The Studio Detective is a zero-screen UI based,
cross-media interactive storytelling game
TSD delivers an interactive experience without relying on a visible interface, seamlessly integrating two types of devices: an AI speaker and a smartphone. Players must gather clues from various spaces and characters to identify the suspect—all within a thrilling 10-minute time limit.
TSD is designed with 1) Alexa Skill Kit and 2) Twilio and interact with both the player and his/her phone.
The game app is written in Ruby/Sinatra and connected to Twilio. Using the virtual phone number, Twilio sends visual clues to the player. Meanwhile, Echo speaker streams conversation to Amazon Alexa Cloud and interact with the player by designed custom skills.