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Prizes, Prizes, and more Prizes!
New feature alert! We are excited to share that the video feature for the Alexa Presentation Language (APL) is now available in beta! You can now add videos to your APL #AlexaSkills. Learn more!
Not only are Alexa Skills getter better with the addition of APL (Alexa Presentation Language), but so are the prizes for this Alexa Skills Challenge!
As if just building cool skills wasn’t enough incentive for you, here’s a reminder of the prize potential for eligible participants, including TWO participation prizes:
Overall Prizes:
- Participant Prize
- Note: Certified and eligible skills may win a participation prize. One prize per submission, and only one prize per eligible submitter. If you submit 5 skills, you will only win 1 prize.
- NEW Skills: Eligible participants in the U.S. will take home a New Echo Dot (3rd Gen ) + Fire TV Stick 4K bundle while international participants will receive a gift card of equivalent value.
- Updated Skills: Eligible participants in the U.S. will take home a New Echo Dot (3rd Gen), while international participants will receive a gift card of equivalent value.
- Finalist Prize: Ten finalists will take home $5,000 each and have their skill promoted to Alexa customers by Amazon across multiple channels to face off for the grand prize.
- Grand Prize: The winner for the overall best Multimodal skill will be chosen from the finalists and will receive $20,000 on top of their finalist prize.
Content Bonus Prizes – Winners of these bonus prizes will receive $5,000 and need not be a finalist
- Bonus Prize - Best Multimodal Living Room experience (examples: Fire TV, home entertainment, family games, etc.)
- Bonus Prize - Best Multimodal Kitchen experience (examples: cooking demos, appliance integrations, etc.)
- Bonus Prize - Best Multimodal Bedtime experience (examples: bedtime stories, sleep meditation, etc.)
- Bonus Prize - Best Multimodal Morning experience (examples: alarm clocks, traffic report, etc.)
- Bonus Prize - Best Multimodal Kids Skill experience (examples: educational, entertaining, interactive skills aimed toward children 13 and younger)
- Bonus Prize - Best Multimodal Experience integrating In-Skill Purchases
International Bonus Prizes – Winners of these bonus prizes will receive $5,000 and need not be a finalist. Skills competing for International Bonus Prizes must be entered on the competition website, submitted for certification in that country’s Skill Store before the end of the submission period, and support the primary language for that country or region.
- Bonus Prize – Best Multimodal Experience, German Store Skills
- Bonus Prize – Best Multimodal Experience, France Store Skills
- Bonus Prize – Best Multimodal Experience, India Store Skills
- Bonus Prize – Best Multimodal Experience, UK Store Skills
- Bonus Prize – Best Multimodal Experience, Australia Store Skills
- Bonus Prize – Best Multimodal Experience, Mexico Store Skills
- Bonus Prize – Best Multimodal Experience, Spain Store Skills
- Bonus Prize – Best Multimodal Experience, Italy Store Skills
This list, along with an important note on multiple prize eligibility can be found at https://alexamultimodal.devpost.com/details/prizes.
Good luck and happy building!
Questions?
If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.