FluentPlay offers browser‑based speech‑training games that capture real‑time microphone input and provide per‑phoneme feedback using a proprietary PAD scoring engine. The platform delivers adaptive difficulty, visual articulatory diagrams, and a clinician dashboard with detailed analytics, all without downloads and with HIPAA‑aligned security. It targets speech‑language pathologists and individuals who stutter for remote practice and progress monitoring.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Individuals who stutter often lack affordable, on-demand tools that provide the granular, phoneme‑level feedback typically delivered only during in‑person speech‑language therapy sessions. This limits practice frequency and hampers progress monitoring between appointments. Additionally, many existing digital solutions require downloads or specialized hardware, creating barriers for casual users and families.
Solution
FluentPlay delivers a suite of browser‑based speech‑training games that capture real‑time microphone input and analyze each syllable with a proprietary PAD (Pressure, Anxiety, Difficulty, Ground) scoring engine. The platform maps acoustic features to per‑phoneme feedback, displaying anatomical mouth diagrams that illustrate articulator placement for every sound. Adaptive algorithms adjust game difficulty based on the user’s PAD profile, ensuring that practice remains challenging yet achievable. Clinicians can assign specific games, set target phonemes, and review detailed per‑syllable analytics through a web dashboard, extending therapeutic oversight into the home environment. All sessions run in standard web browsers without downloads or external devices, lowering the entry barrier for families and schools. Data are transmitted over encrypted channels and stored in a HIPAA‑aligned cloud service, supporting secure integration with electronic health‑record systems if needed.
Target Audience
Primary customers are speech‑language pathologists and other clinicians who need remote practice tools, as well as children, adolescents, and adults who stutter and their families seeking browser‑based self‑practice solutions.
Features
- Real‑time speech recognition that extracts voice onset time, formant trajectories, F0 variability, jitter, shimmer, and amplitude contours for each syllable.
- PAD scoring framework (Pressure, Anxiety, Difficulty, Ground) that quantifies motor load, anticipatory tension, disfluency risk, and session‑level stabilization.
- Interactive anatomical mouth diagrams that highlight lips, tongue, palate, and airflow for every phoneme, providing visual articulatory guidance.
- Adaptive difficulty engine that modulates stimulus complexity based on live PAD metrics, personalizing practice to the user’s current skill level.
- Clinician portal with per‑syllable analytics, trend graphs, and exportable reports for progress tracking and treatment planning.
- Multiple game modes (Speech Console, Sound Bridge, Articulation Trainer, Rainbow Syllables, Rhythm Pad, Cadence, Bubble Hunt) each targeting distinct speech‑motor circuits (e.g., feed‑forward control, co‑articulation, volume regulation).
- Fully web‑based deployment: no software install, works on any device with a microphone, and supports cross‑platform accessibility.
- Secure cloud infrastructure with end‑to‑end encryption and role‑based access controls, compatible with FHIR‑based EHR integration.