Using Hardware-based Voice Recognition to Interact with a Virtual Environment

This paper presents ongoing research on human-computer interaction in virtual environments using voice recognition systems. The paper starts describing voice recognition technologies (software and hardware based). The Virtual Reality Laboratory of the University of Colima has begun an initial development of a desktop virtual environment where a virtual molecule was manipulated and analyzed through voice commands. A hardware-based voice recognition system was used. Initial tests showed that the neural net, integrated in the voice recognition system, was fast and accurate enough to interact with the virtual environment. Further work is needed to add more voice commands to the system, and to extend experimental work, especially usability tests of the interface. This virtual environment system and voice recognition hardware is intended to use as a tool in biochemistry courses.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2004
• Where: IVEVA
• Authors: Miguel A. Garcia-Ruiz, Cesar R. Bustos-Mendoza
• Keywords: Intelligent Agents, IVEVA 2004, Virtual Environment, Voice Recognition, Voice Recognition System