Mining into Peach’s Kingdom

Posted on 03/02/2024 by Itera Power Potters

With this post we claim the badges:

Dataminer – for using dataverse as a datasource in Power BI, with data from the games.
Plug N’ Play – for embedding the Power BI report into teams.

The data from the Power BI report is coming from a table in dataverse called “Leaderboards”. You have the score of each player for a certain game, and what number of try there was for that game. We then use this data in the Power BI report to show all of the players score in a dashboard. There is also the possibility of seeing one specific players data. Which is of course presented in the same graphical theme as the other apps.

And of course it doesn’t stop there. We then also made sure to embed the Power BI report into Teams. Into our Peaches-team where we can then keep track of the players progress. The report addresses a crucial business need by allowing us to efficiently track and analyze the progress of players in the various games. We can then make data-driven decisions, like seeing which game the kids find more fun and entertaining. This can then be used to further develop games for the kids, and enhance their learning experience. Which will allow us to constantly evolve and improve.

Hammer BRO HEAD2HEAD

Posted on 02/02/2024 by Itera Power Potters

Team Peaches of Itera

The File:

Hammer-Bro-Head2Head-2.msapp_Download

UPDATED! The only way is through Teams

Posted on 02/02/2024 by Itera Power Potters

UPDATE: we also aim to claim the Hipster badge with this blog post. This is best practices for governance in Teams.

With this blog post we claim Early Delivery Badge

For collaboration throughout the development of the Peaches Mini Games we use Teams, SharePoint and Microsoft 365 suite.

Posts and communication

We post and communicate through the Teams Channel that we created specifically for this development.

Files

We use the files area (SharePoint Document Library) for file sharing across the team. We have securely stored in one place, always in sync.

Notes

We keep track of all bigger notes, for example the graphical profile, color codes and other important details in OneNote.

Governance

We create a new private Team for Governance.

We are following the guidance from this amazing Youtube video we found:

Creating the Governance Team

Adding the list for Responsibility and adding the reponsible people:

Superior O365 Governance Plan document:

Environment, Solution, Publisher and Security, and Governance

Posted on 02/02/2024 by Itera Power Potters

With this blog post we aim to show case that our solution is developed using best practices in terms of environment strategy and solution strategy.

Created a new solution:

Created a publisher:

Ready to use:

Glossy neon warrior Princess Peach

Posted on 02/02/2024 by Itera Power Potters

With this blog post we are aiming for the Glossy Pixels badge

We will also argue that to have a consistent visual identity across all the games will create a good user experience, so this blog post should also be considered to count towards the Excellent User Experience category.

Logo

We created the logo first, to set the tone, find the colors and use this as a baseline in the visual identity.

We use a website to generate this glowing effect

https://www.textstudio.com/logo/3d-neon-pink-text-27

Background

To get the same look and feel across the apps we also use the same background.

This is created from scratch with a picture of a brick wall and effects created in Photoshop

The buttons on the bottom and other geometrical elements used in the apps are created in Photoshop from scratch with the help of this tutorial:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JxCbwn-6bQ

Why do we bother creating this from scratch? Because it’s fun! 😀 And a bit retro to not use AI to generate everything?

We found a good picture of Princess Peach where she is in her battle gear. In our “Peaches Mini Games” world she is saving Mario – so we wanted her to look badass..

Implement the visual identity across the apps

The Power BI Scoreboard

The Hangman Game

Peaches Flight App

We will also make sure to implement this visual identity across the other websites and apps that we make as the solution progresses to make sure that the user feels that they are playing games in the same universe.

Business in the Front, Party in the Peach Mini Games: Where Fun Meets Fortune!

Posted on 02/02/2024 by Itera Power Potters

This post has the topic within Most Extreme Business Value category

Dataminer

Dash it out

At first glance, Peach Mini Games might seem like pure fun – a temporary escape from the realities of everyday life and an invitation to indulge into a dream. However, that’s where one truly misses the mark. When deeply exploring Peach Mini Games it is like stepping into a classic ‘Mullet’ situation: Business in the front, party in the back. Or maybe it is the other way around. Anyway…

You’re met with vibrant colors, pixel-perfection that would make anyone envious, and scalability smoother than a cat’s movement. But beneath this lies a complex tapestry of business value.

