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Hi there, this looks interesting but i was surprised to not see any tutorials on youtube.  how are folks learning how to use this?  

ok the update got approved with the updates I wanted to test out in here.  https://www.amazon.com/Part12-Studios-Rock-Paper-Scissors/dp/B07H2XMMW7/ref=sr_1...  

yea that sounds about like what i went through.. heh.  it was like the website just didn't know it was confirmed and a fresh connection sees the change.  

i'm went ahead and re-submitted to include some visuals for Show devices.  Be another day or two but i'm working on establishing a pattern/standard for all of my skills.  I'll link it on the store as soon as it's ready.  

I look forward to see what you came up with.  The idea of scaling down is not surprising.  there are a lot of ideas with Alexa that either turn out to be not possible or at least much harder to implement perfectly (and perfectly is the key word).  Because speech is so subjective it's not as concert as say.. a touch screen.. or controller.. where "touch this / do that"..  here you have so many possible ways someone might speak that to catch them all gracefully is easier said than done.  

very cool I look forward to seeing what you made :)

hmmm you should only have to give permission once.. i remember when i first linked my account it felt like it wasn't accepting it right away.. check with the VA folks to see if they might see something going on.  

Awesome!  When it's live / approved let me know and I'll enable / try it out. :) 

Thank you for participating in the jam.  We had three folks and I was one of them so I'll share what I was working on. 

I started a rock paper scissors bomb project before, but I wanted to expand on it some with better interactivity.  I've been learning a lot of new things about skills via voice apps.   I wanted to create a better interactive experience with it.  I have a few things left to refine but I plan on submitting it today.  

I'm exploring how to check variables for a first time vs. return game.  It's great to know that all variables in Voice Apps are persistent.. so any change made will be remembered for your next time.   So for starters I'll make sure it's Welcome vs. Welcome back.. but we could do more things like saving the person's name for the future as well.

I found this tutorial on how to do vary your greetings based on visit.  not as deep as using real variables but it makes this one part super easy to do for any skill with voice apps.  easy to implement.    

sure just start here https://voiceapps.com?afmc=21 

get yourself a free Voice Apps account and the game(s) / skills you create regardless of the game jam itself will get you hooked up.  

Voice apps will provide all of the tutorial videos you need to get started.  I have to tell you i found it incredibly easy and I'm not a game programmer.  I'm just a game designer with some experience with game engines like 

The definite prizes from using Voice Apps are:

Publish your first skill and earn a custom Alexa Developer T-Shirt.

• Publish a skill with support for Alexa-enabled devices with screens, like Echo Show or Spot, and attract 50 unique users for the first three months, and you can earn an Echo Spot.
• Publish a skill that supports Alexa Gadgets, and earn a 2-pack of Echo Buttons!
• Publish the three skills above plus two more by October 31 to automatically qualify for the Alexa Super Skills Collectible.
• Building these skills with Voice Apps is quick and easy! Just customize one of our sample skills and you're done!

There are also drawings for free things like $500 gift certificate at amazon and another was an Echo show, but I'm not sure when these drawings occur exactly.  I don't have any direct affiliation with Voice Apps myself.  I'm just a game designer that think this is a pretty cool service and I've already got a number of different skills. 

here is my list of skills I have made live since starting a couple weeks ago.

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dalexa-skills&field-ke...

Thanks,

Caleb