Alexa, let's build a voice-powered app
summary
Builds a working Alexa skill called a conference guide that lists upcoming events, filters by programming language slot and by city slot (uses Amazon’s built‑in city slot type), and remembers a user name in per‑device storage for personalization. Uses PHP with the open‑source Batman library and its Alexa driver, develops locally via ngrok or the Echo simulator, returns voice responses and display cards for Echo Show, and demos successfully—with a few name recognition hiccups—against a real Echo device.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Start
- 9:45Name-free interaction
- 11:40Designing for Alexa
- 19:18Configure your skill Invocation Name
- 22:50Slot Types
- 23:46Use a predefined slot
- 24:11Define your HTTPS endpoint
- 34:59Launch your skill
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