Assistant On Air

*** Conversational Actions will be deprecated on June 13, 2023. *** *** For more information go to https://goo.gle/ca-sunset ***   In today's episode, Leon Nicholls (Developer Relations Engineer for Google Assistant) is joined by John Hsu (Product Manager for Google Assistant). With 10+ years in the games industry, John shares 3 unique opportunities of building games for smart displays, what game genres port well to this new platform, and how to engage new players with this common-area device. Assistant on Air - Games season → https://goo.gle/2HqiYiH​ Subscribe to Google Developers → https://goo.gle/developers

*** Conversational Actions will be deprecated on June 13, 2023. *** *** For more information go to https://goo.gle/ca-sunset *** In today's episode, Leon Nicholls (Developer Relations Engineer for the Google Assistant) is joined by Andrezza Valentin (Creative Director at MediaMonks) who led the creative elements behind the game Cookie Detective. Hear how persona, onboarding, and helpful tap elements were created to help younger audiences enjoy this smart display game. Other episodes of Assistant on Air → https://goo.gle/2X0nBqG​ Please subscribe for more updates → https://goo.gle/googledevs

*** Conversational Actions will be deprecated on June 13, 2023. *** *** For more information go to https://goo.gle/ca-sunset *** In today's episode, Mary Chen (Strategy Lead for Google Assistant) chats with Eric Heaton (Technical Director at B-Reel), who led the development of the charades party game Mime Jam. Learn about the concepting, design, and development of this smart display game built with Continuous Match Mode. Other episodes of Assistant on Air → https://goo.gle/2X0nBqG​ Please subscribe for more updates → https://goo.gle/googledevs

*** Conversational Actions will be deprecated on June 13, 2023. *** *** For more information go to https://goo.gle/ca-sunset *** In today's episode, Leon Nicholls (Developer Relations Engineer for Google Assistant) chats with Richard Heuser (Technical Director at MediaMonks), who led the development of Cookie Detective and Junior Chef. Hear Richard describe the technical considerations of building kid-friendly games, handling intents and errors, and being an early user of Actions Builder, Actions SDK, and Home storage. Watch more Assistant on Air → https://goo.gle/2X0nBqG​ Please subscribe for more updates → https://goo.gle/googledevs

*** Conversational Actions will be deprecated on June 13, 2023. *** *** For more information go to https://goo.gle/ca-sunset ** Welcome to season 5 of Assistant on Air. This season is all about game development and we're having conversations -- at home -- with designers and developers who recently built some fun and creative Assistant games for smart displays. In this episode, Mary Chen (Strategy Lead for Google Assistant) meets with Melissa Ames (UX designer at B-Reel), who plotted the design of the game Gnome Garden. Hear how the user experience, persona, and rich visuals were developed for this ambient-style game. Interested in playing Gnome Garden? It will be launching shortly so check back soon. In the meantime, just say, "Hey Google, let's play a game" on your Nest Hub or Nest Hub Max to discover other fun games. Actions on Google docs → https://goo.gle/2YIelnq​ Other episodes of Assistant on Air → https://goo.gle/2X0nBqG​ Please subscribe for more updates → https://goo.gle/googledevs