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Speech Recognition and Synthesis (Voice Interface for Computer)
Atheraal
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Hi, all. I'm putting together a computer for my sister, who has Down's Syndrome, to use. She's not very physically coordinated, and her vision's not the greatest, so I thought I'd try setting up a speech interface for her. I don't really know what kinds of tools there are out there, so I thought I'd give a quick ask here. I need both ends of the spectrum, incoming speech analysis for commands and text-to-speech for response and prompts. I'm pretty tech-savvy, so recommendations of open source and highly customizable apps are very welcome. And I don't mind spending a bit of money on it, so commercial apps are fine too. Anyone have any experience with this kind of thing? Thanks in advance!
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It's pretty damn 'smart' and versatile, I used it for a few days to see how it was. For example, if I wanted to boot up CoD4:
"Start listening" *computer beeps that it's ready to hear my commands*
"Open call of duty four" *Computer brings up a menu that has a list of potential applications -- Call of Duty 4 -- Single Player, Call of Duty 4 -- Multiplayer, Uninstall Call of Duty 4*
"One" * The first element in the list is highlighted: Call of Duty 4 SP*
"Okay" * Menu closes, computer boots up the program *
"Stop listening" *Computer beeps to indicate that it isn't listening to commands anymore*
Ultimately M+KB were faster for me to use, but you might find that it'll make your sister's experience a lot better. It seemed to be compatible with just about any well-coded modern application.
Additionally, it has tools included to calibrate it -- you read text into the system and it'll get better at recognizing your voice patterns. Very hassle free to use.