After heavy snow and delayed trains I have finally arrived to the challenge. First time participant and working solo, I might be out of my depth but surely something good will come out of this. My challenge will be to find all those wizards that are in need of healing after a long night out on the city or if they have been overworking. Hopefully a Ossio Dispersimus won’t be necessary but only a potion will be needed to bring them back.
On a Power Apps Canvas a wizard can enter how many hours they have been working on their potions and spells. Without using premium licenses, all information will be stored in SharePoint lists. Each user will log in and have three options: 1) create an entry 2) complete an entry 3) and get a status report based on the entries created.
Depending on the user´s health score, a potion or spell will be recommended.
Wizards from all corners of the nation in their 5th semester must take the mandatory Ordinary Wizarding Level (O.W.L.s) exams to showcase their knowledge and performance in the magical arts. As these tests are mostly done manually with pen and paper, we believe that with technologies like Dataverse, Power Apps, PCF, AI, and more, we can automate these processes to create a more efficient and streamlined system. By collecting test result data, we can provide dashboards and tools for teachers and school administration to showcase data effectively.
How this will work:
With a fresh model-driven app, we want students to navigate the challenges through a business process flow (BPF). Each step is a new challenge, and these challenges will be created in different ways, such as using canvas apps, custom pages, PCF, or just the standard model-driven app user interface.
Draft of the BPF:
Example of one of the minigames:
Once the challenge is completed, Dumbledoor must sign the grading card, which includes the scores from the challenges. A draft of the grading card is shown below:
Badges: Early Delivery, Happy Camper and Show and tell-post
Hello everyone! This is our first blog post where you will get a introduction our team and our vision for our platform.
It’s the five of us from Bouvet. Bouvet decided to finally send a team that can win, that why we ended up being 5 girls – obviously. We are the Grifiindor Geeks represented by: Iselin, Malin, Celine, Marthe and Marianne.
GO GRIFFINDOR!
We are 5 very happy and excited campers, currently camping in a sea of wands, snacks, coffee, luggage and monitors – hopefully we will become more organized on our camp as soon as we have checked into our room. But in our Gryffindor uniforms, we know that courage and chivalry will get us a long way.
Our current chaotic camp:
Our solution
In our story, Fred was brought back to life by George using the Resurrection Stone, because he found an even better business idea that he could not do by himself. George and Fred Weasley as you know – dropped out of school to open their magical store. The twins have now decided to move in a different direction – from magic to technology. Hogwarts is a school where there are a lot of things happening all the time, and as a new student it can be hard to keep track of all the events, classes, quidditch matches and so much more. The twins therefore decided to make this more accessible and gather all this information in the same place – as well as a whole lot of other cool features.
The Weasley twins present: Weasley Wizarding Wonders App.
A complete platform for Hogwarts students where they can find everything to master and thrive in life at Hogwarts offering all kinds of fun. We’re planning to use a variety of technologies like Power Apps, PCF components, Power BI, Fabric, SharePoint, and Copilot Studio.
Welcome to the Weasley’ Wizarding Wonders App – the ultimate enchanted portal to surviving (and thriving) at Hogwarts! Created by the mischievous masterminds George and Fred Weasley, this app is bursting with magical mayhem and clever tools to make every student’s life easier and way more entertaining.(Canvas app)
Inside this spellbinding system, you’ll find:
Sorting Hat: A new interpretation of the Sorting Hat. Again – technology over magic. Using a questionnaire to gather information about each student, the Hat can sort everyone where they truly belong (or strive to be a part of). This also includes a score board report of the different points and reasoning for it: making sure that Gryffindor is not favored as previous suspicions would imply (Fabric Power BI).
The Time-Turning Timetable – A customizable schedule that keeps you one step ahead of even the trickiest professors. Apply to get Hermines Time-Turning gadget here, if needed. This calendar helps every student to keep track of classes, events and other obligations in the busy day of a Hogwarts student.
Prank Scheduler: A feature that allows users to schedule and send prank notifications or messages to friends at specific times. Think of it as a digital version of the twins joke shop products.
The Owl Chat – Send instant messages (no owls required!) to friends, teachers, and maybe that cute Ravenclaw.
HogHacks – (Aka: Herminie’s hacker): This is a collection of tools that will assist students with everyday tasks and spells to get more organized and structured (Copilot Studio).
Map: Find your friends (or enemies) easier with this live tracking app.
