The Volksquiz will go live at the beginning of February. It’s a news quiz from de Volkskrant that’s played on the Google Assistant. In the Volksquiz, diehard news and history nerds can showcase their knowledge and measure themselves with friends, family and the rest of the Netherlands. The presenter? None other than Mr NOS Journaal, Harmen Siezen. Copy Director Barry de Waal developed the concept together with colleague Paul Geraets and wrote all texts for both Harmen Siezen and his digital assistant and sidekick, Sofia. We spoke briefly with Barry about this special conversational project.
Popular on the Google Assistant
Playing games on the Google Assistant is ever so popular, in the Netherlands and worldwide. For DPG Media, Greenhouse_Conversational previously developed Qmusic’s ‘Guess the sound’ and the ‘Donald Duck quiz’, both successful games with very positive reviews. Just say, “Hey Google, I want to play a game” and find out what games are currently available. De Waal: “Within that growing list of games, the Volksquiz is the only news quiz, which naturally increases the chance of success.”