MoSS: Unfolding Playful Imaginaries of Synthetic Voice Design through a Modular Smart Speaker

Søren Lyngsø Knudsen; Stina Hasse Jørgensen; Jonas Fritsch

doi:10.1145/3656156.3665428

MoSS: Unfolding Playful Imaginaries of Synthetic Voice Design through a Modular Smart Speaker

Søren Lyngsø Knudsen
, Stina Hasse Jørgensen
, Jonas Fritsch

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In this paper we introduce the experimental prototype MoSS (Modular Smart Speaker). MoSS is a modular speech synthesis smart speaker system, and a feature-rich and capable platform that resembles and functions as an intelligent smart speaker, while featuring extended functions for advanced audio processing. MoSS is composed byanumberofsoftwareandhardwarecomponents, allowing people to customize, modify and modulate its synthetic voice in real-time. Through playfully combining the different tools and parameters, MoSS facilitates an investigation of human/machine interaction with voice controlled smart home objects, with a focus on the exploration of sound and voice synthesis. We present the process leading the creation of MoSS, how it works and the preliminary results from using the device to inspire novel vocal imaginaries in synthetic voice design.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Companion Publication of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS '24 Companion)
Publication date	3 Jun 2024
Pages	342-346
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3656156.3665428
Publication status	Published - 3 Jun 2024
Event	ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems - IT University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Duration: 1 Jul 2024 → 5 Jul 2024 Conference number: 19 https://dis.acm.org/2024/ https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3656156

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Conference	ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems
Number	19
Location	IT University of Copenhagen
Country/Territory	Denmark
City	Copenhagen
Period	01/07/2024 → 05/07/2024
Internet address	https://dis.acm.org/2024/ https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3656156

Keywords

Smart Speakers
Synthetic Voice Design
Exploratory Prototyping
Modular Synthesizers

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Lyngsø Knudsen, S, Jørgensen, SH & Fritsch, J 2024, MoSS: Unfolding Playful Imaginaries of Synthetic Voice Design through a Modular Smart Speaker. in Companion Publication of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS '24 Companion). pp. 342-346, ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems, Copenhagen, Denmark, 01/07/2024. https://doi.org/10.1145/3656156.3665428

MoSS: Unfolding Playful Imaginaries of Synthetic Voice Design through a Modular Smart Speaker. / Lyngsø Knudsen, Søren; Jørgensen, Stina Hasse; Fritsch, Jonas.
Companion Publication of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS '24 Companion). 2024. p. 342-346.

Research output: Conference Article in Proceeding or Book/Report chapter › Article in proceedings › Research › peer-review

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