Engaging with the Google Assistant

GDGCloud Vancouver #BAFYC

14 Jul 2018

Audio and Photo Credit:  CBS Studios

Allen Firstenberg

Software developer / Consultant

Google Developer Expert for Assistant, IoT, Wearables, Identity

http://spiders.com/

http://prisoner.com/

http://prisoner.com/ubi/

Tell me about you

• Mobile or web?
• Alexa or Assistant?
• Mac vs Windows?
• JavaScript?

• Kirk? Picard? Sisko? Janeway? Archer?

What are we talking about?

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What is the Google Assistant?

A conversation

between you and Google that helps you get things done

in your world.

Where do we find the Assistant?

Assistant SDK

Where do we find the Assistant?

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What are Actions on Google?

Actions on Google is the API

that lets you engage in conversations

with other services

through the Google Assistant.

Where Actions Run

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Privacy and Security

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How do we build an Action?

• Design
• Develop
• Deploy

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What Personality Should it Have?

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Build (and test) a Script

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• Keep in mind how people talk - not how they write.
• Don't make "audible buttons".
• Users may not respond for many reasons.
• There are no errors.
• Users have intent - help them get there.

Test it with developers back to back - one of them acting as the Assistant.

Input Processing

Fulfillment

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Testing

Other Surfaces

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Discovery

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Who Cares?

Firebase

• Functions
• Database
• Hosting

Dialogflow

Actions Console

Assistant Simulator

Action Analytics

Chatbase

Dashbot.IO

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Summary

• Voice is a new and powerful tool
• Think outside the dialog box
• Develop a personality
• Script the conversation
• Context is Queen
• Start with voice - and then go further

Keep talking to others - we're all still learning!

https://spiders.com/

https ://prisoner.com/ubi/

Photo Credit:  CBS Studios / Paramount

https://developers.google.com/actions

Stack Overflow: actions-on-google

https://codelaps.developers.google.com/

(Category: Assistant)