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VUITalk_twoPointOhhh.pdf

Bryce Howitson
February 02, 2019

 VUITalk_twoPointOhhh.pdf

What 100 years of science fiction movies and books teach us about human expectations for Voice UIs.

Bryce Howitson

February 02, 2019
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  1. 3 Laws of Robot Interaction: As taught by Science Fiction

    Two Point Ohhh @Howitson #devfestmn
  2. Interface on Repeat CLI Text Based GUI Iconographic VUI Intent

    Based ??? Predictive? @Howitson #devfestmn
  3. I Learned everything I need to know about VUI from

    Science Fiction @Howitson #devfestmn
  4. As the appearance of a robot is made more human,

    observers' emotional response to the robot becomes increasingly positive and empathetic, until it reaches a point beyond which the response quickly becomes strong revulsion. Uncanny Valley - Masahiro Mori @Howitson #devfestmn
  5. It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was

    talking too much. Yogi Berra @Howitson #devfestmn
  6. When would you like to travel? Vague and open ended

    What date would you like to leave? You’re going to get what you expect @Howitson #devfestmn
  7. A. Bread Things that float in water: B. Apples C.

    Small Rocks D. A Duck @Howitson #devfestmn
  8. if (weight = duck) { return “made of wood” }

    let is_A = “witch” @Howitson #devfestmn
  9. There he lay, a vast red-golden dragon, fast asleep; thrumming

    came from his jaws and nostrils, and wisps of smoke, but his fires were low in slumber. Beneath him, under all his limbs and his huge coiled tail, and about him on all sides stretching away across the unseen floors, lay countless piles of precious things, gold wrought and unwrought, gems and jewels, and silver red-stained in the ruddy light. Smaug lay, with wings folded like an immeasurable bat.
  10. Resources Google Google Cloud AI & ML https:/ /cloud.google.com/text-to-speech Actions

    on Google https:/ /developers.google.com/actions DialogueFlow https:/ /dialogflow.com Amazon Alexa Skills Kit https:/ /developer.amazon.com/alexa-skills-kit Alexa.design (tutorials) Podcasts The Voicebot Podcast Voice Tech Podcast The Practical Voice Podcast (VUX.World) Prototyping sayspring.com (Adobe) getvoiceflow.com pullstring.com @Howitson #devfestmn
  11. 3 Laws of feeling human Looks (human) Faces are powerful,

    and we expect them for complete communication. Sounds (human) There’s a place & time for perfect grammar. This might not be it. Acts (human) Improve the clan by acting safe, sharing emotion and building trust. Intentional Extend communication by asking questions to continue conversations while utilizing the environment. Analogue When prototyping remember that you already know how human interactions work. Don’t make it overly complicated. in review Tips to level up @Howitson #devfestmn