Recent 12 Older Announcing Sounds Amazing 2020 Sign up to watch our free online conference showcasing the most exciting and innovative developments in audio production and technology from film, TV, gaming and more. Blog post on 24 Aug 2020 Synthetic Voices Study: How Do You Feel About an Artificial Announcer with an Accent? Does regionality and gender affect the way Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ content can be perceived if delivered by synthetic voices? How would that make people feel? Blog post on 13 Feb 2020 Designing Navigation for Smart Speakers and Voice Devices Exploring new ways to discover audio and interact with these types of experiences using only the user's voice. Blog post on 17 Dec 2019 Voice-Led Interactive Exploration of Audio A research report on the development of a voice-led interactive prototype application for navigating audio. Research paper published Dec 2019 An Interactive Dating Drama for Smart Speaker and Mobile: 5 Days, 5 Dates A prototype interactive audio drama that plays across mobile and smart speaker. Blog post on 12 Dec 2019 Emotional Machines: How Do People Feel About Using Smart Speakers and Voice-Controlled Devices? Emma Young, Libby Miller We share our survey results, findings and recommendations for anyone interested in the user experience of current voice platforms and future voice technologies. Research paper published Aug 2019 IRFS Weeknotes #290 Weeknotes from IRFS featuring mood filtering, synthetic voices and Audio AR Blog post on 9 Jul 2019 Top Tips for Designing Voice Applications Nicky Birch, Henry Cooke R&D has compiled a set of best practice tips for designing rich-media content for conversational assistants. Research paper published May 2019 IRFS Weeknotes #286 Latest sprint notes from the IRFS team. This week we are off to see the Wizard for some user testing. Blog post on 24 Apr 2019 IRFS Weeknotes #284 Latest sprint notes from the IRFS team: Audio AR, Recommender Systems and Speech-to-Text Blog post on 20 Mar 2019 IRFS Weeknotes #282 Puppets, user testing, and some new faces! Blog post on 28 Feb 2019 What If Our Machines Had Emotions? Take part in our user survey: how do you feel about Alexa? Blog post on 4 Feb 2019 The Unfortunates: Interacting with an Audio Story for Smart Speakers We found people wanted to interact with Alexa - so built a skill to randomly dramatise a famously 'experimental' novel. Blog post on 26 Nov 2018 Singing With Machines: Making Music and Sound Art with 'Smart Speakers' R&D has been collaborating with musicians and artists to discover how 'smart speaker' devices could offer new ways of creating, enjoying and sharing music and sound art. Blog post on 5 Jul 2018 User Testing The Inspection Chamber How do users feel about interactive stories on voice devices? Blog post on 29 Jun 2018 Recent 12 Older
