jjaquinta

Can you spot me at IBM's C-level exec puzzle room?

@Galactoise I had a system for overhearable passwords, but that doesn't quite match. I have a text->IPA dictionary. You would need to build a IPA->text, and a slightly-distort-IPA features.

Where my voice-first tweeps at? I need your brains. I'm looking for some sort of online tool that will phonetically obfuscate text. Think Game of Telephone-as-a-service. Specifically, this is for a D&D campaign, where my players will overhear some things at a distance. Ideas?

And here's Audio Games Development Insights From the Visually-Impaired Community in Berlin. #voicedev youtube.com/watch?v=3sNlq0…

There's a first: #alexa rejected a skill for trademark violation... OF MY OWN TRADEMARK. O_o

This year we have been developing #games in #collaboration with the visually-impaired community. We have learned what sorts of features, approaches, and #support the visually-impaired community #values and what they need to succeed. More on the topic >> ow.ly/cf8R30rZ6yX

What works well for voice recognition in gaming - and what does not? Go check out the blog post to find out >> ow.ly/2iUt30pKMGV #Voice #AudioGames #Alexa

@Galactoise Bob: I really don't know how we're going to make our sales quota this quarter. Jane: I know, I could sleep with our customer! Bob: No, Jane, that would be wrong!

Just to clarify, it's a universal truth that all companies' compliance training videos are comically bad, right? Examples will always be so clear-cut as to not be helpful in navigating a fuzzier real-world situation.

New book published: Wight's Brigade, based on the Alexa game Six Swords. Best $1 you could spend today! amazon.com/Wights-Brigade…

@thedavedev Yep, remember it will. Being the usual overachiever work my four projects and an emulator to boot. 😝

6 years ago today we held the first ever Alexa hackathon! Boston University, just a couple of developers and a dream. We called it Amazon Dev Day because we were still thinking Alexa dev was more attune to mobile vs cloud services. I was 50 lbs heavier too. :-) #thankful

@JoeMoCode @Galactoise @marktucker @LetMyPeopleCode @jeffblankenburg @Volleying @matchboxio @labworksio Six Swords was recently converted to a text based game. That version of the code has been published here. github.com/jjaquinta/Audi… If you want to take over the voice version, we can negotiate.

@Galactoise @marktucker @LetMyPeopleCode @jeffblankenburg @Volleying @matchboxio @labworksio @jjaquinta I'll have to check this game out... I think a persistent shared state across many users is a hallmark of this kinda game. Did not realize someone has made this :O

What would the concept of a Massively Multiplayer Online Voice Game (MMOVG) look like? What game types would be most successful? Which #VoiceGames come the closest to a MMOVG? #VoiceFirst @LetMyPeopleCode @JoeMoCode @jeffblankenburg @Volleying @matchboxio @labworksio

@marktucker @LetMyPeopleCode @JoeMoCode @jeffblankenburg @Volleying @matchboxio @labworksio @Galactoise I did design "Six Thieves" as a sequel to Six Swords, equally large in scope, but specifically interactive multi-player. That concept currently survives as a text based game here: Web interface: audio.servegame.com:8080 Telnet interface telnet://audio.servegame.com

@marktucker @LetMyPeopleCode @JoeMoCode @jeffblankenburg @Volleying @matchboxio @labworksio Thanks for the mention @Galactoise . Yep, Starlanes was Alexa's first MMO. Six Swords is certainly massive, and there is some x-player interaction, but is not truly multi-player. I have many more thoughts based on this experience about MMORPGs on Audio that won't fit in a tweet.

If you are going to (virtual) VoiceCon next week, we'll be talking on Wednesday. voicecon.net/voice-business…

Lego ISS set, bag one! youtu.be/LoGQscnWt1o via @YouTube

For anyone going to VoiceCon in Berlin, be sure to tune into Stacy Collella's talks! Me, I got to stay home with the kids this year. :-)

Alexa, play 80s power ballads - explaining a subtle joke in Frozen II

@middlesexbank just saw your ad in the theatre. Why no black, Hispanic or Asians?

At #Voice_Con, the software developer @jjaquinta speaks about his experience in developing audio games. What works well for voice recognition in gaming - and what does not? Go check out the new blog post to find out >> ow.ly/2iUt30pKMGV #Voice #AudioGames #Alexa

@falicon Consistent change would be nice. Given they store all of our records, Amazon can do one hell of a regression test when they make changes to ensure no breakage. But clearly they don't.

@jjaquinta consistent change.

Amazon has now tweaked #alexa so it no longer recognizes the phrases I've used to wake my kids up for a year. To be useful, something must be consistent.