December 2016
Intermediate to advanced
278 pages
6h 21m
English
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Praise for Designing Voice User Interfaces
“Voice has been core to human interaction since well before history. But what is old is now new: voice is becoming core to how we interact with computers. Pearl has done an brilliant job of distilling her 17 years of experience into a gem of a book. Valuable lessons, clear thinking, and insightful observations frame a core argument about how to design for voice. A completely new approach to an ancient interaction.”
—MARK STEPHEN MEADOWS, AUTHOR, ARTIST, AND PRESIDENT OF BOTANIC.IO
“This book is a great resource for learning the fundamentals of voice user interface design. More and more designers are going to be expected to design usable voice experiences and Designing Voice User Interfaces can help you to learn how to do just that.”
—CHRIS MAURY, FOUNDER, CONVERSANT LABS
“Practical and comprehensive, Cathy Pearl’s book about VUI design clearly originates from her vast amount of hands-on experience. This book passes on her years of lessons learned so you can start your own adventures with speech interfaces from an advantaged position.”
—REBECCA NOWLIN GREEN, NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, BUSINESS CONSULTING
“Sharing with lively swagger her lifelong passion for machines that listen and talk, Pearl ushers in the new era of VUI design with impressively broad and practical coverage. Since designing for speech has special challenges and implications that elude even industry “insiders,” this book promises to be worthwhile as well for business decision-makers ...
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