Editing Voice chat in online gaming (section)

== Modern Voice Chat Technology ==
In modern online gaming, voice chat technology has advanced features, like proximity-based and spatial audio. This technology aims to create a more immersive and realistic communication environment for players. Instead of just relying on traditional voice channels, newer implications use special cues to indicate a player's location in the game world, enhancing the realism and interactions of the voice chat audio. When a player is near another player in the game world, their voice sounds closer and is directional, like how it be in the real world, allowing gamers to navigate complex gameplay dynamics through audio.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Gibbs |first=Martin |last2=Wadley |first2=Greg |last3=Benda |first3=Peter |date=December 2006 |title=Proximity-based chat in a first person shooter: using a novel voice communication system for online play |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228779974_Proximity-based_chat_in_a_first_person_shooter_using_a_novel_voice_communication_system_for_online_play |journal=ResearchGate}}</ref> However, this type of voice system can face problems, one of those being ensuring audio is clear in a chaotic and noisy game environment. While the improvement of special voice chat offers technical improvements for gameplay immersion, its effective use depends on thoughtful design choices and the need for balancing realistic audio communication.