I am Alexa, your virtual tutor!: The effects of Amazon Alexa’s text-to-speech voice enthusiasm in a multimedia learning environment

• Main Authors: Liew, Tze Wei, Tan, Su-Mae, Pang, Wei Ming, Khan, Mohammad Tariqul Islam, Kew, Si Na
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2023
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/106583/1/KewSiNa2023_IAmAlexaYourVirtualTutor.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/106583/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10639-022-11255-6
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Modern text-to-speech voices can convey social cues ideal for narrating multimedia learning materials. Amazon Alexa has a unique feature among modern text-to-speech vocalizers as she can infuse enthusiasm cues into her synthetic voice. In this first study examining modern text-to-speech voice enthus...