VoiceX
| Original author(s) | Anant Bhardwaj |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Anant Bhardwaj, Sakshi Agarwal, John Butler, Chad McClymonds, Trisha Kothari, David Karger, Terry Winograd, Joshua Cohen, Jofish Kaye, Zia Yusuf[1] |
| Stable release | 1.0.0
/ January 18, 2013 |
| Repository | github |
| Written in | Python |
| Engine | |
| License | MIT License |
| Website | abhardwaj |
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VoiceX is an open-source platform designed to create an information ecosystem for people in developing world, with low-end feature phones that can't connect to the Internet, to generate, manage, retrieve, and search information.[2]
Details[edit]
Anant Bhardwaj, started working on this project at Stanford University, for the "Designing Liberation Technology" class, taught by Joshua Cohen, and Terry Winograd. He later moved to MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, where this project is currently hosted. The project is released under MIT License,[3] and is currently being tested in Nairobi, over a toll free number (2122). It was first demonstrated in the workshop "Politics & Tools for Creatives" held at Pawa254 Hub, Nairobi, on Jan. 9 2013.[4]
Examples[edit]
Register/Unregister[edit]
Register[edit]
Syntax: register <name>
System Response: Successfully registered stanford with xxx-xxx-xxxx.
Un-Register[edit]
Syntax: unregister <name>
System Response: Unregistered stanford.
New Post[edit]
Syntax: post <msg>
System Response: Msg successfully posted. To view the post, text -- view 1
System Response: Msg successfully posted. To view the post, text -- view 2
System Response: Msg successfully posted. To view the post, text -- view 3
Reply to a Post[edit]
Syntax: reply <post-id> <msg>
System Response: Your reply to post (ID:1) has been successfully submitted!
System Response: Your reply to post (ID:1) has been successfully submitted!
System Response: Your reply to post (ID:1) has been successfully submitted!
Search[edit]
Syntax: search <keywords>
System Response: voicex project originated from stanford DLT class (Post ID: 2)
Follow/Unfollow[edit]
Follow[edit]
Syntax: follow <@name/#tag>
System Response: You are now following @stanford
System Response: You are now following #dlt
Unfollow[edit]
Syntax: unfollow <@name/#tag>
System Response: You are now not following @stanford
System Response: You are now not following #dlt
Notifications[edit]
Notification when somebody replies to a post
Notification to followers of an organization (e.g. @stanford)
Notification to followers of a hash-tag (e.g. #dlt)
References[edit]
- ↑ VoiceX Developers
- ↑ "Beyond Internet: A Technology Ecosystem for Slums and Rural Areas in Developing Countries" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ↑ "VoiceX". Github.com. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
- ↑ "Workshop: Politics & Tools for Creatives, Jan. 9 2013 @Pawa254 Hub". Nairobinow.wordpress.com. 2013-01-08. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
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