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Koose DeGroot

That Chopper Guy

Join date: 17 Sep 2004

Posts: 159

08-22-2006 17:50

Ive been thinking about getting this for RL business, then suddenly the thought hit me that if would be incredible to use this in SL, is it compatible ?

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Torley Linden

Enlightenment!

Join date: 15 Sep 2004

Posts: 16,530

08-23-2006 15:53

I haven't tried it; I don't know, but I'll move this to General Topics so we can find out if anyone else has.

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ed44 Gupte

Explorer (Retired)

Join date: 7 Oct 2005

Posts: 638

08-23-2006 17:24

Whatever it is, the main problem will be to get enough bandwidth after sl takes its share.

Corvus Drake

Bedroom Spelunker

Join date: 12 Feb 2006

Posts: 1,456

08-23-2006 17:25

Go try to train that software.

The idea will die.

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Simon Nolan

I can has ur primz?

Join date: 28 Mar 2006

Posts: 157

08-23-2006 20:13

If only PC voice recognition actually worked well this would be a very cool idea. Here's an example of how bad reality is. This is a demo of Vista's built in recognition. You'd think it would be better than software others have produced in the past, but I guess not.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y_Jp6PxsSQ

Ouch!

grumble Loudon

A Little bit a lion

Join date: 30 Nov 2005

Posts: 612

08-23-2006 22:52

I have tried these things and they do work sometimes. In a way you have to learn to speak clearly so it can tell the difference. It's like how the early palm computers had you learn a new alphabet.

SuezanneC Baskerville

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Join date: 22 Dec 2003

Posts: 14,229

08-23-2006 23:03

ViaVoice's competitor Naturally Speaking is generally found to be much better in reviews and has been for years. To the best of my knowledge Naturally Speaking is the best voice recognition available commercially in the world.

I have Naturally Speaking and a Sennheiser microphone, considered to be one of the best for use with that program for voice recognition.

Performance for me has been pretty bad. I trained it a long time. I'd hoped to be able to speak forum entries and chat in SL. It didn't work out that way.

It might be that I just don't speak properly, it could be that I would get better results from other microphones, it might be the air conditioner and computer fans make too much background noise.

Some folks report good results.

Some folks who use speech to text find out that just as one can get sore hands from typing and mousing too much, also can also strain their voice from talking to a computer for too long.

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Will this work ?
Koose DeGroot That Chopper Guy Join date: 17 Sep 2004 Posts: 159	08-22-2006 17:50 Ive been thinking about getting this for RL business, then suddenly the thought hit me that if would be incredible to use this in SL, is it compatible ? ViaVoice _____________________ From: someone "I generally avoid temptation... unless I can't resist it."
Torley Linden Enlightenment! Join date: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 16,530	08-23-2006 15:53 I haven't tried it; I don't know, but I'll move this to General Topics so we can find out if anyone else has. _____________________
ed44 Gupte Explorer (Retired) Join date: 7 Oct 2005 Posts: 638	08-23-2006 17:24 Whatever it is, the main problem will be to get enough bandwidth after sl takes its share.
Corvus Drake Bedroom Spelunker Join date: 12 Feb 2006 Posts: 1,456	08-23-2006 17:25 Go try to train that software. The idea will die. _____________________ I started getting banned from Gorean sims, so now I hang out in a tent called "Fort Awesome".
Simon Nolan I can has ur primz? Join date: 28 Mar 2006 Posts: 157	08-23-2006 20:13 If only PC voice recognition actually worked well this would be a very cool idea. Here's an example of how bad reality is. This is a demo of Vista's built in recognition. You'd think it would be better than software others have produced in the past, but I guess not. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y_Jp6PxsSQ Ouch!
grumble Loudon A Little bit a lion Join date: 30 Nov 2005 Posts: 612	08-23-2006 22:52 I have tried these things and they do work sometimes. In a way you have to learn to speak clearly so it can tell the difference. It's like how the early palm computers had you learn a new alphabet.
SuezanneC Baskerville Forums Rock! Join date: 22 Dec 2003 Posts: 14,229	08-23-2006 23:03 ViaVoice's competitor Naturally Speaking is generally found to be much better in reviews and has been for years. To the best of my knowledge Naturally Speaking is the best voice recognition available commercially in the world. I have Naturally Speaking and a Sennheiser microphone, considered to be one of the best for use with that program for voice recognition. Performance for me has been pretty bad. I trained it a long time. I'd hoped to be able to speak forum entries and chat in SL. It didn't work out that way. It might be that I just don't speak properly, it could be that I would get better results from other microphones, it might be the air conditioner and computer fans make too much background noise. Some folks report good results. Some folks who use speech to text find out that just as one can get sore hands from typing and mousing too much, also can also strain their voice from talking to a computer for too long. _____________________ - So long to these forums, the vBulletin forums that used to be at forums.secondlife.com. I will miss them. I can be found on the web by searching for "SuezanneC Baskerville", or go to http://www.google.com/profiles/suezanne - http://lindenlab.tribe.net/ created on 11/19/03. Members: Ben, Catherine, Colin, Cory, Dan, Doug, Jim, Philip, Phoenix, Richard, Robin, and Ryan -

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