Below you can see a first draft of our app visually in Figma.
Our very own sorting hat in the canvas app:
Dare to taste the magic? Visit our table for a chance to try Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans!
We are very exicted to get to know everyone and see your magical solutions!
Sometimes, you must face that conversation. Whether it’s breaking up, announcing a death, or worst of all, firing someone. Lacking the leadership to make that decision, the courage to say what needs to be said, the wisdom to say it right, or the patience to hear them out? We have the solution. SlytherIN’s Howler does the job you can’t! Say what you want in any tone you desire. Are you happy but need to send an angry message? No problem.
Very very high level architecture
Our solution consists of an interface where you can enter the recipient, message, tone, and send it off. The recipient will have the message read aloud by a letter that speaks for the sender. The message will be read in the tone specified by the sender. A termination can be delivered in a pleasant tone, even if the sender is furious. Or vice versa.
Our tools for creating the magical Howler
We integrate our solution with Microsoft Teams for easy access from the workplace. Additionally, we have a standalone web app for convenience. Naturally, it’s responsive! On the back-end, we use Dataverse for storage, Power Automate for flow, and Cognitive Services for excellent translation to the recipient. The physical letter is aided by a Raspberry Pi and Arduino for movement and sound. Nothing is left to chance. This ensures a complete experience for both the sender and the recipient. But of course, it’s best for the sender, who avoids delivering unpleasant messages in person.
Later on we will add reporting for sent messages using data from Fabric presented in Power BI
We, The Team Who Must Be Named, have conjured up something truly dark yet undeniably magical: The Dark Ledger. 💀📜
What is The Dark Ledger?
Think of it as the Death Eater’s version of a task management platform – but spicier. Inspired by the “unforgivable” side of wizardry, The Dark Ledger is your ultimate solution for plotting vengeance, asserting dominance, or just a little… creative problem-solving. 🕵️♂️✨
Whether you’re channeling Bellatrix Lestrange’s chaotic energy or Snape’s calculated stealth, we’ve got you covered. 🌑
How It Works: The Magic in Motion
🕵️♂️ Name Your Target: Decide who needs to “disappear” (metaphorically, of course… or not).
🪄 Choose Your Hitman: Swipe through profiles of legendary Death Eaters with distinct magical talents, examples:
💋 Bellatrix Lestrange: Queen of chaos and curses.
🧑⚖️ Lucius Malfoy: Tactical and terrifyingly posh.
🐺 Fenrir Greyback: The werewolf you call when you want things messy.
🎭 Tailor Your Approach: Go stealthy, intimidating, or unleash fiery destruction. All methods priced by risk and flair.
🪙 Payment & Privacy: We use magical blockchain (yes, even Voldemort embraces tech 🚀) for 100% secure and anonymous transactions.
Why Choose The Dark Ledger?
✨ Variety: Assassins for every mood – subtle or savage.
💸 Transparent Pricing: What you see is what you hex.
⚡ Efficiency: Swift results. No Auror interference.
🛡️ Discretion: Cloaked in spells of secrecy – no snooping allowed!
Our Vision: Reshape the Wizarding World
We’re here to build a future where cunning and creativity reign supreme. The Dark Ledger is more than a platform – it’s a revolution in the way wizards handle their dirty work. 🌌
Join the Chaos 🖤
Whether you’re plotting revenge or just dabbling in dark arts, The Dark Ledger is your ticket to becoming a power player in the wizarding world.
So, what are you waiting for? ⚡ Embrace the shadows, trust The Dark Ledger, and let’s change magic as we know it.
“Mischief managed? We prefer mischief unleashed.” 😏
How Do We Do It? 🧙♂️✨
By channeling the magic of the Microsoft Sphere, we’ve conjured an otherworldly solution, powered by an arsenal of enchanted tools and wizardry:
⚡ Power Platform: The Elder Wand of automation, seamlessly orchestrating data and workflows.
📜 Power Pages: Our Marauder’s Map, guiding users through intuitive, spellbinding web portals.
☁️ Azure: The Room of Requirement for scalability, security, and boundless possibilities.
🌐 Web App: A magical doorway, offering robust and responsive functionality to all.
🎨 Canvas App: The Spellbook of Design, crafting pixel-perfect, customizable interfaces.
🏰 Model-Driven App: Like the Sorting Hat, ensuring guided, data-driven workflows.
