Call of Duty® Alexa Skill Launches Today for Call of Duty: WWII
April 18 2018 - 1:00PM
Business Wire
The Alexa Skill Features a Personal Call of
Duty Coach Including Real-Time Recommendations Powered by AI and
Machine Learning, Robust Community Features, Match Summaries and
Updates for In-Game Achievements
Starting today, Call of Duty®: WWII players will have an
additional ally on their side with the Call of Duty Alexa Skill.
Created by Activision and available today in Beta, the Call of Duty
Alexa Skill features an array of support options, including
personalized player recommendations, updates on in-game
achievements and the ability to stay connected with and compare
your play with friends. Did you just play a match of Call of Duty:
WWII and want to know how you did, as well as how to improve your
chances next time? Ask Alexa how to improve your skills, and you’ll
get a personalized recommendation ready for your next match. Want
to know if your friends are online and playing Call of Duty: WWII?
Just ask Alexa. The skill supports all platforms of Call of Duty:
WWII and is available free of charge, through the Alexa companion
app.
The Call of Duty Alexa Skill employs AI and machine learning to
create personalized recommendations, including specific loadouts,
play styles, maps, modes, perks and divisions for each player.
Using cluster analysis, the machine learning model analyzes more
than 20 factors, including accuracy, movement, engagement distance,
K/D, shots, score per minute, time played and relationships to
other players to make personalized recommendations for each player.
The Skill then employs natural language generation to create
personalized responses to 2,500 questions about the game and an
individual’s performance. Using a soldier-like voice, the Skill can
deliver 250,000 distinct responses that incorporate real-time
statistics, status and recommendations from the game.
“The Call of Duty Alexa Skill gives every player a personal Call
of Duty coach for the first time, using AI and machine learning to
analyze how you play and providing tips on how to improve your
gameplay based on your individual strengths, weaknesses and play
style,” said Tim Ellis, Chief Marketing Officer of Activision. “We
know that people play more Call of Duty as their skills improve and
the more often they play with their friends. The Call of Duty Alexa
Skill is designed to help players improve their Call of Duty
skills, connect more easily with their friends and get to the fun
faster in Call of Duty: WWII.”
The Call of Duty Alexa Skill can be used during a match, in
between matches or away from the game. It serves to not only answer
questions about Call of Duty: WWII matches, but also to provide
insights with personalized responses, automated insights and
real-time play analysis regarding Call of Duty’s blockbuster most
recent release. The Skill also provides players with a complete
onboarding experience for Call of Duty: WWII, providing key
background details and mission objectives, as well as analysis on
how to improve their skills. Gamers can also use the Skill to find
out who from their friend group is also playing Call of Duty: WWII,
or simply hear how they stack up against their friends.
There are 15 categories of features available in the Call of
Duty Alexa Skill for Call of Duty: WWII, including:
- Personalized recommendations to improve
your skills
- Match summaries, and highlights of your
recent gameplay
- Social features, including whether
friends are currently playing, and comparing your stats and
achievements to theirs
- Contract and order status, both during
and after a match, so that you see how close you are to completing
the contract and earning a reward
- Latest in-game news, including events
and game updates
- Game and features descriptions
The Call of Duty Alexa Skill was developed by Activision for the
Call of Duty franchise, starting with Call of Duty: WWII. It is
being launched in English for the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New
Zealand, with plans to expand to French and German in the coming
months. For more information on the Call of Duty Alexa Skill Beta,
please visit www.callofduty.com/alexa.
Call of Duty: WWII is developed by Sledgehammer Games with
additional development support from Raven Software. The game is
rated M for Mature. The title is published by Activision
Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard
(Nasdaq: ATVI). For the latest intel on Call of Duty: WWII visit:
www.callofduty.com, www.youtube.com/callofduty or follow
@CallofDuty and @SHGames on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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Inc.
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www.activision.com or by following @Activision.
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