So I was having a brief conversation with someone today when out of nowhere she asks, "Are you a gamer?"
The question wasn't entirely inappropriate under the circumstances, so I said yes.
"[Some associate of mine] plays a lot of computer games. Your voice reminds me of his," she said.
"Yes, perhaps there is some sort of correlation between computer usage and voice tone," I replied. "Someone should do a study."
"Not me," she said.
And so I got to thinking: Has someone in fact conducted a study of this sort? I imagine it would be pretty difficult to conduct such a study, as qualities of a person's voice (such as my slightly nasal twang) can come and go in different situations, even if you can find some way to measure such qualities. But then, I know nothing about the qualitative aspects of voice.
What do you think? Does such a relation exist?