Diction: Speak to Text Games

Play interactive fiction games with your voice, while the device reads the game to you! The free version narrates with Apple's Accessibility TTS engine. **Unlock the full version to give voice commands and to use the upgraded neural voice engine.** Use Find to search ifdb.org, or tap on a handy list of classic games to play immediately! Say or type "game" followed by these commands to issue commands to Diction itself: * "stop": stop narrating the current game output * "repeat": narrate the current game output again * "windows": explain what grid panels are open, e.g. a status bar * "window 2": read out what's in window 2, e.g. the status bar * "keywords": read which words in the last output were bolded or colored (important for Blue Lacuna) * "inputs": read the last 20 commands you gave in reverse chronological order * "input 2": issue one of your previous commands Other features * Double-tap a word in the game log to add it to your input. * To add to the Apple voices you have to first visit your device's Settings > Accessibility > Read & Speak > Voices > English > Voice. * Tap the speaker icon in the top toolbar to silence the narration. Turn it back on at any time. * (Full version) The mic is automatically listening and can tell when you're done talking. * (Full version) Mute the mic in the top toolbar to stop giving voice input. * (Full version) The recognition favors words in the recent game log, to help with accuracy and to include unusual words and names.