🔄 Dataflows: The Pensieve of integration, connecting and transforming data with ease.
🔗 API: Our Floo Network, enabling seamless communication between magical (and non-magical) systems.
⚙️ ALM Pipeline: The Enchanted Assembly Line, ensuring smooth deployment and lifecycle management.
The wizarding world is safe once again. He Who Must Not be Named has finally been defeated, and the taint of dark wizardry is gone once again. But the threat remains. How can the wizarding world nurture the next generation of wizarding talent, to prevent the next dark wizard from appearing again, while also offering a top-notch onboarding experience for students of all backgrounds – wizard or muggle born alike? An improved Wizarding Onboarding eXperience (WOX) is essential to ensure wizarding schools keeps attracting the world’s finest wizards and witches.
Introducing OwlExpress365, an innovative new digital solution from House Elves Limited, designed to assist wizarding schools across the globe to identify, nurture and onboard new students. Infusing the latest innovations from a low-code and artificial intelligence standpoint, our end-to-end solution is designed to benefit everyone involved as part of onboarding new wizards to your wizarding school – from initial identification, through to invitation and collating all required information to ensure students are ready and enthused to start at your school. Deliver an exceptional experience to your teachers, students and parents, whilst ensuring necessary compliance against dark magic regulations and documentation requirements for each new student. Contact our friendly House Elf developers today to find out more!
Key Features
Mystical Student Segmentation with Microsoft Fabric:
The Sorting Hat 2.0: Utilize Microsoft Fabric to tap into enchanted external data sources, segmenting students based on magical abilities, and unique traits with the accuracy of the Sorting Hat.
The Pensieve Hub: Import segmented student data into Dataverse via Fabric, creating a central Pensieve for all student information, allowing for easy access and management.
Effortless Administration: Enable Hogwarts administrators to manage student records with the flick of a wand, keeping everything magically up-to-date.
Automated Enchanted Communication:
Enchanted Communication: Deliver personalized and spellbinding communication strategies that captivate each student’s heart and mind, utlising the Owl network and more modern, more scalable technical solutions such as LinkMobility’s SMS solution and Oneflow to gather contracts from potential students parents.
Owl tracker: Utilising Signal R to track the location of your owl messages in real-time, available for students and administrators in a visual map.
Student Portal – OwlExpress App:
Secret Passcode Entry: Each student receives a unique magical passcode to log into the OwlExpress app, guaranteeing secure access as if opening a secret door.
Magical Onboarding Portal (MOP): Crafted as an Azure Static Web App, the portal offers a smooth, scalable, and secure user experience, akin to walking through Diagon Alley.
Ask Hermoine: Potential students and parents will always ask questions, and who better to answer them than our Professor Hermonie Weasley, providing her knowledge by a Copilot enabled chatbot via the web portal
Profile Enchantment: Students can complete and update their profiles within the portal, adding personal touches to their Hogwarts story.
Technology Stack
Microsoft Fabric: For advanced, magical data segmentation and spellbinding analytics.
Dataverse: For robust, arcane data management and storage.
Microsoft Power Apps: Using Model-Driven Apps as the base application that embed Custom Pages and Power BI for dynamic data interaction and great usability for the users.
Power Apps Component Framework: Using PCF to embed Power BI in Power Apps with custom actions and bi-directional direct integration into Dataverse
Azure Static Web Apps: For hosting the OwlExpress app, ensuring scalability and security.
ISV Components: Resco PCFs component to enhance Power Apps usability, LINK Mobility for sending out SMS, Oneflow to send out and get signature on Parent Permissions.
Communication Channels: Integration with enchanted SMS and email services for areas beyond the reach of owls.
High Level Design of the OwlExpress365 solutionEntity Relationship Diagram
Key Personas
Teachers: The lifeblood of any wizarding school, they will have a huge say not only in helping to identify the next generation of wizards, but also in ensuring that their students are well catered for and enthused about their upcoming lessons. Using our solution, teachers can benefit as follows:
Login and review key data relating to prospective students, including their characteristics and magical incident history
Segment and group prospective student data together for further analysis
Leverage AI infused analytics that can identify potentially problematic wizards.
Admins: Identifying prospective students is one thing, but ensure that all required compliance processes are completed, and to ensure this is done in a streamlined way. Our solution can benefit school admins as follows:
Prepare and submit parental consent documentation and other important compliance documents
Handle any student queries not answered sufficiently by “Ask Hermoine”
Streamline the communication process using wizards preferred channels, including traditional and digital sources.
