Virtual Hypnotist is a free, open source, interactive hypnosis program, and is a rewrite of Hypnotizer 2000.It includes features such as voice recognition, speech synthesis, subliminal messages, completely customizable scripts (featuring a unique scripting language), videos, audio, and lots more. Its purpose is to simulate a real hypnosis session as much as possible. Features: • Script maker, for easily editing scripts, and for creating your own, which uses a flexible and unique scripting language. • Binaural brainwave synchronizer, for generating sounds that help induce hypnosis (sync brainwaves), and for providing flashing color bars that visually also sync brainwaves. • Lots of pre-made scripts, from inductions, deepeners, suggestions, etc. • Two subliminal message systems, which add visual subliminal messages in sessions, and even let you display them on your computer screen while you work • Hypnotic visual maker, for designing your own hypnotic effects • Cool presets that get you started instantly • A session logbook that lets you write down successes, notes, ideas, etc. • Fully customizable hypnosis sessions • Complete speech synthesis; choose from a selection of multiple voices, and even use other SAPI4 or SAPI5-compliant speech engines (only partial SAPI5 support is implemented). • Speech recognition that lets you verbally respond to questions and prompts while under hypnosis • Easy and powerful scripting language called ISL used for creating and processing scripts • Animated characters used as virtual “hypnotists” • Pop-up sessions, where the program can hide in the background and “pop up” at a certain time, and start the hypnotic induction • Support for video files and flash animations, via Windows Media and Macromedia Flash, and even lots of videos/animations included • Speed controls, to slow down and speed up both audio and video • HypnoChat and Remote Controller, an AIM-compatible instant messaging system that allows one user of Virtual Hypnotist control another user's program over the Internet with the subject's consent, and even supports group sessions • Complete tray icon and popup menu support • Text-only sessions that display text on the screen instead of using the speech system. • Background and Subliminal modes • Support for playing hypnosis audio files, while using Virtual Hypnotist for graphics • 3D graphics support with the TrueVision3D graphics engine • Video and audio volume and rate changing support • Session previewing support • WAV file output support (SAPI5 only) • Script Processor Console which allows a user to operate the script system in an interactive manner • Script Converter for converting standard text scripts to the ISL script format • Personalized information for use in sessions (name, gender, and preferred trigger) • New GrockTunnel visual, which is a remake of the Grock hypnosis program, and supports word lists written for it. • Support for loading scripts, images, videos and audio directly from internet URLs • Comes with the Virtual Hypnotist User's Guide • All source code is included (written in Visual Basic 6) • And more What's New in version 5.61: • removed experimental winamp visual support along with BASS libraries • fixed numerous bugs in the Grock Tunnel component • added support for looping text in Grock Tunnel • added support for disabling Grock Tunnel text • added %name% and %trigger% variable support to Grock Tunnel • changed popup subliminal cycle time slider to include 0, to disable • session now ends when Grock Tunnel wordlist ends, instead of looping with no text