VOICE-DRIVEN CONVERSATIONAL STORIES
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Finalist for Publishing/Storytelling Voice Developer of the Year

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A NEW WAY TO EXPERIENCE STORIES

Voice assistants like Amazon Alexa are equipped with powerful speech recognition and language understanding. We leverage these technologies to help authors and storytellers engage audiences in new and exciting ways.

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MY BOX OF CHOCOLATES

Our voice app for Amazon Alexa pairs delicious virtual chocolates with bite-sized stories. Grab a chocolate. Enjoy the story alone or with a friend. Get inspired to tell your own story.

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“ALEXA, OPEN TRICKY GENIE”

Try to outsmart the Tricky Genie and find the best solution in one of three sacks. Practice critical thinking skills and share a laugh with family and friends.

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“ALEXA, LAUNCH TRICKY TEACHER”

Learn about science and history while trying to outwit the Tricky Teacher. Play with family and friends. Great for children ages 7 – 10.

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“ALEXA, OPEN FAKE HISTORY”

Learn about science and history while trying to outwit the Tricky Teacher. Play with family and friends. Great for children ages 7 – 10.

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WHAT’S HUTCH UP TO TODAY?

Who’s Hutch? Hutch is a kid in the 5th grade who has an adventure nearly every day. Some of Hutch’s adventures are just everyday experiences. Others are a bit more out of this world. On your Alexa-enabled device, say “Alexa, ask Hutch for a story” to hear a new adventure. Afterwards, try to answer a few questions to sharpen your listening comprehension skills.

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WHAT WE’VE BEEN UP TO

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  • 2019 Holiday Double Chocolate Assortment
    December 6, 2019 0
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    Holiday Double Chocolate Stories It’s finally here! A delicious box of a dozen virtual candies with matching double chocolate stories! In case you missed the big news, here are the winners of our Holiday Writing Contest. All of their delicious 2-part stories are featured in this holiday assortment.     1st Place: Michelle Rene -“White Chocolate Peppermint Bark”  2nd Place: Ellen Lyons – “Timely Mint […]
  • Holiday Writing Contest Winners!
    December 5, 2019 0
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    Our Holiday Writing Contest The judges have selected the winning entries in our 2019 Holiday Writing Contest.  This contest challenged authors to write a “double chocolate” story for our voice app on Amazon Alexa. A double chocolate story is a bite-sized 2-part tale, with each part represented by a piece of delicious (virtual) chocolate. The authors were also asked to write in the voice of […]

THE MINDS BEHIND TELLABLES

AMY STAPLETON

Retired from NASA, specializes in natural language and conversation, designs interactive story experiences and games for talking voice assistants and conversational robots.

COREY BASWELL

Senior web and voice user interface (VUI) architect and developer, specializes in enterprise, mobile, and voice applications.