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The Toolkit is a distributed system of many components which work in sync with each other.  These components are categorized into modules, tools, libraries and 3rd party software.

  • Modules are run-time components essential to the functioning of the Toolkit; including perception, speech recognition, natural language processing, nonverbal behavior, animation, rendering.
  • Tools assist in configuring, running and modifying the Toolkit. 
  • Libraries are the API's and frameworks used by the modules and tools (e.g., messaging API, threading, etc.)
  • 3rd party software are components developed outside of ICT which are essential for providing a proper framework for the Toolkit to run.

Modules

Tools

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This section lists all the 3rd party software needed to run the Toolkit. This software is bundled with the Toolkit.

Users

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Developers

  • All user requirements (above)Java
  • JDK 6u26 Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 (optional, but preferred)
  • Unity (http://java.sununity3d.com/productsunity/archive/j2se/6u10/index.html) (NOTE: set your JAVA_HOME environment variable to the installation directory, usually "C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.6.0_26")
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 (optional, but preferred)
  • download/).

3rd Party Alternatives

Some of the Toolkit components are mere proof-of-concepts rather than state-of-the-art solutions.  This section lists alternatives to some of these components.

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If you are interested in the USC Signal Analysis and Interpretation Laboratory providing you with custom speech models for Sonic, please /wiki/spaces/VHTK/pages/14583665 contact us.

Text To Speech

The Toolkit uses MS SAPI as a TTS interface and any SAPI compatible voice can be used with the Toolkit.  To use a new voice download, install it, and change the character's voice ID.  See the FAQ for details.

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