Core Interactions

Users can ask simple questions through both conversational text and emoji to get information about the bot and its creator. While simple questions such as who, what, when and where are covered, the core interactions are surrounding the topics of music, books, and television.

📖 BooksBooks
Q: When a user asks questions like, " What is Joe reading?", "What books does he like", or simply "📖" the bot looks for keywords (i.e. read, reading, book) or emojis to determine a response.
A: The JoeBot responds with a randomly selected book from my reading list (reading.txt) and provides the user with the name, author and link to purchase on Amazon, which includes an image preview.
🍿 TelevisionTelevision
Q: To get a better understanding of my television interests users can as, " What is Joe watching?", "What is his favorite TV show?", or simply "🍿" the bot looks for keywords (i.e. watching , watch, TV, Television, show) or emojis to determine a response.
A: The JoeBot responds with a randomly selected television show from a list of my favorite shows (watching.txt) and provides the user with the show name and link to Amazon's streaming service, which includes an image preview.
🎧 MusicMusic
Q: The last core interaction is all about my favorite music, " What is Joe listening to these days?", "What music does he like", or simply "🎧" the bot looks for keywords (i.e. listening , listen, music) or emojis to determine a response.
A: The JoeBot responds with a randomly selected Album from a list of my current favorite albums (listening.txt) and provides the user with the artist name, album name and link to stream via Amazon's music streaming service, which includes an image preview.