# Pure fun with Alexa and Alexa Skills

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**Created:** [8 June 2021 16:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pure-fun-with-alexa-and-alexa-skills/46867 "2021-06-08T16:57:59Z")\
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Hello - and welcome to the Forum.

A few months back I had problems with getting reliable responses from Alexa, so I went down this route using Virtual Smart Home (VSH) node.

> [@Alexa 'On Device Activity' not working](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alexa-on-device-activity-not-working/80901/191):
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> This option has been around for a while in various types. I have used a virtual light, then I can monitor on the same topic, but use 100 different brightness levels for different commands. The main issue with this is it's not room aware, so you cannot have dynamic responses.

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