{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65c61fd0d05de600167d3269/669a8c0825946be334549bae?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Mike Forst - Amazon Astro, Character, Collaborative creation, 3 channels of communication","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65c61fd0d05de600167d3269/1721404354988-5818244b0503483ac1e29c28200fd228.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Amazon Astro - Audio Lead &amp; Character Lead - </p><p><br></p><p>Interviews on the topic of sound for human-robot interactions. Game audio designer Ali Tocher enjoys long form conversations with a wide range of guests.</p><p><br></p><p>_______</p><p><br></p><p>Show notes:</p><p>This month's guest is composer and sound designer Mike Forst who released Amazon's home companion robot Astro. Mike worked as Audio Lead and then became Character Lead on that project. He is now a freelance composer, sound designer and artist.</p><p><br></p><p>Mike's LinkedIn - <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-forst-77823718\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-forst-77823718</a></p><p>Mike's Instagram - <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/mikeforst/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/mikeforst/?hl=en</a></p><p><br></p><p>Amazon Astro - <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj1t3msy8dc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj1t3msy8dc</a></p><p><br></p><p>Definitions: I noticed Mike and I reference \"TTS\" several times without defining it as \"Text To Speech\" - the ability for a computer system to generate speech audio from text rather than pre-recorded voice lines.</p><p><br></p><p>***SPECIAL THANKS***</p><p>Original Music: Mara Simpson \"Ropes\" <a href=\"https://marasimpson.bandcamp.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://marasimpson.bandcamp.com/</a></p><p>Original Artwork: Ben Pearce <a href=\"https://www.benpearce.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.benpearce.com/</a></p>","author_name":"Ali Tocher"}