04-04-2018 15:21 via theverge.com

Developers can now make games for the Echo Button

Amazon is opening up the Echo Button — the $20 light-up buttons that are designed to add a fun, physical component to interacting with Alexa — so developers can create their own games with the beta launch of the Gadgets Skill API.While the Echo Buttons are largely meant for games (things like trivia or Simon Says-esque pattern tests), Amazon notes the API can be used for non-game interactions, too. For example, the Echo Button can be doubled as a physical interface for starting or s
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