DrupalCon Baltimore 2017: Drupal, Alexa, and Big Mouth Billy Bass Walk into a Bar

This talk explores the integration of Drupal 8 with Amazon's Alexa, focusing on the development of a Custom Alexa Skill that delivers fish jokes through the Big Mouth Billy Bass animatronic. The speakers demonstrate how to create custom RESTful endpoints in Drupal 8 that Alexa can understand, showcasing various methods including the use of Views, a custom module with object-oriented PHP, and the JSON API contributed module. Additional insights into the hardware setup and connections involving Arduino and the Echo Dot provide a comprehensive understanding of this creative project. Amber Matz and Blake Hall, both experienced developers passionate about hardware and web services, guide attendees in crafting their own Alexa Skills and web services endpoints using Drupal 8.