Geneva

A local voice controlled virtual assistant using C# and .NET

Requirements (Using Moscow Priority)

• Should work offline (M)
• Activated by name (M) ✔
• Activation name should be configurable (S)
• Have Passive & Active states (M) ✔
• Start in Passive state (M) ✔
• When hearing wake word, change to Active state (M) ✔
• After [a predefined time] in Active State, change to Passive State (M)
• Use Voice Actors (Fivver) for predefined responses - less robotic (C)
• Respond with voice (SpeechSynthesis) where applicable (M)
• Allow voice to be Male or Female (M)
• Must run minimised i.e system tray (S)

Use Cases

• Tell the time - "What time is it?" (M) ✔
• Tell the time in Japan - "What time is it in Japan" (C)
• Open Google
• Google [blah]

To Do

• Implement Configuration class ✔
• Implement Unit Tests
• Encapsulate Geneva into separate classes (SRP etc) ✔
• Implement Passive and Active States ✔
• Implement Active state timeout
• Implement Tell the time use case ✔
• Implement Male Voice by default
• Investigate different Windows voice 'packs'