A pilot BBC radio drama uses voice-activated technology to allow listeners to respond to questions and change the plot. What impact could such developments have in the arts, asks William Moore.
“Do you feel special?” We’re usually the ones asking Amazon Echo the questions, so it’s disconcerting when the tables turn. Yet that’s what happens at the start of The Inspection Chamber, a pilot episode for a BBC interactive radio drama that allows listeners to influence the plot through voice-recognition devices.
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“Do you feel special?” We’re usually the ones asking Amazon Echo the questions, so it’s disconcerting when the tables turn. Yet that’s what happens at the start of The Inspection Chamber, a pilot episode for a BBC interactive radio drama that allows listeners to influence the plot through voice-recognition devices.
In the 20... Keep reading on London Evening Standard