Baldur's Gate 3: What it's like to act in a virtual fantasy world

A mythical female warrior from Baldur's Gate 3 with green skin and pointy ears. She looks stern, her red eyes focused on something in the distance. Her braided hair can be seen falling down her back and the silver shoulder pad of her ornate armor. In the background, a large black dragon flies into the plane through a thick yellowish brown cloud.Image source, Wizards of the Coast and Larian Studios
By Andrew RogersBBC Newsbeat

You might think that video games and soap operas don't have much in common. But if you talk to people who have worked on both, you might be surprised.

No, we're not talking about warp channels or a battle royale in the Queen Vic.

But we're talking about what it's like to act on a big budget game.

For most actors, getting a regular, long-running gig can be tough, but soap operas can provide one.

Jennifer English and Devora Wilde tell BBC Newsbeat that working on the fantasy role-playing game Baldur's Gate 3 gave them the same kind of stability.

The long-awaited title is set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe, and Jennifer plays Shadowheart - a half-elf cleric. longest project she has worked on.

It's not too surprising - Baldur's Gate 3 is a huge title, said to have 17,000 possible variants at its end,

  Entertainment   Jul 25, 2023   0   20  Add to Reading List
Baldur's Gate 3: What it's like to act in a virtual fantasy world
A mythical female warrior from Baldur's Gate 3 with green skin and pointy ears. She looks stern, her red eyes focused on something in the distance. Her braided hair can be seen falling down her back and the silver shoulder pad of her ornate armor. In the background, a large black dragon flies into the plane through a thick yellowish brown cloud.Image source, Wizards of the Coast and Larian Studios
By Andrew RogersBBC Newsbeat

You might think that video games and soap operas don't have much in common. But if you talk to people who have worked on both, you might be surprised.

No, we're not talking about warp channels or a battle royale in the Queen Vic.

But we're talking about what it's like to act on a big budget game.

For most actors, getting a regular, long-running gig can be tough, but soap operas can provide one.

Jennifer English and Devora Wilde tell BBC Newsbeat that working on the fantasy role-playing game Baldur's Gate 3 gave them the same kind of stability.

The long-awaited title is set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe, and Jennifer plays Shadowheart - a half-elf cleric. longest project she has worked on.

It's not too surprising - Baldur's Gate 3 is a huge title, said to have 17,000 possible variants at its end,

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