The Criteria

We’re judging each submission based on four key criteria, each worth 25% of the overall submission score. Each criterion will be judged by one or more experts:

Criterion Assessment
Voice similarity

How similar do the submission voices sound to the Agent Luke and Chris Nemesis reference samples?

Wespeaker: Automatic speaker recognition measure

Dr Georgina Brown: Forensic Speech Scientist

Naturalness

How natural, spontaneous, and human-like is the speech and conversation?

Dr Justin Lo: Forensic Speech Scientist

Prof Beatrice Szczepek-Reed: Conversation Analyst

Content

Does the submission contain (a) Chris urging the door guards to let Luke in, and (b) Luke referencing a childhood memory supposedly shared with Chris?

Dr Lena Podoletz: Criminologist

Prof Claire Hardaker: Forensic Linguist

Creative flair

To what extent does the submission show creative flair and careful attention to detail in enhancing the realism of the interaction?

Dr Georgina Brown: Forensic Speech Scientist

Dr Justin Lo: Forensic Speech Scientist

Dr Lena Podoletz: Criminologist

Prof Beatrice Szczepek-Reed: Conversation Analyst

Prof Claire Hardaker: Forensic Linguist

How do you know your submissions will be judged by experts? Read more about The Panel next.