Number Guessing Game
The computer chooses a number between 0 and 20. The player has to guess the number. For every number that the player guesses, the computer tells the player...
10 Usability Heuristics for Voice User Interface Design
Human needs haven’t changed over the years but what has changed is technology and context. Voice interfaces will not free us from the most substantial...
Sorry! I didn’t find lights – Designing for errors
Me: Alexa! Turn on the lights. Alexa: Sorry! I didn't find lights. Me: Hey Google! Turn on the lights. Google: You got it! Turning Smarty on.
Making voice assistants good conversational partners
In a human-machine conversation, errors are bound to happen. We cannot always prevent them, however, what we can do is make our machines robust enough so that...
Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock
The challenge is to make the famous game from the Big Bang Theory, Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock!
Calm over the horizon
Many years ago, I worked for my parents who own a video production company. Because it is a family business, you inevitably end up wearing many hats and being...
When you are alone
When you are alone for days or weeks at a time, you eventually become drawn to people. Talking to randos is the norm. I’ll never forget the conversation with...
Real time design tools
Just the other day I happened to wake up early. That is unusual for an engineering student. After a long time I could witness the sunrise. I could feel the sun...
Stumbled the concept
Last year I wrote about why booking too far in advance can be dangerous for your business, and this concept of margin so eloquently captures what I had...