Are you tired of hearing all the time people talking about AI, voice commands, speech recognition and digital assistants, or do you think this is the future and like to be part of it? How often do you use Alexa, Siri or Google Assistant on your phone and/or laptop?
Devices like Amazon Echo or Google Home are more and more popular, and people around the world already use them on daily basis. And developing apps (skills) for these digital assistants is not only an interesting journey, easily discoverable and enjoyable for a tech guy, but also an opportunity to make money and become famous.
If you already understood that voice commands and AI is the future of technology and will redefine how we interact with gadgets and consume information, come and learn how you can build from the scratch your first Alexa skill. You will also discover how to test and deploy it on an Echo device, with little or no developer skills.
In this presentation you will learn the foundations of developing voice-enabled apps for Amazon Echo and build your own custom Alexa Skill in C# and ASP.NET Web API in under one hour.
As you might know, Alexa is Amazon’s cloud-based voice service and the brain behind tens of millions of devices including the Echo family of devices, FireTV, Fire Tablet, and third-party devices with Alexa built-in. Everyone can build capabilities, or skills, that make Alexa smarter and make everyday tasks faster, easier, and more delightful for customers.