Using “Wizard of Oz” testing for voice apps

How lo-fi voice prototyping helps teams iterate quickly.

H Locke
Jul 6, 2021

My team started designing and testing conversational UI experiences in 2019. Two years later, Wizard of Oz (WOz) testing is an early-stage protocol we use on all voice products. This article is going to explain why, how, and discuss some of our learnings.

Voice design needs research

The first thing I have to do on a voice design project is to state categorically that we MUST do user research and testing. There simply is no room to chop it out of the process for reasons of budget or

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H Locke
H Locke

Written by H Locke

UX person. I design things and I study humans. 150+ articles on Substack https://hlockeux.substack.com/