Inspiration
Being avid movie watchers, we regularly need to find out more about recently released films. Currently, we either watch the trailers on YouTube or read synopsis on IMDB. However, we prefer a quicker way of getting movie briefs. This is why we decided to build an Alexa app, Movie Descriptor, that gives movies' blurbs.
What it does
Movie Descriptor gives a short summary of a movie's plot.
How we built it
We used Alexa Developer Web UI to design the interaction model and the Amazon AWS Lambda to host our backend Javascript code that handles the code logic. The movie information is extracted from the Open Media Database (OMDB).
Challenges we ran into
- Learning Alexa SDK
- Difficulty in debugging because Alexa Development UI lacks easy logging of errors
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We were able to build a complete Alexa app despite first exposure to Alexa development environment.
What we learned
Alexa SDK
Developing a full-stack application (front-end and back-end)
What's next for Movie Descriptor
Gives ratings of movies
Recommend movies based on genres
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