Introduction

I designed a 5 Minute Recipe Alexa app which suggests the users with quick recipes that can be prepared easily in 5 minutes. It also provides the users with ingredients that are required with step by step instructions for the meals.

This helped me gain voice design experience using user personas and user flows. This app was built through Alexa Development Console

User Persona

Created User personas to understand the users needs and goals, speaking style and the to know how internet savvy they are.

Interview Questions

Key Insights

User Stories

Sample Dialogs

User Flows for Voice

User Flow Intent Map

I grouped my user stories and identified various functions that fall under each unique Intent. Then, I used sample dialogs to create user flows from 4 of these Intents.

Voice Scripts

I created scripts for the primary functions of the Five Minute Recipe skill. This include the following intents:

• Launch

• Choose Meal

• Choose Type

• Choose Ingredients

• Plan


Usability Testing for Voice Interactions

Conclusion

As a result of Usability Testing, Overall the users were positive about the “5 Minute Recipes” Alexa skill, and 4 out of 5 said they would give it a try when skill becomes available on the market. It was very helpful in understanding what the users expect from the skill.

However, the participants preferred the visual recipes when cooking, either from the cookbook or from the Internet.