from so many elements that AI can’t account for. Sorry tech bros.
Video game support developer Keywords Studios tried to create a game solely using artificial intelligence but failed because the technology was "unable to replace talent."
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So much love has been poured into OUTLIER - the narrative, animation, and performances have blown me away. This production is really something special and I’m grateful to be just a small part of it. Support indie animation!
Less than 2 weeks until the OUTLIER debut trailer drops!
After 5 years of independent pre-production, the Studio Kane team is eager to finally share this refreshing, introspective, action-packed story with the public.
Animated by those who studied under groundbreaking
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There will always be the one party member that will say “don’t worry, I totally got this”
(spoiler it’s me)
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1 - Sound for games / Audio gear
2 - My dogs! (Dogs in general really)
3 - JRPGs (esp. Final Fantasy/Persona)
4 - D&D
5 - Cooking and Baking
All of these things have helped me grow as a person, and especially closer with others! What are yours?
OKIE VOICE ACTORS
List 5 things you love/could talk about for hours that AREN'T voice acting:
1. NBA
2. Pokémon Gens 1-3
3. Making a cappella covers
4. My dumb dog
5. Why ETFs > individual stocks
Tag 5 friends
@paxhvo
@TheGreatDilemma
@DaisyBarajasVA
@Bryars_Byrd
@barry_bach
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With all the awful things happening in the world, it’s *so important* to remember to take the time for self-care. You can’t help others if you’re not in a healthy space yourself! Being an empath is hard! Take some time to rest, and then get back out there.
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I’m not at GDC this year but really want to make it in 2025! Something really special about so many creative people together, sharing different ideas and perspectives. That’s the thing that keeps me excited despite *gestures* all of this going on in this industry.
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Last weekend was the 48-hour Audio Drama Festival - Echoes of the Past
7 teams of writers, actors, composers and engineers came together to make magic happen, turned out incredible!
I play Tanin in sci-fi mystery "Mecha Symbiosis." Listen to them here -
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Congrats to all the BAFTA winners and nominees! Love to see all of your hard work in games being celebrated!
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A champion of the craft, such a marvelous actor. We were lucky to have him bring these stories to life.
Actor Bernard Hill, who starred in Lord of the Rings, Titanic and Boys from the Blackstuff, has died aged 79
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@Voquent
@itsmelissawhite
@WhitneyDHolland
@KingLowTier
@ChelseaMKrause
@KiranKumarVO
@caitlinrrowe
@TheGreatDilemma
@catprotano
I just love them so much ☺️
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@nadiaudio
God I hate corpo speak. 45 seconds of speaking to say absolutely nothing of material value.
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@arianevoices
Amazing this is what the skies always looked like in the 90s. We need to go back
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Happy International Women’s Day! Happy to know so many strong and talented women that are role models for future generations! We need better representation of femininity in games and media, and they’re making that happen. Cheers to you, gals! 🥳
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Another Monday, another fresh batch of game industry layoffs! This industry deserves so much more. Sucks that we have to dread the start/end of weeks like this.
My heart goes out to those
@SuperMGames
We have a few roles open here (non audio.) Please reach out if I can help!
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Feel like I’m transported to a world that feels alive created by artists, and sounds unlike anything I’ve experienced. Art is designed to make you think and feel, and the only thing AI has ever made me feel is disappointment that we might lose any of this.
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If anyone’s feed is blowing up with financial spam by some “financial couple” right now that’s my old one! Sorry about the confusion. You can find (the real) me on this account now.
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So true. I’ve heard from a lot of players that games helped them through difficult times in their lives. It’s a gift to give that to others, and that’s what keeps me going despite *gestures wildly* this industry.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s director says video games give people the will to live. W or L take? 🤔
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NOT a therapist, but if audio and acting weren’t my thing that’s probably the path I would have gone. Absolute heroes every one of them.
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@itsmelissawhite
@KiranKumarVO
@TheGreatDilemma
@ChelseaMKrause
@caitlinrrowe
@KingLowTier
@WhitneyDHolland
@catprotano
The best crew right here, and you are a big reason why it’s so special! Forever grateful for you and everyone here 🥹 We’ll keep moving forward together!
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@soundbybiru
and Carsten were a big part of the audio for these and our beautiful dialogue team Matt, Katie, and Alexa made their language come alive!
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@Witdarkstar
SO SORRY for the spam, Patrick! On my new account here. Been trying to contact Support for the past week after finding it was stolen but had no luck (all laid off, apparently...) Thanks for reporting!
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@lockaitae
You are fucking awesome Amber you deserve so much better! Wherever you land next they are so lucky!
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@Niederquell
All great but Jörmungandr sequence is one of my favorites ever, killer work Mike!
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@GameAudioGirl
@bryanhiga
Hearing Sunset Overdrive was 11 (!) years ago is making me feel like
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Sad to hear about those who were let go with Rooster Teeth closing… it introduced so many to machinima as a medium, and became so much more. They celebrated animation in all its forms. Feels like the end of an era honestly.
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I struggled for a looong time with this. Felt “selfish” but then was too burned out always taking on that weight to do anything about it. Still have to remind myself to put it into practice, so here’s your reminder too!
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@markkilborn
@minuskelvin
@NassimAitkaci
I think there’s a distinction to be made between a game that feels populated with voices vs. a world that feels alive. Spiderman 2 did this well, with NPC walla done by improv actors that made NPC’s feel like real people. AI won’t ever have that human element so I’m uninterested.
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Love audio drama, reminds me the most of theater in VO. Something special about not having visuals to work with and telling a story purely with voice and sound ☺️
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@catprotano
I hope it helps for you, Cat! Zoloft has made such a difference for my anxiety. Haven’t had a panic attack since. Starting new meds can be an adjustment, but hopefully it helps a lot! And yay talking about it is good!
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@melissamedinavo
Authority hates curious people, almost like we’re difficult to control or something!
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@TheGreatDilemma
Math - Blue
History - Green
Science - Yellow
Reading - Red
I always wanted the cool Lisa Frank rainbow animals folders though honestly
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@BeLikeSound
@markkilborn
Snyder thinks he’s an auteur because he tries to be edgy and subvert expectations, but really shows he has no idea what subtext or character motivation are lol
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@jimmiemyers
Some incredible shots in this one, and Brian’s narration is killer. Love hearing the softer more reflective side of Saint.
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@maxnichols
I’m so sorry, Max. I wish we had more opportunities to work together but I’m grateful for the ones we did. Wherever you land is so lucky to have you!
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@KingLowTier
@itsmelissawhite
Already have! You are an unstoppable champion and we love you for it!
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@jordanreyn
@JuneYoon_
Great tips! For those with RME interfaces you can also set up “Snapshots” in TotalMix, and use a macro/steam deck/etc. to quickly jump between them.
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@ImSixFiveInVans
Yup Geoff only cares about clout and will only share news he can hype up, doesn’t care about devs at all.
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@MarcusRVO
Of all the Star IP’s my guy really picked the one that’s built on the foundation of political/social commentary. Deserves an award really lmao
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I haven’t even finished BG3 yet, and this year is stacked with Yakuza, Persona, and Final Fantasy. If anyone has a few hundred hours to spare just lying around please send ‘em my way 🥹
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@ConnorFogartyVO
Man all of Andor did it for me but this monologue in particular was something else
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@KingLowTier
@itsmelissawhite
We gotta do a Mike hype thread now, he’s forgetting he’s the powerhouse he is again
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