Building My First Game with Amazon Q Developer and AWS Beanstalk
Test your knowledge of Amazon Web Services now with Cloud Guesser Game.
Published Dec 23, 2024
Last Modified Dec 24, 2024
Hello! I am a beginner with AWS services and an Amazon Q Developer with just a few months of experience, all gained from a Udemy course. The "AWS Game Builder Challenge" hackathon is the first hackathon I've ever participated in, and Cloud Guess Game is the first game I've ever created.
For this project, I aimed to incorporate as many AWS services as possible into my game. I saw this hackathon as a great opportunity to practice and deepen my understanding of AWS. The more services I integrated, the more I learned and gained valuable hands-on experience.
There were many challenges along the way, but I was able to overcome them with the help of tools like Amazon Q Developer and AWS Elastic Beanstalk. Their support was invaluable in building my first game and tackling complex issues.
When I started learning about AWS services, I encountered many services whose names I was seeing for the first time. This sparked the idea: why not create a game to help others become more familiar with AWS services?
The challenge of the game is to guess 3 AWS services from a list of 10 randomly provided services as quickly as possible. These 10 services are generated from a pool of common AWS services, so chances are you’ll come across some that are new to you too!
1. Build the core game with Java Spring Boot: The core game is built using Spring Boot, which is a solid choice due to its features like auto-configuration, dependency injection, and Spring Security for managing game sessions and player authentication.
2. Integration with AWS DynamoDB: To store leaderboard data for your game, which is crucial for tracking player scores and ranking.
3. Integration with Elastic Cache: To improve query speed for leaderboard data by caching frequently accessed data.
4. S3 and CloudFront: To store and serve static files (e.g., JavaScript, CSS, audio, image) efficiently.
5. AWS Cognito for Authentication
6. Using Certificate Manager and Route 53: To secure traffic with SSL/TLS certificates and manage custom domain routing.
7. CloudWatch: To monitor and log application metrics and system performance.
8. Parameter Store for Secret Parameters: To securely store sensitive configuration parameters.
9. AWS IAM for EC2 Role: To define and manage permissions for EC2 instances.
10. Key Management Service (KMS): To encrypt sensitive data at rest.
11. AWS Beanstalk: To simplify application deployment
- Seek guidance on integrating AWS services into my game.
- Find solutions to errors encountered during game development.
I would like to extend my special thanks to Amazon Q Developer and AWS Elastic Beanstalk for helping me create an outstanding game ever leveraging various AWS services.