Player audio analysis in online gaming environments

A method, comprising:

• iteratively performing, by an audio analysis module implemented on one or more computing devices:
• receiving audio input for a plurality of players participating in a current game session of a game executing within a game system;
• analyzing the audio input to generate audio analysis information including one or more audio patterns indicative of player emotion;
• mapping the one or more audio patterns indicative of player emotion to identify corresponding one or more events that happened in the game;
• and
• causing a visualization of the one or more audio patterns to be displayed to the one or more players, wherein the visualization indicates one or more locations of the one or more events within the game.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program instructions that when executed on one or more computers cause the one or more computers to implement an audio analysis system configured to:

• receive audio input for a plurality of players participating in a current game session of a multiplayer game executing within an online game system;
• analyze the audio input to determine one or more audio patterns indicative of player emotion;
• map the one or more audio patterns indicative of player emotion to identify corresponding one or more events that happened in the game session;
• and
• provide the one or more audio patterns to the online game system, wherein the one or more audio patterns affects one or both of execution of the game session within the online game system or visual presentation of the game session on client devices, wherein the visual presentation indicates one or more locations of the one or more events within the multiplayer game.