Hangman
Through our Hangman game, one not only learns the player meanings of words but also how they are spelled. Research has shown that the use of Hangman for these purposes is highly effective. Studies indicate that this method is motivational for learning, providing a playful approach that makes it more engaging for participants. Additionally, research suggests that interactivity, such as actively participating in game-based learning like Hangman, can enhance vocabulary and spelling skills more effectively than traditional methods.

Reference: https://jurnal.untan.ac.id/index.php/JEEP/article/viewFile/57-65/75676588091

Quiz
To complete the task of saving Mario, Princess Peach must pass a quiz. The quiz is integrated with ChatGPT and serves both as an entertaining and educational part of the game. At the same time, the concept is so versatile that it can be directly applied to create business value in the field of education.

Imagine a scenario where one configures a quiz within a specific subject area. Students can use this quiz to practice and identify knowledge gaps, while ensuring they rely on reliable sources. This setup provides teachers with control over information access, limiting students’ searches to a secure environment instead of allowing unrestricted internet browsing.

Statistics
Similar to how the games described above can motivate learning, our PowerBI scoreboard can better equip teachers to understand what students know and what they need to work on, both on a group and individual level. The statistics can pinpoint specific areas that require more attention, ensuring teachers use their time effectively and work in a more data-driven manner.

Pink Paradise

Posted on 02/02/2024 by Itera Power Potters

With this post, we claim the Happy Camper Bagde.

While creating a fun game where Princess Peach saves Mario, our camp at Peaches of Itera is just awesome. We dressed up as Peach and Mario to set the right mood, and the whole camp is buzzing with excitement and friendship.

Our colorful costumes match the game’s energy and our camp is a creative and teamwork-filled space. When the sun sets, lanterns light up our camp, making it magical. It’s not just a game; it’s a super fun experience where everyone is part of a cool story of success and friendship. In our pink paradise, happiness goes beyond the game, leaving lasting memories like the sweet smell of peaches

Eeeeearly birds (Peaches?)

Posted on 02/02/2024 by Itera Power Potters

We claim the morning glory and Remarkable Teamspirit badges

GitHub Pages

Posted on 01/02/2024 by Itera Power Potters

With this blog post we are aiming for the badge

When Power Pages sites stopped provisioning, we tried instead to make the Peaches Mini Games start map in something called GitHub pages.

We created a repository in GitHub and added our code there. Following this tutorial:
GitHub Pages | Websites for you and your projects, hosted directly from your GitHub repository. Just edit, push, and your changes are live.

Greate a new repo

For a low coder like me, this is unfamiliar and feels very developer’y 😀 I’m loving it!

Chat GPT and I created the framework for the game map that I added to the index.html in the repo.

Committed and pushed the code and 10 minutes later the GitHub Pages page was live and the initial game rendered:

https://peachesofitera.github.io/

The Public Repo is here:

https://github.com/peachesofitera/peachesofitera.github.io

Anyone is welcome to use this as the starting point for their game if they like.

Bowser Quiz

Posted on 01/02/2024 by Itera Power Potters

With this blog post we aim for the Go With The Flow, The Existential Risk, Mario badge and Plug N’ Play.

The Mario Badge for the gamification of Copilot.
The go with the Flow and Existensal Risk, because the use of Prompts with CHAT. One prompt to check if answers are correct or not The other prompt tells if the answer is Correct or Incorrect and will use this to send an action to power automate to populate a dataverse table.
The plug N´play for the use of prompt plugins in copilot.

Video of the in progress solution:

Steps:
Opening the admin center at https://aka.ms/ppac

Enabled Copilot for the Environment:

The Copilot component is ON in Canvas App:

Copilot

Found a website with Mario facts: https://kids.kiddle.co/Mario
Also uploaded a PDF with mario facts.

Conversation start

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Tested Generative AI inside the copilot studio, got answers, but could not check the answers with generative AI, it was good to give the answers, but not good to check if the answers is correct.
Made a power automate flow that generates a text with AI builder. – But it had limitations, it stopped with that you had to have an approval of text before i could process it.

So the next step i did was to try the new Prompts in Copilot studio: (It took many iterations of the prompt to make the copilot say if it was correct or incorrect).