KSU Masters Project Journal
Week 5
Kent State University - Master's Project Proposal Spring 2018
Smart Kitchen: The Amazon Fresh Refrigerator & Voice based UX integrated Alexa
Week 5 - Scope
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Revise Sample Dialogs - Video of how to cook butter chicken
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Read the Alexa Skill Builder’s Guide - 10 Things Every Alexa Skill Should Do
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Review, Research Machine Learning possibilities - Google Developers machine learning on YouTube
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User Research
A. Write Interview qualifications
B. Write a moderated set of interview questions are crossed multiple user dimensions from historical food delivery experience, artificial intelligence use, and culinary exploration.
C. Perform Research on 3-5 participants
Education Sample Dialogue
Sample Dialogue 003 - VUI to user educational journey (How to cook Butter Chicken)
UX Research
Recruit 3-5 participants for a short recorded moderated Qand A interview. Interviews to be recorded via MP3 - TBD
Qualified User Matrix
Qualifications
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Do you Cook Regularly? Y-N
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If N - Disqualify
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Have you ever had foods delivered to you that are ready to cook or cooked? Y-N
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If Y - What drove you to use a food delivery/prep company?
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Have you Ever used Amazon Alexa?
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If Y - What do you historically use Alexa for most?
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Do you search for new recipes and ingredients regularly online? Y-N
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If Y - Proceed
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Income of $120 + Y-N
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If N - Consider Disqualify
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Have you ever owned a property?
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If N - Consider Disqualify
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User research questions
Topic: New food styles - Exploration
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When it comes to exploring new foods and new food recipes in the kitchen what's most important to you?
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What are your greatest fears of exploring new foods and food recipes?
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How do you look for new food recipes and styles of cooking?
Follow-up question: What would prevent you from exploring new food recipes and styles of cooking
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What food Styles interest you the most? Why?
Chinese
Mexican
Italian
Japanese or sushi
Greek
French
Thai
Spanish
Mediterranean
Follow-up question: What food styles are missing that excite you?
Topic: New food styles - Education
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What's most intimidating about exploring new foods? Why?
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When it comes to learning to new styles of cooking, what level would you describe yourself?
1-10 1 being Canned beans and 10 being Emeril Lagasse.
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What do you feel like stops you from learning new recipes on a weekly basis?
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What do you feel excites you the most about learning new recipes?
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Have you ever taken a cooking class? If so tell me about it. What helped you the most?
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Tell me about a cooking tip you picked up once and how you learned it.
Topic: New Ingredients & Delivery
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If new food ingredients could be delivered weekly, how frequently would you make time to explore and learn new recipes?
Follow up: Would you expect recipes to be included with your ingredients delivery?
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How do you feel about using new ingredients you're unfamiliar with?
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Tell me about the last meal you made where you used an ingredient that was new to you.
Follow up: What was the outcome?
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If it were possible to have new ingredients and recipes delivered weekly, how frequently do you think you would explore and create new foods?
A. More than 3 times a week
B. Several times a week
C. Weekly
D. Twice a month
E. Once a Month
Topic: AI in the KITCHEN
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If you could have an (AI) artificial intelligence in the kitchen that could assist you in step by step creation of new foods and new food recipes on a level of one to 10, how exciting do you think this would be?
1-10 1 being Not Very Exciting and 10 being BAM! Super Exciting!
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How would you feel about an AI Cooking assistant and what might that look like to you?
Interviews & Findings
Interview 01 - Janaca J. April 22, 2018 - The participant was vegan.
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Income - Less than $120K
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Loves cooking regularly.
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Never had foods delivered
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Familiar with AI
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Has owned a property in the past.
Findings from the interview
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Recipies must be vegan (No animal products) Health and ethical reasons.
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No fears in exploring new foods.
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"Loves trying new foods. It's fun!" "Veganizing" old favorites like Lasania.
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Follows Vegan Blogs and writers.
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Loves Mediterranian and Mexican and Italian and Thia foods
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Cooking new things is not intimidating but maybe time limiting.
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Looks at herself as a 6 out of 1-10
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Loves experimenting and farmers markets.
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See's herself as a "Spice Ninja"
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Like to introducing her creation to friends... Feeding others makes her happy.
