NDLI: Expressive synthetic voices: Considerations for human robot interaction

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Hennig, S. Chellali, R.
Copyright Year	2012
Description	Author affiliation: Pattern Analysis & Computer Vision (PAVIS) group at the Istituto Italiano di Technologia, Genoa, Italy (Chellali, R.) \|\| Pattern Analysis & Computer Vision (PAVIS) group at the Istituto Italiano di Technologia in affiliation with Università degli Studi di Genova, Italy (Hennig, S.)
Abstract	As speech synthesis technology develops more advanced paralinguistic capabilities, open questions emerge regarding how humans perceive the use of such vocal capabilities by robots. Perceptions of spoken interaction are complex and influenced by multiple factors including the linguistic content of a message, social context, perceived intelligence of the agent, and form factor of its embodiment. This paper shares results from a study that controlled for the above factors in order to investigate the effect on human listeners of a male synthetic voice with an expressive range. Participants were randomly assigned to three conditions, counterbalancing for gender and language background, in which how paralinguistic cues were applied was varied. As the voice became more expressive and appropriate for the context, observers were more likely to describe the communication as effective, but were less likely to refer to the unseen agent as a person. Possible effects of the listener gender and cultural-linguistic background are examined. Implications for future methodologies in this field are discussed.
Starting Page	589
Ending Page	595
File Size	236492
Page Count	7
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781467346047
ISSN	19449445
e-ISBN	9781467346061
e-ISBN	9781467346054
DOI	10.1109/ROMAN.2012.6343815
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2012-09-09
Publisher Place	France
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Humans Context Pragmatics Robots Measurement Speech Market research
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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