Voice in human–agent interaction: A survey
K Seaborn, NP Miyake, P Pennefather… - ACM Computing …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Social robots, conversational agents, voice assistants, and other embodied AI are
increasingly a feature of everyday life. What connects these various types of intelligent …
increasingly a feature of everyday life. What connects these various types of intelligent …
The state of speech in HCI: Trends, themes and challenges
Speech interfaces are growing in popularity. Through a review of 99 research papers this
work maps the trends, themes, findings and methods of empirical research on speech …
work maps the trends, themes, findings and methods of empirical research on speech …
[HTML][HTML] The human takes it all: Humanlike synthesized voices are perceived as less eerie and more likable. evidence from a subjective ratings study
K Kühne, MH Fischer, Y Zhou - Frontiers in neurorobotics, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background: The increasing involvement of social robots in human lives raises the question
how humans perceive social robots. Little is known about human perception of synthesized …
how humans perceive social robots. Little is known about human perception of synthesized …
[PDF][PDF] Speech synthesis evaluation—state-of-the-art assessment and suggestion for a novel research program
Speech synthesis applications have become an ubiquity, in navigation systems, digital
assistants or as screen or audio book readers. Despite their impact on the acceptability of …
assistants or as screen or audio book readers. Despite their impact on the acceptability of …
Choice of voices: A large-scale evaluation of text-to-speech voice quality for long-form content
The advancement of text-to-speech (TTS) voices and a rise of commercial TTS platforms
allow people to easily experience TTS voices across a variety of technologies, applications …
allow people to easily experience TTS voices across a variety of technologies, applications …
Siri, echo and performance: You have to suffer darling
Don't ignore this because its about speech technology. VUIs (voice user interfaces) won a
best paper in CHI 2018. Did that get your attention? Good. Siri, Ivona, Google Home, and …
best paper in CHI 2018. Did that get your attention? Good. Siri, Ivona, Google Home, and …
Evaluating long-form text-to-speech: Comparing the ratings of sentences and paragraphs
Text-to-speech systems are typically evaluated on single sentences. When long-form
content, such as data consisting of full paragraphs or dialogues is considered, evaluating …
content, such as data consisting of full paragraphs or dialogues is considered, evaluating …
Interactive hesitation synthesis: modelling and evaluation
Conversational spoken dialogue systems that interact with the user rather than merely
reading the text can be equipped with hesitations to manage dialogue flow and user …
reading the text can be equipped with hesitations to manage dialogue flow and user …
Building and designing expressive speech synthesis
We know there is something special about speech. Our voices are not just a means of
communicating. They also give a deep impression of who we are and what we might know …
communicating. They also give a deep impression of who we are and what we might know …
Persuasive synthetic speech: Voice perception and user behaviour
Previous research indicates that synthetic speech can be as persuasive as human speech.
However, there is a lack of empirical validation on interactive goal-oriented tasks. In our two …
However, there is a lack of empirical validation on interactive goal-oriented tasks. In our two …