Closed Captioning with a face...

Catmandu · 08-07-2004, 03:31 PM

Animated face helps deaf with phone chat
15:08 02 August 04
NewScientist.com news service

Software that creates an animated face to match someone talking on the other end of a phone line can help people with hearing difficulties converse, suggests a new study. . . . .more

I got an Email from my husband so thought I'd pass this up here. It's pretty interesting.

CatoCooper13 · 08-08-2004, 03:10 AM

Wow...looks and sounds interesting!

TweetyBird · 08-08-2004, 08:54 AM

wow!!! sound good to me!!!

Mizzou · 08-08-2004, 10:42 AM

Mmm, it seems interesting

Mark Rejhon · 08-11-2004, 03:37 AM

Original website of this software mentioned in this thread:

SynFace

Catmandu · 08-11-2004, 08:48 AM

Interesting, but I still have a hard time believing that a 2D animated face on the computer screen can convey as much information as a person's real face.

Dennis · 08-11-2004, 11:29 AM

You'd still have to get past the fact that studies have shown that lip reading is only used effectively by 30-50% of the people studied. In my opinion, lip reading does not convey enough information, even with additional sound cues, compared to actual text of the words spoken.

08-07-2004, 03:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
Catmandu aka KaTziE Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 4,461	Closed Captioning with a face... Animated face helps deaf with phone chat 15:08 02 August 04 NewScientist.com news service Software that creates an animated face to match someone talking on the other end of a phone line can help people with hearing difficulties converse, suggests a new study. . . . .more I got an Email from my husband so thought I'd pass this up here. It's pretty interesting.

08-08-2004, 03:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
CatoCooper13 Am attached and in LOVE! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Sonoma County, California Posts: 6,419	Wow...looks and sounds interesting! __________________ Til I hold my bub in my arms.

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Dennis \/ It's a computer patch. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Death Star HQ Posts: 1,748	You'd still have to get past the fact that studies have shown that lip reading is only used effectively by 30-50% of the people studied. In my opinion, lip reading does not convey enough information, even with additional sound cues, compared to actual text of the words spoken. Last edited by Dennis; 08-11-2004 at 11:32 AM.

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08-08-2004, 08:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
TweetyBird LOOK AT ILY MAGNETS! Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 21,346	wow!!! sound good to me!!!

08-08-2004, 10:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
Mizzou Where is my car ? Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: somewhere in Missouri Posts: 2,593	Mmm, it seems interesting

08-11-2004, 03:37 AM	#5 (permalink)
Mark Rejhon Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 291	Original website of this software mentioned in this thread: SynFace

08-11-2004, 08:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
Catmandu aka KaTziE Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 4,461	Interesting, but I still have a hard time believing that a 2D animated face on the computer screen can convey as much information as a person's real face.