Nolan Bushnell’s Virsix Games launches Star Audition party game
Nolan Bushnell helped start Atari in 1972 and launch the video game industry with Pong. But the 78-year-old cofounder of Virsix Games isn’t done...
The promise of voice AI in game development
AI voices are sounding more realistic today than ever before in the history of synthetic voice technology. What started as simple text-to-speech (TTS), combined...
Amazon and Techstars announce inaugural Alexa Next Stage cohort
The Alexa Fund, Amazon’s $200 million venture fund for voice-focused startups, and Techstars today revealed the inaugural cohort of companies participating in Alexa Next...
Zynga launches voice game Words With Friends Word Pop for Amazon Alexa
Zynga has launched Words With Friends Word Pop as a new voice game for Amazon Alexa. The launch on Alexa-enabled devices is part of...
Alexa can now send driving directions to your phone on your way out the door
Amazon’s Alexa just became a bit more useful thanks to the addition of new features aimed at commuters, weather watchers, and basketball fans. They...
Virtual Beings Summit LA to highlight Hollywood’s view of artificial people
The Virtual Beings Summit posits that artificial intelligence is the next great art form. It explores how AI and entertainment will give birth to...
Amazon launches Custom Interfaces for Alexa skills to deepen connections with games and gadgets
Amazon has maintained a steady focus on connecting home devices with its Echo smart speakers, from forging ties with more than 60,000 smart home...
Amazon’s Alexa Accelerator introduces its third startup class
A year to the day after Amazon revealed the companies selected to participate in the second annual Alexa Accelerator, a 13-week program that grants...
Amazon’s Skill Flow Builder simplifies story-based game development for Alexa
Game developers with a penchant for voice apps, good news: Amazon today unveiled Skill Flow Builder, a tool that enables creators to build story-based...
Nolan Bushnell reveals Alexa-powered murder mystery board game St. Noire
Atari cofounder Nolan Bushnell and Hollywood creative director Zai Ortiz have created an interesting first in entertainment: St. Noire, an Alexa-powered murder mystery board...