sunny-green•16mo ago
Put a time limit (timer) in a chatbot
I want to create a chatbot that will have an interactive game. For the game it takes a maximum time to answer each question. How to do ?
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To create a chatbot with a time limit for each question in the interactive game, you can use the 'Set' block in Voiceflow to create a timer. However, please note that Voiceflow does not natively support real-time timers, so you will need to use some workarounds. Here's a step-by-step guide:
1. Create a variable for the timer: In your Voiceflow project, create a new variable (e.g., 'timer') that will hold the time value. You can do this in the 'Variables' tab on the left-hand side of the Voiceflow interface.
2. Set the timer: Use a 'Set' block to set the 'timer' variable to the desired time limit. For example, if you want to give the user 60 seconds to answer, you would set the 'timer' variable to 60.
3. Check the timer: After the user has been asked a question, you can use a 'Speak' block to tell the user how much time they have left. You can do this by inserting the 'timer' variable into the text of the 'Speak' block.
4. Decrement the timer: After each question or interaction, use another 'Set' block to decrement the 'timer' variable by the amount of time that has passed.
5. End the game if time runs out: Use a 'Choice' block to check if the 'timer' variable has reached zero. If it has, you can use a 'Speak' block to tell the user that their time is up and end the game.
Remember, this is a basic implementation and might not work perfectly if the user takes longer to respond than expected. For a more accurate timer, you might need to integrate with an external service or API that supports real-time countdowns.
sunny-greenOP•16mo ago
I don't undertsand, can someone show mle excatly what I have to do ?