Designing Voice User Interfaces

"Voice user interfaces (VUIs) are becoming all the rage today. But how do you build one that people can actually converse with? Whether you're designing a mobile app, a toy, or a device such as a home assistant, this practical book guides you through basic VUI design principles, helps you choose the right speech recognition engine, and shows you how to measure your VUI's performance and improve upon it"--Back cover.

About the author

Cathy Pearl is Head of Conversation Design Outreach at Google. She's been designing and creating Voice User Interfaces (VUIs) for nearly 20 years and is passionate about helping everyone make the best conversational experiences possible. Previously, Cathy was VP of User Experience at Sensely, whose virtual nurse avatar helps people stay healthy. She has worked on everything from programming NASA helicopter pilot simulators to designing a conversational iPad app in which Esquire magazine's style columnist tells users what they should wear on a first date. She has an MS in Computer Science from Indiana University and a BS in Cognitive Science from UC San Diego.

Summary

Whether you're designing a mobile app, a toy, or a device such as a home assistant, this practical book guides you through basic VUI design principles, helps you choose the right speech recognition engine, and shows you how to measure your VUI's performance and improve upon it.

Product details

• Authors: Cathy Pearl, Pearl Cathy
• Publisher: O'Reilly
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2017
• EAN: 9781491955413
• ISBN: 978-1-4919-5541-3
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 234 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 420 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > IT; COMPUTERS / Speech & Audio Processing, COMPUTERS / User Interfaces, COMPUTERS / Programming / Mobile Devices, User interface design & usability, Mobile & handheld device programming / Apps programming, User interface design and usability, Mobile and handheld device programming / Apps programming, Speech recognition