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title: Voice as a game action
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  Spoken performance, speech recognition or pronunciation becomes part of a
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    title: Duolingo
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    updatedAt: '2026-10-22'
    title: Voice as a game action
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      Spoken performance, speech recognition or pronunciation becomes part of a
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        Confirm when recording starts and allow an unrecognised reply to be
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  Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on
  2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are
  preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire
  classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and
  editorial review.
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# Voice as a game action

id: dialogue--family-voice
type: mechanic
key: mechanic/dialogue--family-voice
lang: en
status: active
url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/dialogue--family-voice/

Spoken performance, speech recognition or pronunciation becomes part of a player action.

## At a glance

![A spoken reply through Tap to Speak](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/duolingo-video-call.webp)

[Duolingo](https://blog.duolingo.com/product-highlights/) · Screenshots © their respective rights holders. Provided in the official guide or product article; all rights reserved. Excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0.

1. The microphone receives a spoken reply

- Confirm when recording starts and allow an unrecognised reply to be repeated.

- [Duolingo](https://blog.duolingo.com/product-highlights/)

## How it works

Voice performance, speech recognition and pronunciation features become part of the player's action.

## Variants

### Variants and applications

<a id="family-voice-variants"></a>

- Volume. Rule: Whispering and shouting change the audibility, secrecy or reaction of the interlocutor. <a id="variant-voice-01"></a>
- Intonation. Rule: The pitch and contour of the voice signals question, confidence, irony or threat. <a id="variant-voice-02"></a>
- Rate of speech. Rule: The speed of utterance affects the understandability, the assessment of the condition or the success of the test. <a id="variant-voice-03"></a>
- Pronunciation. Rule: You need to reproduce a name, spell, word or conditioned signal with the required accuracy. <a id="variant-voice-04"></a>
- Speech pause. Rule: The duration of silence between parts of an utterance affects understanding and reaction. <a id="variant-voice-05"></a>
- Breath control. Rule: Duration or stability of the voice signal becomes a limited resource. <a id="variant-voice-06"></a>
- Voice recognition. Rule: Voice or identity confirmation determines to whom the system allows the request. <a id="variant-voice-07"></a>
- Voice imitation. Rule: The player reproduces someone else's voice, and the system checks the credibility and conditions of deception. <a id="variant-voice-08"></a>

## Context and limits

Author's working taxonomy compiled for this request. Titles are descriptive; sources confirm individual principles and examples, and not the entire list.

## Connected materials


## Sources and provenance

Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on 2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and editorial review.

- [Duolingo](https://blog.duolingo.com/product-highlights/) (id: source-3992177cb9c36d87)

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