playSpeech()
Category:Game Lab
This block uses Microsoft Azure’s Speech Service to read out text in a student’s program in a specific gender and language.
Examples
A character saying hello
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//playSpeech Example
var bg = createSprite(200, 200);
bg.setAnimation("background_landscape07_1");
var bird = createSprite(250, 100);
bird.scale = 0.25;
bird.setAnimation("birdside_07_1");
var daniela = createSprite(150, 300);
daniela.setAnimation("green_shirt_wave2_1");
daniela.scale = 0.6;
drawSprites();
playSpeech("Hello! I'm Daniela! Check out this cool bird!", "female", "English");
Syntax
playSpeech(text, gender, language)
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required? | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| text | String | Text to read out loud | |
| gender | String | Gender of the voice that reads the text out loud | |
| language | String | The language that the text is read in. You can use a dropdown menu to select from available languages. If no language is given, it will default to English. |
Returns
No return value. Reads the text only.
Tips
- You can select from a list of languages using a drop-down menu
- It may take a few seconds for the sound to play, even when other code and animations have loaded. Please be patient!
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