{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65c61fd0d05de600167d3269/6740641d5f96507d498e9175?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Prof Roger Moore - Uncanny Valley, Interaction, Speech, History of Speech Synthesis","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65c61fd0d05de600167d3269/1732272547022-d978dee8-28b1-4b08-922b-9974343a1878.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Professor of Spoken Language Processing at the University of Sheffield - </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>_______</p><p><br></p><p>Show notes:</p><p><br></p><p>This month's guest, Professor Roger Moore, is Professor of Spoken Language Processing at the University of Sheffield. He was head of the UK Govt’s Speech Research Unit from 1985 to 1999 and is also chair of a multi-disciplinary research group called VIHAR - which stands for Vocal Interactivity in-and-between Humans, Animals and Robots.</p><p><br></p><p>University of Sheffield - <a href=\"https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/cs/people/academic/roger-k-moore\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/cs/people/academic/roger-k-moore</a></p><p><br></p><p>Roger's LinkedIn - <a href=\"https://uk.linkedin.com/in/roger-moore-6671972\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://uk.linkedin.com/in/roger-moore-6671972</a></p><p><br></p><p>VIHAR - <a href=\"https://vihar.lis-lab.fr/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://vihar.lis-lab.fr/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Extra links</p><p><br></p><p>Hanson Robotics</p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1Mwl6p1enA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1Mwl6p1enA</a>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2qxRsCZwcQ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2qxRsCZwcQ</a>&nbsp;</p><p>MRI of a tongue when singing (trigger warning - slightly gross)&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://youtu.be/zGi3CrFx1S4?si=uaUzU8Vb5mlzq1dY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://youtu.be/zGi3CrFx1S4?si=uaUzU8Vb5mlzq1dY</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>***SPECIAL THANKS***</p><p><br></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><br></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"}