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Animated
Agent-Enhanced Voice Treatment for
Individuals with Parkinson Disease
Ron Cole cole@cslr.colorado.edu,
& Lori Ramig Lorraine.Ramig@Colorado.EDU
This study builds upon a well-established foundation of experimental data demonstrating the efficacy of the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT) to help individuals with Idiopathic Parkinson Disease and the power of conversational interaction with animated agents to help individuals learn. This fit between ongoing work on LSVT at the Center for Spoken Language Research at The University of Colorado at Boulder offers an unprecedented opportunity to demonstrate the efficacy of speech treatment enhanced by animated agents to improve the accessibility, cost, and effectiveness of LSVT treatment, and thereby improve communication skills, self esteem and quality of everyday life of individuals with IPD.
Read about CU Animate: Tools for Enabling Conversations with Animated Characters Research