> GET FLASK! - Hacking phones to make voice- activated text adventure games

A lightning talk about creating a telephony port of the adventure game "Thy Dungeonman", of Homestar Runner fame, using Sinatra and the Tropo API.

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1. > GET FLASK Hacking phones to make voice- activated text adventure games Mattt Thompson (@mattt) Lone Star Ruby Conf V
3. Phone: (412) 228-4135 Skype: +990009369991482209 SIP Voice: sip:9991482209@sip.tropo.com
5. Making a Call
6. Making a Call REST
7. Making a Call 555-4269
8. Making a Call 555-4269
9. Making a Call URL 555-4269
10. Making a Call {say} URL 555-4269
11. Receiving a Call
12. Receiving a Call 555-1337
13. Receiving a Call URL 555-1337
14. Receiving a Call {say} URL 555-1337
15. Receiving a Call {say} URL 555-1337
16. JSON
17. Tropo Web API say ask call record message
18. Tropo Web API say ask call record message
19. Tropo Web API say ask call record message
20. Tropo Web API say ask call record message
21. Tropo Web API say ask call record message
22. Tropo Web API say ask call record message
23. { "ask": { "choices": Object, "allowSignals": String or Array, "attempts": Integer, "bargein": Boolean, "minConfidence": Integer, "name": String, "recognizer": String, "required": Boolean, "say": Object, "timeout": Float, "voice": String } }
24. on
25. { "on": { "event": String, "name": String, "next": String, "required": Boolean, "say": Object } }
26. GrammarXML
27. <rule id="ROOT" scope="public"> <item> <item> <ruleref uri="#PREDICATE"/> <tag>out.predicateSlot=rules.PREDICATE.predicateSubslot;</tag> </item> <item> <ruleref uri="#OBJECT"/> <tag>out.objectSlot=rules.OBJECT.objectSubslot;</tag> </item> <tag>out.v=out.predicateSlot + out.objectSlot;</tag> </item> </rule>
28. <rule id="PREDICATE" scope="public"> <tag>out.predicateSubslot="look"; out.objectSlot="";</tag> ... <one-of> <item> <one-of> <item>get</item> <item>take</item> <item>get ye</item> <item>take ye</item> <item>get yon</item> <item>take yon</item> </one-of> <tag>out.predicateSubslot="get ";</tag> </item> </one-of> </rule>
29. <rule id="OBJECT" scope="public"> <one-of> <item> north <tag>out.objectSubslot="north";</tag> </item> <item> south <tag>out.objectSubslot="south";</tag> </item> <item> dennis <tag>out.objectSubslot="dennis";</tag> </item> <item> not dennis <tag>out.objectSubslot="not dennis";</tag> </item> </one-of> </rule>
30. github.com/mattt/Thy-Dungeonman @mattt
31. > THANKS!