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Kane Simms
May 13, 2019

How we approach voice with Fortune 100 companies and the Kung Fu Panda Alexa skill with Greg Hedges

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Greg Hedges, VP Emerging Experiences at RAIN agency, shares the secrets of how RAIN approach voice with Fortune 100 companies and talks us through how they built the Kung Fu…

Kane Simms
May 10, 2019

Google Assistant passes 1m Actions! Where the F did that come from?

Google Assistant passes 1m Actions! Where the F did that come from? https://vux.world/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/google-assistant-reaches-1-million-actions-website-hero.jpg 1800 1200 Kane Simms Kane Simms https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0901761bb0cd548f6834483c07a2b85beb060b870e6df663d11ec9ec76a164f5?s=96&d=blank&r=g May 10, 2019 October 8, 2021

Google announced a whole host of new features for Google Assistant on day 1 of I/O ’19. Also on day 1, quietly, and tucked away on the 9th slide of…

Kane Simms
May 8, 2019

What’s the difference between a voice assistant and a voice user interface (VUI)?

What’s the difference between a voice assistant and a voice user interface (VUI)? https://vux.world/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/whats-the-difference-between-a-voice-assistant-and-a-voice-interface-website-hero.png 1800 1200 Kane Simms Kane Simms https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0901761bb0cd548f6834483c07a2b85beb060b870e6df663d11ec9ec76a164f5?s=96&d=blank&r=g May 8, 2019 October 8, 2021

Voice assistants and voice user interfaces (VUIs) are used interchangeably under the banner of ‘voice’. But what’s the difference between the two? Voice assistants have a voice interface, but voice…

Kane Simms
May 7, 2019

What’s new with Google Assistant? Announcements from Google I/O ’19

What’s new with Google Assistant? Announcements from Google I/O ’19 https://vux.world/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/google-io-19-website-hero.jpg 1800 1200 Kane Simms Kane Simms https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0901761bb0cd548f6834483c07a2b85beb060b870e6df663d11ec9ec76a164f5?s=96&d=blank&r=g May 7, 2019 October 8, 2021

Google didn’t disappoint on the voice front at this year’s Google I/O. Here’s a run through of all the Google Assistant related announcements. Google Duplex comes to the web Last…

Kane Simms
May 2, 2019

What’s missing in voice today? And is Facebook trying to solve it?

What’s missing in voice today? And is Facebook trying to solve it? https://vux.world/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/facebook-voice-assistant-website-hero.jpg 1800 1200 Kane Simms Kane Simms https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0901761bb0cd548f6834483c07a2b85beb060b870e6df663d11ec9ec76a164f5?s=96&d=blank&r=g May 2, 2019 October 8, 2021

I was over the moon to have been quoted in a Forbes article about Facebook’s voice assistant and thought it would be helpful to share the full context of what…

Kane Simms
May 1, 2019

Twilio Autopilot and building trust through dialogue design with Elaine Lee

Twilio Autopilot and building trust through dialogue design with Elaine Lee https://vux.world/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Building-trust-with-dialogue-with-elaine-lee-website-hero.jpg 1800 1200 Kane Simms Kane Simms https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0901761bb0cd548f6834483c07a2b85beb060b870e6df663d11ec9ec76a164f5?s=96&d=blank&r=g May 1, 2019 May 2, 2019

Kane Simms and Dustin Coates are joined by Elaine Lee, Principal Product Designer at Twilio, to discuss the ins and outs of Twilio’s Autopilot bot builder and how you can…

Kane Simms
April 25, 2019

Can design solve the biggest challenges in voice? With Mark Webster of Adobe XD

Can design solve the biggest challenges in voice? With Mark Webster of Adobe XD https://vux.world/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/mark-webster-adobe-XD-sayspring-website-hero.jpg 1800 1200 Kane Simms Kane Simms https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0901761bb0cd548f6834483c07a2b85beb060b870e6df663d11ec9ec76a164f5?s=96&d=blank&r=g April 25, 2019 May 13, 2019

Why do all skills start with ‘Welcome to xyz’? Is an ‘assistant’ the right mental model for voice experiences? Mark Webster of Adobe XD joins us to tackle some of…

Kane Simms
April 17, 2019

How to use sonic branding in voice with Eric Seay

How to use sonic branding in voice with Eric Seay https://vux.world/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/audio-ux-website-hero.jpg 1800 1200 Kane Simms Kane Simms https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0901761bb0cd548f6834483c07a2b85beb060b870e6df663d11ec9ec76a164f5?s=96&d=blank&r=g April 17, 2019 April 17, 2019

This week, we’re digging deep into how to craft compelling audio experiences in your voice app by using sonic branding and sound design, with Audio UX Co-Founder and CMO, Eric Seay.

Kane Simms
April 15, 2019

Invocable shuts down for good, but why?

Invocable shuts down for good, but why? https://vux.world/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Invocable-is-shutting-down.png 2302 1244 Kane Simms Kane Simms https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0901761bb0cd548f6834483c07a2b85beb060b870e6df663d11ec9ec76a164f5?s=96&d=blank&r=g April 15, 2019 October 8, 2021

Invocable announced today that it’ll be closing its doors, just 5 months after pivoting from Storyline and putting itself behind a pay wall. VoiceFlow are working with Invocable to offer…

Kane Simms
April 15, 2019

4 ways to take your voice strategy to the next level

4 ways to take your voice strategy to the next level https://vux.world/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Kane-Simms-of-VUX-World-presenting-at-the-MUXL-meet-up-at-Amazon-HQ-London.jpg 1800 1200 Kane Simms Kane Simms https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0901761bb0cd548f6834483c07a2b85beb060b870e6df663d11ec9ec76a164f5?s=96&d=blank&r=g April 15, 2019 October 8, 2021

Since starting VUX World in February 2018, things in the voice assistant industry have changed. At the last MUXL London Meet-up, Design for Voice, I presented 4 things that have…

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How we approach voice with Fortune 100 companies and the Kung Fu Panda Alexa skill with Greg Hedges

Google Assistant passes 1m Actions! Where the F did that come from?

What’s the difference between a voice assistant and a voice user interface (VUI)?

What’s new with Google Assistant? Announcements from Google I/O ’19

What’s missing in voice today? And is Facebook trying to solve it?

Twilio Autopilot and building trust through dialogue design with Elaine Lee

Can design solve the biggest challenges in voice? With Mark Webster of Adobe XD

How to use sonic branding in voice with Eric Seay

Invocable shuts down for good, but why?

4 ways to take your voice strategy to the next level

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