Date of Award
Spring 6-2-2018
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Industrial Design
Department
Industrial Design
First Advisor
Charlie Cannon
Second Advisor
Ryan Bardsley
Third Advisor
Elly Nattinger
Abstract
A popular belief amongst UX designers is that the more voice user interfaces (i.e. Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant) speak and behave like people, the more functional they will be. But, conversational mimicry is not the only way a screenless computer can communicate information. The scope of sounds humans can interpret, manipulate, and make is broad. This project seeks to identify ways designers can mine this domain for interaction cues that promote a deeper understanding of digital content and the systems that deliver it.
Recommended Citation
Spatz, Jen, "Talking to computers" (2018). Masters Theses. 239.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/masterstheses/239
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