Voicesetting - Voice Authoring UIs for Improved Expressivity in Augmentative Communication

Explore a conference talk on voicesetting, a process for authoring speech properties in text, to enhance expressivity in alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) systems. Delve into the design and evaluation of two user interfaces: the Expressive Keyboard for rapid addition of expressivity, and the Voicesetting Editor for careful crafting of speech. Learn about the perceived output quality, required effort, and usability of these interfaces, as well as their potential to improve communication quality for AAC users. Discover insights from user evaluations and discuss future directions for incorporating emotion and expressivity into AAC systems. Recorded at the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems in Montréal, Canada, this 21-minute presentation covers introduction, voicesetting concept, interface designs, evaluations, user feedback, and future work.