Abstract
Although there is a potential demand for customizing voices, most customization is limited to the visual appearance of a figure (e.g., avatars). To better understand the users' need, we first conducted an online survey with 104 participants. Then we conducted a semi-structured interview with a prototype with 14 participants to identify design considerations for supporting voice customization. The results show that there is a desire for voice customization especially for non-face-to-face conversations with someone unfamiliar. In addition, the findings revealed that different voices are favored for different contexts from a better version of one's own voice for improving delivery to a completely different voice for securing identity. As future work, we plan to extend this study by investigating voice synthesis techniques for end-users who wish to design their own voices for various contexts.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | CHI 2022 - Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450391573 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 29 Apr 2022 |
Event | 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2022 - Virtual, Online, United States Duration: 30 Apr 2022 → 5 May 2022 |
Publication series
Name | Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings |
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Conference
Conference | 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2022 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Virtual, Online |
Period | 30/04/22 → 5/05/22 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- voice customization
- voice perception
- voice quality