Move over GUI, let's build a VUI with JavaScript! // Memo Döring // CascadiaJS 2018

The ability to use our voice to to interact with technology opens up a whole new world of posibilites for users, designers and developers. Join us at this session where we will talk about the best practices we have uncovered in the rapidly evolving voice first ecosystem. The session will include a live-coding demo on using AWS Lambda to building and deploy a VUI in minutes.

[vivaxy]

1. Self introduction: Only worked with node serverless for voice.
2. UI evolution: Character Mode, GUI, Web, Mobile, VUI.
3. How do alexa work: ask-sdk.
4. How we understand users: voice > character > intent.
5. How we talk to users: ssml > character > voice
6. How do you build one of these:
6.1 VUI + programming logic
6.2 Utterances > intent
6.3 Demo
6.3.1 Amazon Developer console
6.3.2 AWS Lambda Console
7. A Few Thoughts on Design
7.1 Friction is the enemy.
7.2 We don't talk how we write.
7.3 Follow the one breath rule.
7.4 Variety is your friend.
7.5 Design for the situation.

[indrayanganguly]

So Alexa basically never said Enjoy your lunch! What happened?