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Has taken a cooking class. Wine pairing with foods and how wines affect foods.
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Cooking tips from YouTube Videos
How 2s from her fav bloggers. -
Would make time to cook more if foods were delivered to her home
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Doesn't expect a recipe to included with a delivery of food
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Last new ingredients used in a lasagna, she used Tofu as a cheese.
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She's not home much as a flight attendant. Not into prepared foods delivered. Not into frozen meals.
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She brings 90% of her food on the road in a cooler on the airplane. Lasagna and casseroles freeze well.
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AI in the kitchen would be very exciting 10 out of 1-10 See's it as being very helpful.
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AI cooking assistant would be super fun!
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AI command of choice would be "Surprise Me" Asking the AI to find a food recipe her to try.
Interview 02 - Rob April 26, 2018 - The participant was vegan.
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Income was not asked due to respect for my neighbor (Estimate at $140K)
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love to share with friends and Loves cooking regularly sailor style
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Never had foods delivered
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Familiar with AI (Alexa)
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Has owned a property in the past.
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Is very conservative with food leftovers
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doesn't like spicy foods
Findings from the interview
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Rob and his wife love fresh veggies and seafood
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been in IT for his carrier
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Never had foods delivered
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Has an iPhone
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loves Chinese foods
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wouldn't make a spicy dish
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doesn't like red meats much
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Look on Google for new recipes
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Doesn't follow any chefs or authors in the cooking world
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Advertising bothers him on recipes sites
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Like Mexican Chinese foods
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Uncommon items are a turnoff to looking at new recipes
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1-10 he looks at himself as a 5 as an intermediate chef
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Time is an element in trying new recipes, access to ingredients
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loves to share foods with his family and friends
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Not seasonally driven
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Never taken a cooking class
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Picked up tips in cooking over the years
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Would be open to new food experimenting weekly
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Open to trying new foods and drinks but can't name any in the last year he tried
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in the last year, Carrot cake was made for his daughter and took pictures of the cake
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Creativity/exploring new foods may go up if the ingredients where delivered
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Not sure how AI can be useful in the kitchen
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An AI cooking assistant in the kitchen might be interesting. (Response better to a cooking assistant vs AI)
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AI value added - Finding foods substitutes, substitutes for food allergies, Ingredients Lists, and in Cooking in Sequence would be seen as being very helpful to Rob.
Interview 03 - Evelyn April 26, 2018 - She was driving during the interview
Note: Evelyn was driving during this interview and the reception was spotty at times. The participant had problems hearing the conversation time to time.
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Income - Greater than $120K
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Loves cooking regularly.
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Never had foods delivered but picks up food weekly
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Familiar with AI and Amazon Alexa
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Has owned a property in the past.
Findings from the interview
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Evelyn is athletic and loves cooking
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She has used AI in the past
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Fresh Produce the Healthing Protines are important
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Looks to Pinterest and Epicurious, and All recipes
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Photos are great online but not too many
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"Taestability" Like Flavourful foods
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Not intimidated by new foods or recipes (Accessibility of the ingredients)
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Describes herself as 8-9 on a 1-10 scale
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Time is a factor in looking at new recipes
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Evelyn plans out the entire week's foods and meals on Sunday for the entire week
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Says that AI may be very helpful in planning meals in the kitchen
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Seems on the fence about AI in the kitchen
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Is excited about the anticipation of new foods in the kitchen.
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Not usually disappointed when trying new recipes.
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Yes, has taken cooking classes (Upsell Idea? Cooking classes???)
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Used a Rou as a cooking tip that stood out...
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Loves the Mindfulness of the Cooking and Prep of the experience of cooking, not just the eating...
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Evelyn Picks up foods weekly from a local small business (Grocer) "Shipt" Meats are not good.
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Onsundays she and her spouse make a long list of what they need for the week.
UI Idea - Meal prep and Calendar driven planning for the week and ingrediant list/cart cost estimation.
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She failed to see the advantage of time savings of delivery. Time is a HUGE Issue for them both.
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AI in the Kitchen - 1-10 Answer:5
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AI as a cooking assistant - She was excited about a AI Cooking assistant... Reminders and follow along cooking in an "integrated system" Predicting what she needs and things on sale that she could be saving $ on.