How hard would it be to implement a voice to text converter [Archive]

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Dmian79

14-Nov-2002, 01:38

..for Xbox Live as part of the Xbox live program itself so that all Xbox live software has this option available to everyone?

1c4i4

14-Nov-2002, 02:09

Very hard!

A lot of companies have tried to create a fast speech-to-text product. I guess Lernout & Hauspie were the closest to getting anywhere untill they went bankrupt.

The problem is it is computationally very intensve and would kill the xbox performance ...

Jurgen

Dmian79

14-Nov-2002, 04:59

Ah, that is too bad. Looks like we will have to put up with annoying voices when playing online with the Xbox.

*imagines all the people who will use the Darth Vader voice when playing Star Wars Gallaxies game*

*shudder*

Nupraptor

14-Nov-2002, 05:11

One word: Accents.

Dmian79

14-Nov-2002, 06:34

Wouldn't that make it even worse?

*imagines all the Darth Vader voices in different accents*
*pukes*

Mariner

14-Nov-2002, 12:22

Hmmm. For some worrying reason, I'm now trying to imagine Darth Vader's voice with the accent of the Swedish Chef from the muppets. :o

I need to get out more.

Johnny Awesome

14-Nov-2002, 13:50

In my experience, most people don't bother with voice-masking.