2025-10-11 –, Main Track(LT-13)
Language: 漢語
Kubernetes Isekai (異世界)
Kubernetes Isekai is a Python open-source RPG that turns learning Kubernetes into an epic adventure! Tailored for students, it offers:
- 🎮 Interactive gameplay with hands-on Kubernetes tasks
- 🧠 Dynamic NPC interactions that guide and challenge you
- 💻 Practical experience in a fun, gamified environment
- ☁️ Cost-effective deployment using AWS Academy Learner Lab or free GitHub Codespace
Step into a fantastical world where mastering Kubernetes is part of the quest. Learn by doing, explore by playing, and level up your cloud-native skills!
Kubernetes Isekai (異世界)
Kubernetes Isekai is an open-source Python RPG designed to make learning Kubernetes fun and interactive through gamification. Tailored for junior to Higher Diploma in Cloud and Data Centre Administration students at the Hong Kong Institute of Information Technology (HKIIT), it transforms technical education into an engaging adventure.
🎮 Key Features
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Role-Playing Adventure
Students take on quests from NPCs who assign real Kubernetes tasks. -
Task-Based Learning
Learn by doing—set up and manage Kubernetes clusters in a guided, hands-on environment. -
Free Access
Runs on the cost-effective AWS Academy Learner Lab or GitHub Codespace using Minikube or Kubernetes. -
Scalable Grading
Kubernetes setups are automatically tested using an AWS SAM application within AWS Lambda. -
Progress Tracking & Rewards
Students can track their progress, earn rewards, and level up their skills. -
GenAI-Powered NPCs
Integrates Generative AI to make NPC interactions more dynamic and engaging, enhancing the overall learning experience.
This game-based platform offers a practical, cost-effective, and fun way to gain real-world Kubernetes experience.
Cyrus Wong
Cyrus Wong is a Senior Lecturer at the Hong Kong Institute of Information Technology (HKIIT) under the Vocational Training Council (VTC). He leads the Higher Diploma in Cloud and Data Centre Administration, the first tertiary-level program in Asia dedicated to cloud technology education.
Cyrus is a highly respected figure in the tech community, recognized as an AWS Machine Learning Hero, Microsoft Azure AI MVP, and Google Developer Expert in GCP & AI/ML (GenAI).
His work focuses on integrating cloud technologies into education, and he has received multiple Hong Kong ICT Awards for innovative projects using AWS services. One of his notable contributions is “All Screens,” an open-source platform that supported online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cyrus is also a passionate community advocate and content creator. He shares insights through his LinkedIn blog, GitHub projects, and his YouTube channel, which helps make cloud knowledge accessible to Cantonese-speaking audiences.