SPLUNK ARCADE - PLAY. LEARN. OBSERVE!

Unlock the Power of Telemetry Through Play

Imagine stepping into an 80s-inspired arcade, where every high score, every power-up, and every epic fail isn’t just fun—it’s real data feeding into Splunk! Welcome to Splunk Arcade, an interactive, gamified learning experience that transforms classic arcade action into a hands-on observability workshop.

Here’s the deal: You play. Splunk observes. Every move you make in these custom-built HTML games generates metrics, traces, and logs—just like your real-world applications. The difference? Instead of debugging a dull enterprise system, you’re blasting aliens and hunting bugs in a neon-lit, pixel-perfect throwback to the golden age of gaming.

🎮 GAMES THAT TEACH AS YOU PLAY

🛸 SPACE IMVADERS – The Observability Invasion

(Inspired by Space Invaders)
Mission: Defend Earth from waves of alien bugs!
Observability Lesson: Every laser blast, every hit, and every lost life generates real-time telemetry data—error rates, and request latency. Watch as your Splunk dashboards light up with performance insights, showing you exactly how “system health” translates into gameplay. But the real alien bugs are the ones in your own code! Can you and Splunk save the Earth (and your job!) from destruction?!

🐸 LOGGER – Hop Through the Data Stream

(Inspired by Frogger)
Mission: Navigate a chaotic river of scrolling logs, avoiding errors and latency spikes!
Observability Lesson: As you leap from log to log, Splunk captures end-to-end traces, helping you visualize the user journey—just like tracking a real application’s flow. Miss a jump? That’s a failed transaction. Make it across? That’s a successful trace. Help your team of frogs across and see your customers win!

🔫 BUGHUNT – Shoot Down Glitches Before They Crash Your System

(Inspired by Duck Hunt)
Mission: Take aim at flying bugs—but these aren’t just pixels; they’re real application errors in disguise!
Observability Lesson: Every shot fires a custom event log into Splunk. Missed bugs? That’s an outage waiting to happen. Perfect accuracy? You’ve just optimized your system’s resilience. Use Splunk to shoot down problems before they escape to your customers!

WHY SPLUNK ARCADE?

Observability doesn’t have to be dry and technical. Splunk Arcade makes learning fun, competitive, and unforgettable by:
✅ Bridging Gaming & Real-World Telemetry – See how your in-game actions mirror real IT system behavior.
✅ Teaching Through Experience – No slides, no lectures—just play, learn, and observe.
✅ Providing Instant Feedback – Watch dashboards update in real-time as you play, making abstract concepts tangible and engaging.

WHO IS THIS FOR?

✔ DevOps & SREs – Test your skills in a stress-free, nostalgic environment.
✔ New Splunk Users – Learn observability fundamentals without drowning in complexity or code.
✔ Gamers & Tech Enthusiasts – Who says enterprise software can’t be fun?

READY TO PLAY?

Scan the QR code below to launch Splunk Arcade and start sending real telemetry data through gameplay.

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🔌 POWERED BY SPLUNK OBSERVABILITY CLOUD
Because even fun should be monitored, measured, and optimized.

Game Over? Not a chance! 🕹️ Press START to level up your observability skills!