We are happy to announce a new Amazon Alexa Skills contest with DevPost, the developer-focused job search and hackathon company. We are challenging developers and designers to create unique new skills that make Alexa smarter. To compete for over $40,000 in prizes, you will need to create an original Alexa skill. This is our most open-ended challenge yet. Will you turn Alexa into a concierge, sous chef, fitness coach, personal shopper, or DJ? You decide. The challenge starts now – sign up!
Alexa skill entries will be judged on three criteria:
Need some inspiration? Every time you add a new Skill, Alexa gets smarter. Alexa Skills enable voice-activated interactions that let you crank up Bon Iver, order flowers, turn on your dishwasher, cool down with your A/C, or geek out on Star Trek, all without lifting a pinkie. Check out past winners at Hey Alexa!, Amazon Alexa API Mashup, or the Internet of Voice Challenge. You’re free to use any API or idea you like (as long as you have the proper permission to do so). Find your area of interest, and build your Alexa skill to create a new voice experience.
Once you’re armed with an idea, sign up for the challenge at Alexa.Devpost.com.
Skill-building templates let you get started and build rapidly. You can access templates and the Alexa Skills Kit at Github.com/alexa.
Live and on-demand webinars show you new features and best practices. For personalized help from an Alexa developer evangelist, weekly office hours happen every Tuesday. There’s even a treasure trove of tutorials written by the Alexa developer community on our Hackster project hub.
The Alexa Skills Kit (ASK) enables developers to easily build capabilities, or skills, for Alexa. ASK includes self-service APIs, documentation, templates, and code samples to get developers on the rapid road to publishing their Alexa skills.
Sign up for this new challenge at Alexa.Devpost.com. We can’t wait to see what you create.