Hi!
I guess everyone knows Skype? It's free Internet telephony for MacOS, Windows, Linux. They have a developers page, and they mention the following:
Online gaming
Many gamers are already using Skype for operations coordination, for example in first-person shooter games. Skype functions can be integrated directly into the game interface.
Skype lets game developers flexibly modify the nature of the sound passed through Skype with the aid of external real-time audio effects processing component. For example, when the communication inside the game takes place over simulated radio equipment, the player is piloting a fighter aircraft that receives instructions from Central Command, and the sound could be manipulated by the game to add radio crackles and noises. If the communication takes place in an open environment where people shout or call for each other, the volume of the sound could be dependent of the virtual distance between game characters, and the sound could be manipulated with reverb and echo effects according to the game environment materials.
http://www.skype.com/community/devzone/expandingskype.html
That would make an excellent Blitzmax module! Unfortunately I don't have the knowledge/time to make such a module, but I just wanted to post this because it might be a good idea for some developers on this board, perhaps for their games.
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