Context-First Wiki

This wiki was created with the goal to collect, structure, and share knowledge on voice and multimodal user interfaces.

About Context-First

Deliver the right information on the right device and modality - depending on context.

There are so many interface paradigms now (desktop-first, mobile-first, voice-first) that we believe it is important to focus on what's beyond technical specifications of a device. It is about delivering contextual experiences that are relevant to a user at a given time.

Learn more in the introduction.

Core Concepts

• RIDR Lifecycle: An abstracted process for voice and multimodal interactions.
  • Request: Gather raw user input.
  • Interpretation: Turn raw input into structured meaning.
  • Dialog and Logic: Handle domain logic and create structured output.
  • Response: Return response back to various output channels.
• Interaction Stack
  • Intents
  • States
  • Components
  • Domains