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Design of Speech Based Devices
Pitt, Ian; Edwards, Alistair
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Hardback. Representations of humans in virtual environments are called Avatars. This book brings together work from a variety of relevant disciplines to detail how humans interact in computer-generated environments. It contains contributions from several key people in the field, including Microsoft Research's Virtual World Group. Series: Practitioner Series. Num Pages: 179 pages, biography. BIC Classification: UYU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 561.
Developments in technology have made it possible for speech output to be used in place of the more usual visual interface in both domestic and commercial devices. Speech can be used in situations where visual attention is occupied, such as when driving a car, or where a task is complex and traditional visual interfaces are not effective, such as programming a video recorder. Speech can also be employed in specialist adaptations for visually impaired people.
However, the use of speech has not been universally successful, possibly because the speech interaction is poorly designed. Speech is fundamentally different from text, and ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
179
Condition
New
Series
Practitioner Series
Number of Pages
179
Place of Publication
England, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781852334369
SKU
V9781852334369
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99-15
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