DrupalCon Vienna 2017: Get Started with Voice User Interfaces

This talk explores the rapidly evolving landscape of voice user interfaces, including personal assistants, chatbots, and home conversational devices. The speaker surveys current APIs and SDKs available for voice-enabled services, focusing on global language support and examining platforms such as Alexa, Google Assistant, and Cortana along with their unique features. The session covers the voice design process, guiding attendees on essential considerations for integrating voice functionality into applications and introduces key concepts and terminology necessary for creating custom voice skills. Additionally, a demonstration of a custom Alexa skill that integrates data from a Drupal site is presented, alongside an overview of API.AI and its capabilities for building voice user interfaces across various conversational AI services. By the end of the session, attendees will gain insights into voice interface development and strategies for designing engaging voice interactions.