Controlling devices in entertainment environment

A computing device comprising instructions executable to:

• receive a device command;
• determine an intent of the device command, the intent including an action and an external device to perform the action;
• select a selected protocol for communicating the device command to the external device, the selected protocol selected from a plurality of supported protocols;
• and
• communicate the device command to the external device according to the selected protocol.

A computer readable memory comprising instructions executable by a computing device to operate a command and control engine configured to:

• communicate with a plurality of communication modules, each communication module configured to control one or more external devices of a plurality of external devices according to a particular protocol,
• receive a device command,
• select a first communication module from among the plurality of communication modules to communicate the device command to a first external device of the plurality of external devices, and
• communicate the device command to the first external device via the first communication module, wherein the first communication module is configured to communicate with the first external device according to a first protocol.