Project: Voice Recognition and Computer Speech
Venue: Sci-Port Discovery Center
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
Date: August, 1998
Client: Museum Productions
Contributors: Matthew Bates of Mystus Interactus (programming), Museum Productions (housing fabrication, installation)

Description: A set of three exhibits based on the IBM ViaVoice speaker independent voice recognition software. Visitors can dictate into a microphone and have the text of what they spoke appear on the screen. A second voice recognition exhibit allows the visitor to control a mechanical hockey player, moving left and right , and shooting. The third exhibit deals with computer speech. Here the visitor types in some text and has the computer speak it back.