Alexa Devs

This new series from ACG Technical Instructor Nick Triantafillou will teach you everything you need to know to make fun and engaging skills for the Amazon Echo. Follow along, do these projects yourself, and make a killer audio- and video-enhanced quiz skill complete with a Leaderboard that stores player scores in DynamoDB.

Authors: Nick Triantafillou
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Skill Submission and Certification

25:37 · 14 Oct 2018

In this bonus episode, you'll learn how to submit your skill to the Alexa Skills Store. You'll learn how to troubleshoot common submission and certification issues and ensure your skill meets the Alexa policy guidelines for the best experience for your skill users.

In this bonus episode, you'll learn how to submit your skill to the Alexa Skills Store. You'll learn how to troubleshoot common submission and certification issues and ensure your skill meets the Alexa policy guidelines for the best experience for your skill users.

Video Skills

09:39 · 14 Oct 2018

In this episode, you'll learn how to make a skill that will play video on the Echo Show and the Echo Spot. You'll get the code set up in Video Studio Code and then deploy and test the skill.

In this episode, you'll learn how to make a skill that will play video on the Echo Show and the Echo Spot. You'll get the code set up in Video Studio Code and then deploy and test the skill.

In-skill Purchases

19:12 · 30 Sep 2018

In this episode, you’ll learn to put the finishing touches on your skill by implementing in-skill purchasing that let you sell premium content, features or functionality in your skill. We'll use a "Hello World' sample skill, and all the code you will need for this episode will be provided in the resources section.

In this episode, you’ll learn to put the finishing touches on your skill by implementing in-skill purchasing that let you sell premium content, features or functionality in your skill. We'll use a "Hello World' sample skill, and all the code you will need for this episode will be provided in the resources section.

How to Build Your First Alexa Skill

22:46 · 05 Aug 2018

In this pilot episode, Nick guides you through the creation of a simple fact skill using a sample template provided by AWS. You’ll establish an AWS developer account, learn about intents and utterances, create your first Alexa skill using the new Alexa Skills Kit SDK v2 for Node.JS, and link an AWS Lambda function to it.

In this pilot episode, Nick guides you through the creation of a simple fact skill using a sample template provided by AWS. You’ll establish an AWS developer account, learn about intents and utterances, create your first Alexa skill using the new Alexa Skills Kit SDK v2 for Node.JS, and link an AWS Lambda function to it.