Drive with an NPC

Okay, I’ll admit it. My teenagers had to teach me what exactly an NPC is. 😂  HERE is a longer explanation from Wikipedia but–in short–it stands for “Non Playable Character”.  So any character in a video game that is controlled by the computer and not by a player would be an NPC.

Although I didn’t quite understand the term at first, I did understand the concept. After a great first audition and call-back, I was thrilled to be cast as the voice of the NPC for the Waze App.

Customize your Drive

Waze has a cool feature where you can “customize” your drive by choosing the character or voice who narrates your directions. These characters vary greatly in tone and mood and there are even some celebrities who have lent their voices (Christina Aguilera and Cody Rigsby to name a couple). My NPC character has a very calm, wise, and soothing tone while imbibing her directions with a bit of dry wit.  I got to work with Hyperbolic Audio for the first time and our session was a total blast.

Give it a Try!

Would like to give a try? It’s really simple. Download the Waze app on your phone. On the top left, click on those menu lines and go to “customize your drive”.  Scroll through the characters.  Right now the NPC character is located in the category of “Encouraging”.  I’ve already had people sending me messages telling me how much they’re enjoying it. My brother was a little wary of being “bossed around” by his little sister on his drives though.🤣😂

Thank you

If you do try it, do let me know what you think!  And many thanks as always to my fabulous agents at ASPVO for the opportunity!🚙🎙️🙏