Teamspeak

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Screenshot of the Teamspeak client showing the about screen.

TeamSpeak is proprietary Voice over IP software that allows users to speak on a chat channel with other users, much like a telephone conference call. A TeamSpeak user will often wear a headset with an integrated microphone. Users use the TeamSpeak client software to connect to a TeamSpeak server of their choice, from there they can join chat channels.

The target audience for TeamSpeak is gamers, who can use the software to communicate with other players on the same team of a multiplayer game. Communicating by voice gives a competitive advantage by allowing players to keep their hands on the mouse and action keys. Usually, a player joins a TeamSpeak server before starting a game.

An addition to TeamSpeak is [TeamSpeak Overlay], a piece of software that will display the name of the person that is currently speaking. This software works in a DirectX 7, 8, or 9, or OpenGL game.

Similar programs

• Ventrilo is another program similar to TeamSpeak which is rising in popularity among first-person shooter players especially in the electronic sports scene and also among players of other computer game genres.
• Roger Wilco - while it is a major rival, it still has a much smaller user base than TeamSpeak and is considered by some to be a basic version of TeamSpeak.
• GameComm is the newest rival program to TeamSpeak, although currently in beta testing.

See also

• Voice over IP

External links

• [TeamSpeak] - Official site
• [TSViewer] - Free TeamSpeak Viewer & Database
• [TeamSpeak Overlay]
• http://www.voice-overlay.info.ms Another Teamspeak Overlay, Also Compatible with Ventrilo
• [TeamSpeex] - Unofficial Mac OS X client
• [Teamspeak 4 Free] - Free TeamSpeak Servers

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