Voice is pure communication

The Wall Street Journal [subscription required] 

Vonex LLC, a Brooklyn-based company working on a platform to make it easier for online gamers to use voice, is betting on demand for voice exploding. There are now 20 million online gamers in the world, with close to 20% of them using voice, according to A.J. Loiacono, founder of Vonex. That is up from less than 10% last year. "Voice is pure communication," says Mr. Loiacono.

Humans are pure communicators, that’s why. Voice is as much a part of our interaction abilities as hands or eyes. We love to talk.

A business targeting voice for gamers makes complete sense. When you’re shooting bad guys, and you need help from your online buddy (or computer), it’s always going to be faster and more efficient to speak.