A quick survey about voice.

And what have we learned from this 'quick' survey? Nothing, nada, zip, zilch, zero.

Didn't know we were trying to lean anything here

No
Neither
Neither
No

This is interesting. I don't think LL really cares about our opinions on voice. They seem to have some significant plans for it....

http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=204702181

*bump*

Looks like they're sending out emails for a more meaningful follow-up survey:

Q: In general, how easy is it to use voice chatting features (including in-world voice chat,
person-to-person, and group voice calls)?
A:
Easy: The interface is intuitive and well-organized; I can perform most tasks with ease.
Somewhat Difficult: The interface is moderately complex; basic tasks are easy but advanced functions are not.
Very Difficult: The user interface is confusing; I am unable to perform basic tasks or functions.
Technical difficulties have prevented me from using voice chat.

Q: How do you primarily use voice in Second Life? (pick one)
A:
In groups of fewer than five
In groups of more than five
For one-on-one conversations
When involved in an event (i.e. educational seminar)
I have it activated but I never use it
I have never activated or used voice

Q: Do you primarily use voice in Second Life for… ? (pick one or more)
A:
Business reasons
Socializing with friends
Educational and/or academic usage
For events (music, discussion groups, etc)
Other (please describe)
I do not use voice in Second Life

Q: If there were a way to modify or alter your voice to better match your avatar or inworld presence, would you be more interested in using voice?
A:
More
Less
No change

Q: Would you be interested in having a Second Life phone number that allows people to call your avatar from outside of Second Life?
A:
Yes
No

Q: Would you be interested in any of the following new voice mail related features? (choose one or more)
A:
Voice mailbox for your avatar with a phone number
Voice mailbox for your avatar without a specific phone number
Separate voice mailboxes for business and social related phone numbers
None of the above

Q: Would you be interested in a voice feature which allowed for text to speech mixing into the voice stream? (ie: your avatar would type something and the words would be spoken aloud by the software)
A:
Yes
No

Q: Would you be interested in a voice feature which allowed for speech to text conversion? (ie: you say something in voice and the words you spoke would be typed into the text chat)
A:
Yes
No

Q: Would you be interested in a voice feature which allowed you to record voice conversations/meetings and save them directly to your computer?
A:
Yes
No

Q: Would you be interested in a voice feature which allowed you to record voice conversations/meetings and have them hosted by an external service?
A:
Yes
No

Q: Which of the following voice features would you be willing to pay an additional fee to use in Second Life (pick one or more)?
A:
Use of a regular phone number that would reach you in Second Life
Use of voice mail in Second Life
Voice morphing or changing
Text to speech mixing (you type and your avatar "speaks"
Speech to text mixing (you speak and your avatar "types"
External voice and IM client (accessible on the web or your phone)
Externally hosted recording and transcription services
Ability to send SMS from Second Life to the "real world" (ie: outworld SMSing)
None of the above