VOICE & EMOTIONS: Pacific Voice Conference/ PVSF/PIXAR Voice and Animation Conference
Purpose: The purpose of this conference is to discuss production/perception of emotions contained in the human voice and technological applications. The conference focuses on how vocal emotions are produced and perceived, what are the minimal cues defining specific vocal emotions, how are these emotions produced by live and virtual actors, what is the impact vocal emotions (i.e. of cartoon voices) on listeners in a cross-cultural, gender and age context, and how production of expected vocal emotions is hindered by disease and by technological constraints. A wide and complex area, but how exciting of a project!
Topics: Analysis and synthesis of voice qualityModeling of voice quality and emotionsPerception and recognition of vocal emotionsCorrelating voice with movement Matching of vocal and visual signalsDisruptions in production in perception of vocal emotionsVirtual and artificial production of emotionsAge related influences on production and perception of vocal emotionsCross cultural recognition of vocal emotionsLocalization of vocal emotions in diverse linguistic groupsConsurer voice issuesNeurphysiolgy of vocal emotionsOther topics