Parents: Sending your child off to wizarding school for the first time can be scary, even more so for muggle parents. Our solution helps to keep parents informed at every stage of the process, as well as offering the following benefits:
Auto-creation of all required consent and informational documents, that can be reviewed and signed accordingly.
Answer any common questions using our “Ask Hermoine”.
Understand the reasons why the parents’ child has been selected or accepted/rejected into the school.
Students: Joining a wizarding school is an exciting time for any young wizard, but there is a lot of information to take in. Using our solutions, students will benefit from:
Constant communication throughout the process, using their preferred channel. Students will know exactly what they need to do, and when, to ensure a successful onboarding to the school.
Additional nurturing activities will be triggered automatically, in particular for very promising students
All the knowledge from our “Ask Hermoine” chatbot, to answer any common questions.
Conclusion:
OwlExpress365 is poised to revolutionize the way your wizarding school manages its student life cycle, blending the timeless charm of the wizarding world with the cutting-edge efficiency of Microsoft technology. Whether through an owl, an enchanted SMS, or a mystic email, students will always stay connected and engaged, ensuring their journey at your school is as magical and thrilling as it is memorable.
Brought to you by Team Pass me a sock, your mythical, magical partner to enable your wizardry students.
About our Team: Our team’s name is a sightly cheeky nod to the second book, where Dobby is freed by Lucius Malfoy by a strategically planted sock by Harry. We are a passionate group of MVPs from across Europe, who are excited to be attending their very first ACDC!
Hermione collects and stores lots of ingredients to use for potions and spells in her beaded bag. The bag has infinite capacity, so it’s a bit hard to keep track of it’s contents.
Canvas App The solution to this is using our new interactive digital Bead Bag App that will allow you to scan items and store them to your digital bead bag. The also contains a spell book with spells and potions you can make from the ingredients you collect.
AI Builderand Power Automate We use Object Detection Model in AI Builder will analyse the images and extract information and automatically store this information in the Bead Bag.
Power Pages and Model driven app You can log on to a Power Pages site to get an overview of your inventory on a desktop view, and there is a Model Driven app back office app for admins, to view the inventory and manage all the ingredients and items in it.
Copilot Agents A Copilot Agent will work autonomously in the background to match ingredients together and present you with potions and spells that are available to you with your current inventory.
Copilot Chat You will also have a Copilot chat experience that allows you to prompt to learn what kind of potions and spells you can make with the ingredients you have in your inventory.
Power BI and Fabric A Power BI dashboard will show statistics on where different ingredients are likely to appear, user statistics and the most commonly used potions and spells
Finance and Operations After a while we expect the inventory to be quite full and you might want to sell some of the ingredients you have collected. This is where Finance and Operations come in. We want to connect Dataverse to F&O through Dual Write to access financial information, and also allow for transactions to enable selling and buying of ingredients.
Link Mobility When you put an item up for sale you will be notified by SMS when a buyer shows interest
The Team Who Must Not Be Named is claiming the Early Delivery Badge!
We are planning to create a modernized intranet to assist Hogwarts students with onboarding, occasional questions, finding information, and making their day faster and easier. We have named our intranet ‘HogWorkplace’. HogWorkplace will be a visual map where students can easily navigate and find the information they seek at Hogwarts. This is important because it can be challenging for new students to find information, as it is displayed in various areas. Our group has experienced difficulties finding information, especially during the onboarding period when joining our company, which is why we believe information should be gathered quickly and effectively. HogWorkplace will have several navigation points, including the Room of Requirement, Hogwarts Library, and the Great Hall.
The Room of Requirement is a place where students can book a reading/study space and also reserve equipment they may need. The Hogwarts Library is where students can find information such as suitable books for their magic courses, blog posts, written articles, or recordings of classes. In the Hogwarts Library, users also have a ‘Restricted section’ where students have their own personal space for their ToDo’s for the day, Planner for the days ahead, or OneNotes containing their class notes. The Great Hall is where students can find the daily lunch menu for today and the week ahead. Navigating around can sometimes be difficult to find the specific places where the information is gathered. Perhaps there is a special tool that can help with that?
With the evolution of AI and especially Copilot, we have decided to incorporate Copilot into our solutions. We will be using Copilot Studio to create our AI. However, we needed a mascot for our helpful AI… but who should it be?
