Selected work / AI product development

Sakin Bir Güneş

A more human way to interact with AI.

An AI-powered emotional support companion exploring how real-time voice technology can create natural, thoughtful, and accessible conversational experiences.

Explore the Project
Category
AI Product
Platform
iOS
Technology
SwiftUI / Conversational AI

Technology should feel more human.

Sakin Bir Güneş began with a simple idea: sometimes the most valuable digital experiences are the ones that make technology feel less complicated.

Instead of focusing on another traditional text-based interface, the project explores how natural voice conversations can make AI interaction more intuitive and accessible.

The goal is to build an experience where technology supports the conversation rather than interrupting it.

Sakin Bir Güneş is not a therapy service or a replacement for professional mental health support.

Making conversations feel natural.

Voice-based experiences introduce challenges that traditional interfaces do not.

Responsiveness, audio quality, conversational continuity, and interaction design all contribute to how natural an experience feels.

The challenge is not simply generating an AI response. It is designing an experience that feels responsive, reliable, and comfortable to use.

Voice-first. Human-centered.

The product takes a voice-first approach, treating conversation as the core experience rather than an additional feature.

The development process explores how interface simplicity, conversational responsiveness, and real-time audio technologies can work together to reduce friction between the user and the experience.

  1. Natural Interaction

    Creating a conversational flow that feels intuitive and responsive.

  2. Thoughtful Design

    Reducing unnecessary complexity and prioritizing clarity.

  3. Technical Reliability

    Exploring the challenges of real-time audio streaming and AI integration.

  4. Responsible Product Thinking

    Recognizing the importance of clear boundaries, user trust, and responsible communication in emotionally sensitive experiences.

Behind the experience.

Building a voice-first AI product requires combining mobile development, real-time communication, and thoughtful interaction design.

Gemini Live API integration and streaming audio are explored as part of the voice experience.

Swift
iOS development
SwiftUI
Interface development
Conversational AI
Conversation design
Gemini Live API
Integration exploration
Real-time audio streaming
Streaming and responsiveness
Voice interface design
Voice-first interaction

From concept to experience.

I'm working on Sakin Bir Güneş with a friend. My involvement brings together product thinking, technical exploration, and experience design.

Working across these areas has allowed me to explore how an idea evolves into a functional digital experience, from defining the interaction to understanding the technical systems behind it.

  • Product concept and strategy
  • AI integration
  • iOS product development
  • Voice interaction
  • User experience
  • Iterative improvement

What building it has taught me.

Building conversational AI is as much a product challenge as it is a technical one.

Small details such as response timing, interface clarity, audio behavior, and user expectations can significantly influence the overall experience.

The project continues to reinforce an important principle: meaningful technology is not defined only by its capabilities, but by how thoughtfully those capabilities are brought into people's lives.

Still building. Still learning.

The ongoing focus is on refining the voice experience, improving technical reliability, and exploring how conversational AI can become more natural and useful.

Each iteration is an opportunity to better understand the relationship between emerging technology and real human needs.