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Power Apps is used to build our user interface outside Minecraft. A player will be able to sign in with their Minecraft credentials to fetch relevant information about their player profile and inventory by triggering an API call to our Minecraft server. You have to be logged on in-game in order to fetch the information.

We have a main screen where the player is presented with a menu for navigating. The elements on the screen is also moving around to gamify the experience. Here the user is able to see their own character and also change it’s hair colour. The Axolotl (pink animal) is also providing information to the user to guide them on what it can help with.

Moving to the actual shop, our Axolotl is there to guid and help the users on how they can interact with data. The Axolotl is providing instructions on what the user can ask for to get a response back.

To ensure a good user experience and a robust responsive app for the front end users, we have been using containers and dynamically scaling items depending on their size relative to others. Also, we have focused on having a gamified interface for the users to learn more about Minecraft and trading.

Resizing text according to screen size:

Sizing elements dynamically depending on parent. values to ensure scalability on smaller and larger screens. Setting the Width, Height, X and Y properties to ensure responsive layouts:

Utilising containers to place components together more smoothly:

On the other side of things, we have made some stellar interfaces in Minecraft. A custom Market place that function as a shop and to see your inventory.

When you hover an item, you’ll be presented a graph and dashboard showing trends in prices. You’re able to buy and sell items by right and left clicking them.