This Automated "coach" could help us with social interactions

For some people, interact with other people is not easy. Sometimes they nervous to interact in the public. We know, we can improve our ability in speaking maybe we can talk with ourselves in the mirror, right ?

M. Ehsan Hoque, college student from MIT Media Lab who developing a project about MACH (My Automated Conversation Coach). It is a computer program which can be used for training and improve skill about speaking in the public.

This MACH technology combine a few technologies like speech recognition and facial recognition.
How to use it ? simple, we just sit in front of PC which have webcam integrated and then there are someone (animation format) who can talk with us.

Every conversation, MACH will be analysed everything like how our speak, intonation of our voice, and then our face. From this, MACH can make a conclusion how can we make conversation better than before.

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