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It's disappointing that the core gameplay is apparently 2D diagram puzzles [1]. I was hoping for a 3D representation of AWS with the player's actions manipulati
by brushfoot 5y ago
It's disappointing that the core gameplay is apparently 2D diagram puzzles [1]. I was hoping for a 3D representation of AWS with the player's actions manipulating resources like in KubeCraftAdmin [2]. For example, build a building that represents an S3 bucket.
That said, it's brilliant advertising. It could be a foot in the door for AWS in more high school computer science curriculums.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcmVvIeiFGc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcmVvIeiFGc
[2] https://eric-jadi.medium.com/minecraft-as-a-k8s-admin-tool-cf16f890de42 https://eric-jadi.medium.com/minecraft-as-a-k8s-admin-tool-c...
- butz 5y agoThat's a very approachable method even, especially younger developers. Imagine their faces when one night a creeper blows up whole infrastructure.
- vegasje 5y agoIf you play it, you'll see that the 2d diagrams are just intro guides to each "mission". The actual gameplay has you launching a pre-provisioned AWS Console in a separate tab and completing set objectives.
- whoknew1122 5y agoThere are challenges where you log in to an actual AWS console and create real resources. One of the first things I was tasked to do when I tested the game was to look at some network diagrams, watch a couple of videos, and then create a Static S3 website in the AWS console. Network diagrams are 2D. But you're also launched into the AWS console to do real work.