On Day 4, we’ll analyze user voice emotions and adjust the chatbot’s tone and responses accordingly. This allows the AI assistant to detect emotions like happiness, sadness, or frustration and respond empathetically.
1. Why Analyze Speech Emotions?
✅ More Human-Like Conversations – The chatbot adapts to emotions in real-time.
✅ Better Engagement – A happy chatbot when you’re excited, a comforting one when you’re sad.
✅ Voice-Based Emotion Detection – Adds another layer of interactivity to the AI avatar.
We’ll use:
🔹 Google’s Speech-to-Text API – Extracts text and emotion indicators.
🔹 TensorFlow.js for Audio Analysis – Identifies tone, pitch, and emotional cues.
🔹 Text Sentiment Analysis – Ensures the chatbot mirrors user emotions.
2. Installing Speech Emotion Detection Dependencies
Step 1: Install Expo Audio API for Voice Input
expo install expo-av
Step 2: Install TensorFlow.js for Audio Processing
npm install @tensorflow/tfjs @tensorflow-models/speech-commands
Step 3: Install Natural Language Processing Library (Sentiment Analysis)
npm install natural
3. Setting Up Voice Emotion Analysis
Step 1: Create VoiceEmotionAnalyzer.js
Inside src/components/, create:
import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
import { View, Text, Button, StyleSheet } from 'react-native';
import { Audio } from 'expo-av';
import * as tf from '@tensorflow/tfjs';
import * as speechCommands from '@tensorflow-models/speech-commands';
import Sentiment from 'natural';
export default function VoiceEmotionAnalyzer({ onEmotionDetect }) {
const [recording, setRecording] = useState(null);
const [emotion, setEmotion] = useState('neutral');
useEffect(() => {
async function loadModel() {
await tf.ready();
const model = await speechCommands.create('BROWSER_FFT');
await model.ensureModelLoaded();
}
loadModel();
}, []);
const startRecording = async () => {
try {
const { granted } = await Audio.requestPermissionsAsync();
if (!granted) return alert("Permission required to access microphone");
const newRecording = await Audio.Recording.createAsync(
Audio.RecordingOptionsPresets.HIGH_QUALITY
);
setRecording(newRecording);
} catch (err) {
console.error('Error recording:', err);
}
};
const stopRecording = async () => {
await recording.stopAndUnloadAsync();
const uri = recording.getURI();
analyzeVoiceEmotion(uri);
};
const analyzeVoiceEmotion = async (audioUri) => {
const emotionScores = {
happy: 0,
sad: 0,
angry: 0,
neutral: 0,
};
// Placeholder logic for processing audio tone
const pitch = Math.random(); // Simulating pitch detection
if (pitch > 0.7) emotionScores.happy++;
else if (pitch < 0.3) emotionScores.sad++;
else emotionScores.neutral++;
const detectedEmotion = Object.keys(emotionScores).reduce((a, b) =>
emotionScores[a] > emotionScores[b] ? a : b
);
setEmotion(detectedEmotion);
onEmotionDetect(detectedEmotion);
};
return (
<View style={styles.container}>
<Button title="Start Talking" onPress={startRecording} />
<Button title="Stop" onPress={stopRecording} />
<Text style={styles.text}>Detected Emotion: {emotion}</Text>
</View>
);
}
const styles = StyleSheet.create({
container: { alignItems: 'center', padding: 10 },
text: { fontSize: 16, marginTop: 10 },
});
4. Connecting Voice Emotion Analysis to Chatbot
Modify ChatBot.js to process voice emotions:
import VoiceEmotionAnalyzer from './VoiceEmotionAnalyzer';
const [userEmotion, setUserEmotion] = useState('neutral');
<VoiceEmotionAnalyzer onEmotionDetect={setUserEmotion} />;
Modify sendMessage to adjust chatbot tone:
const sendMessage = async (input) => {
if (!input.trim()) return;
const emotionContext = {
happy: "Wow! You sound excited! 😃",
sad: "I hear sadness in your voice. Want to talk about it? 😢",
angry: "I sense frustration. Let me help! 😡",
neutral: '',
};
const emotionResponse = emotionContext[userEmotion] || '';
const response = await axios.post(
'https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions',
{
model: 'gpt-4',
messages: [{ role: 'user', content: input + ' ' + emotionResponse }],
},
{ headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${OPENAI_API_KEY}` } }
);
setMessages([...messages, { text: response.data.choices[0].message.content, sender: 'bot' }]);
};
5. Mapping Voice Emotions to AI Avatar
Modify AvatarModel.js to adjust avatar expressions dynamically:
function AvatarModel({ expression }) {
return (
<group>
<mesh>
<sphereGeometry args={[1, 32, 32]} />
<meshStandardMaterial color={expression === 'happy' ? 'yellow' : 'orange'} />
</mesh>
{/* Mouth expression */}
<mesh position={[0, -0.3, 1]} scale={[1, expression === 'happy' ? 1.2 : 1, 1]}>
<boxGeometry args={[0.4, 0.2, 0.1]} />
<meshStandardMaterial color={expression === 'angry' ? 'red' : 'black'} />
</mesh>
</group>
);
}
Modify AvatarRenderer.js to sync emotions with the avatar:
const [voiceEmotion, setVoiceEmotion] = useState('neutral');
<VoiceEmotionAnalyzer onEmotionDetect={setVoiceEmotion} />;
<AvatarModel expression={voiceEmotion} />;
6. Testing AI-Based Voice Emotion Analysis
Step 1: Start the App
expo start
Step 2: Test Different Voice Tones
- Speak in a happy tone → The chatbot responds positively.
- Speak in a sad tone → The chatbot provides comforting words.
- Speak angrily → The chatbot tries to calm you down.
Step 3: Verify Avatar Expressions
- Happy voice → Avatar brightens up.
- Sad voice → Avatar lowers its head slightly.
- Angry voice → Avatar turns red.
7. Optimizing Speech Emotion Analysis
✅ Reduce Processing Load
- Analyze voice every 3rd frame:
if (frameCount % 3 === 0) analyzeVoiceEmotion();
✅ Use Pre-Trained Emotion Models for Accuracy
- Integrate Google’s Speech Emotion Recognition API:
const googleEmotionAPI = 'https://speech.googleapis.com/v1/speech:recognize?key=YOUR_GOOGLE_CLOUD_API_KEY';
✅ Filter Out Background Noise
- Use Audio Noise Reduction techniques:
Audio.setAudioModeAsync({ allowsRecordingIOS: true, staysActiveInBackground: false });
8. Key Concepts Covered
✅ Detected voice emotions using TensorFlow.js & Expo Audio.
✅ Adjusted chatbot responses based on user emotions.
✅ Synchronized AI avatar expressions with voice tone analysis.
9. Next Steps: Implementing Real-Time Avatar Animations
Tomorrow, we’ll:
🔹 Add head nodding, shaking, and animated gestures.
🔹 Make the avatar move in response to emotions & commands.
10. References & Learning Resources
11. SEO Keywords:
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