"A-B-See" is an interactive visual puzzle game that debuted in March 2021 as a segment on the Hello World on Microsoft Learn TV. Learn more about it here.
The concept is simple. I show you visual clues that represent a person, a service or a concept - and you *tell me what you think the answer is. It could be a Rebus Puzzle like the one shown in the explainer below, or it could be more elaborate (as shown in the next section).
This was one of the earliest clues we broadcast on the #HelloWorldLive show. It was shown as a 30-second timelapse of the clue as-it-was-drawn. The hangman-like blanks (with filled in letters) gives you a strong sense of what the answer might be. Can you guess the answer?
If you guessed "Sidecar" design pattern, you'd be right! And the bonus 4-letter product we were looking for is -- Dapr.
The concept was recently repurposed as interstitial content for use in online events, during the breaks between sessions.
Recently, we reused the same concept to create puzzles as interstitial content for an online event focused on Azure Functions: OpenAPI and Power Platforms.
I expect to repurpose the concept for other interactive community engagemnets as well. Look at the end of this page for bundles associated with each.
Want to try your hand at playing the game? I'm using the revealjs open-source presentation framework to host a carousel of clues on this GitHub Pages endpoint for this repo. Pick one of the puzzle bundles below, to visit that select subset of puzzles. d
- Scroll
leftto right to see the timelapse videos for each clue. Use those to try to guess the response by yourself. - Scroll
downon any clue to see a static image of that clue, with additional hints to help. - Scroll
downonce more to see the answer, along with additional resource links to help you learn more on that topic.
Got it? Good. Let's play!
| Source | Puzzles |
|---|---|
| Hello World (Mar-Jun) | Play It! |
| Azure Functions (Jul 2021) | Play It! |