audio logs
Recorded voice entries
Audio logs are recorded spoken entries, typically found in video games, films, or other narrative media as a storytelling device.
Characters leave behind voice recordings that reveal backstory, advance plot, or flesh out worldbuilding.
The player or viewer discovers these recordings scattered throughout the environment: I found an audio log explaining what happened to the research team.
The format mimics personal diaries or official records, lending authenticity to fictional settings.
- recordingsStored audio or video
- voice memoRecorded spoken note
- voiceSound from throat
- transcriptVerbatim written account
- field notesDocumentation from fieldwork
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- BioShockColumbia, plasmids, Elizabeth, Jack, EVE
- game narrativestory, narrative, plot, storyline, dialogue tree
- radio archivesradio dramas, radio plays, radio shows, radio serials, radio documentaries
audio logswritten records
Documented accounts preserved textually
handwritten notes · text files · silent film · photographs · spreadsheets
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