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Posted by Chris Ramsdale, Product Manager
When we first announced the Google Assistant, we talked about helping users get
things done no matter what device they're using. We started with Google Allo,
Google Home and Pixel phones, and expanded the Assistant ecosystem to include
Android Wear and Android phones running Marshmallow and Nougat over the last few
months. We also announced that Android Auto and Android TV will get support
soon.
Today, we're taking another step towards building out that ecosystem by
introducing the developer preview of the Google Assistant SDK . With
this SDK you can now start building your own hardware prototypes that include
the Google Assistant, like a self-built robot or a voice-enabled smart mirror.
This allows you to interact with the Google Assistant from any platform.
The Google Assistant SDK includes a gRPC API,
a Python open source client that handles authentication and access to the API,
samples and documentation. The SDK allows you to capture a spoken query, for
example "what's on my calendar", pass that up to the Google Assistant service
and receive an audio response. And while it's ideal for prototyping on Raspberry Pi devices, it also adds
support for many other platforms.
To get started, visit the Google Assistant SDK website for developers,
download the SDK, and start building. In addition, Wayne Piekarski from our Developer
Relations team has a video introducing the Google Assistant SDK, below.
VIDEO
And for some more inspiration, try our samples or check out an example
implementation by Deeplocal, an innovation studio out of Pittsburgh that took
the Google Assistant SDK for a spin and built a fun mocktails mixer. You can
even build one for yourself: go
here to learn more and read their documentation
on Github. Or check out the video below on how they built their demo from
scratch.
VIDEO
This is a developer preview and we have a number of features in development
including hotword support, companion app integration and more. If you're
interested in building a commercial product with the Google Assistant, we
encourage you to reach out and contact us .
We've created a new developer community on Google+ at g.co/assistantsdkdev for developers to
keep up to date and discuss ideas. There is also a stackoverflow
tag [google-assistant-sdk] for questions, and a mailing
list to keep up to date on SDK news. We look forward to seeing what you
create with the Google Assistant SDK!
By Sunil Vemuri, Product Manager for Actions on Google
Since we launched
the Actions on Google platform last year, we've seen a lot of creative actions
for use cases ranging from meditation to insurance. But one of the areas where
we're especially excited is gaming. Games like Akinator to SongPop demonstrate
that developers can create new and engaging experiences for users. To bring more
great games online, we're adding new tools to Actions on Google to make it
easier than ever for you to build games for the Google Assistant.
First, we're releasing a brand new sound
effect library . These effects can make your games more engaging, help you
create a more fun persona for your action, and hopefully put smiles on your
users' faces. From airplanes ,
slide
whistles , and bowling
to cats
purring and thunder ,
you're going to find hundreds of options that will add some pizzazz to your
Action.
Second, for those of you who feel nostalgic about interactive text adventures,
we just published a handy
guide on how to bring these games to life with the Google Assistant. With many old favorites being open source or in the
public domain, you are now able to re-introduce these classics to Google
Assistant users on Google Home.
Finally, for those of you who are looking to build new types of games, we've
recently expanded the list of tool and consulting
companies that have integrated their development solutions with Actions on
Google. New collaborators like Pullstring, Converse.AI, Solstice and XAPP Media
are now also able to help turn your vision into reality.
We can't wait to see how you use our sound library and for the new and classic
games you'll bring to Google Assistant users on Google Home! Make sure you join
our Google+ community to discuss Actions
on Google with other developers.