House elves are commonly used in families as helpful creatures that assist with chores or other needs. We have decided to honor the work they do by choosing one of them as a mascot for our intranet. HogWorkplace introduces the AI ‘DobbAI’, a tribute to the free elf, Dobby. DobbAI will help students with navigation, questions, or other needs they may have. DobbAI can obtain information by students prompting questions to it. It can also write to your local apps like OneNote, ToDo, or Planner if you ask DobbAI to create daily reminders or notes, which will be placed in the restricted section of the Hogwarts Library.
The grind never stops 💪 starting up early to claim the morning glory badge 😴
Team Who Must Not Be Named is claiming the Remarkable Teamspirit badge
Professor Dumbledore has tasked The Golden Snitches with modernizing how Hogwarts (Soria Moria Hotell) tracks student attendance. With students frequently lost in enchanted corridors or wandering into the Forbidden Forest (much to Professor Snape’s frustration), we’re introducing a comprehensive solution that combines magical elements with modern technology. Our system transforms the traditional attendance process into an engaging experience where students use their wands to check in, while professors get real-time insights through magical mirrors.
Our Solution Architecture:
Magical Landing Page: A Model-driven app with our voice-activated main hub. A magic spell will open a custom page that serves as your gateway to all Hogwarts (Soria Moria) digital services
Classes & Events Hub: Complete overview of scheduled classes, required textbooks, and lesson themes
Professor’s Crystal Ball: Power BI dashboard showing attendance patterns and house point analytics
Enchanted Marauder’s Map: Custom PCF component for school navigation
Wand Check-In Portal: Custom page using Azure AI for magical authentication
Student Enrollment Portal: Power Pages with voice-activated features for class registration
Key Features:
Interactive Marauder’s Map for navigation and student tracking
Wand-based check-in system using QR codes
Voice-activated spells that trigger special features
Real-time house points dashboard for professors
Automated owl notifications for class reminders
Mobile-responsive design that works on all magical devices
Overview: The Quidditch Captains LeagueTM is a transformative digital platform that combines the excitement of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) with the magical universe of Harry Potter. By integrating modern technology with enchanting themes, this app allows participants from all over the world to manage their own Quidditch teams in a competitive and inclusive online environment.
With both the Second Wizarding War and the covid-19 pandemic in mind, having a digital option for hobbies and sports is of utmost importance. With the Quidditch Captains LeagueTM both players and fans of the sport will be able to create teams, perfect the lineup, and play against other players from the comfort of their own homes and burrows.
Technical Workflow
Data Retrieval and Integration:
Utilize API workflows to fetch real-time data from the FPL.
Integrate and store this data within Microsoft Dataverse, ensuring a robust and scalable backend.
Data Transformation:
Employ OpenAI’s ChatGPT, along with other AI connectors, to creatively transform player names and terminologies into a Harry Potter-inspired lexicon.
This thematic transformation not only enhances the user experience but also brings a unique fantasy aspect to the league.
Application Development:
Canvas App: Designed for end-users, this app features multiple interactive pages such as a home dashboard, team selection interface, league and challenge overview, and a news slide site. The user interface evokes the aesthetic of Hogwarts and other magical schools, making it engaging and user-friendly.
Model-Driven App: Aimed at administrators, this app focuses on the management and operational aspects of the league, facilitating smooth and efficient administration.
AI and Chatbot Integration:
Develop AI-driven features and a Copilot Studio-based chatbot to provide real-time assistance, making team management and decision-making intuitive and interactive for users.
Analytics and Reporting:
Leverage Power BI to generate insightful analytics and reports, offering users and administrators valuable data on team performances, league standings, and player stats.
Business Case: The Quidditch Captains League addresses a significant issue in the magical community—exclusive participation in traditional Quidditch, which can lead to feelings of exclusion and bullying. By creating a virtual league, we democratize participation, allowing every aspiring witch or wizard, irrespective of their physical prowess or magical capability, to engage in this cherished sport. This inclusivity fosters a positive community spirit and encourages a broader appreciation of magical sports.
Future Enhancements: If time permits, future updates may include more personalized AI recommendations, advanced gameplay features, and integration with additional Harry Potter-themed content to enrich the user experience further.
This solution not only promises to revolutionize how fans engage with the world of Harry Potter and fantasy sports but also aims to create a more inclusive and engaging community.
