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Use of voice input to enhance cursor control in mainstream gaming applications

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There are opportunities for use of voice input to enhance the effectiveness of continuous cursor control in mainstream gaming. This paper describes a program that uses voice input to manipulate the cursor gain parameter within the context of a game. For some use groups the ability to dynamically manipulate this parameter can be important in making games more accessible. The program makes use of readily-available speech technology, and can be used in conjunction with existing games.

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  1. Computer Science Department, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

    Aidan Kehoe, Flaithri Neff & Ian Pitt

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Kehoe, A., Neff, F. & Pitt, I. Use of voice input to enhance cursor control in mainstream gaming applications. Univ Access Inf Soc 8, 89–96 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10209-008-0132-1

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