Hackathon Project: Viewing Datadog metrics in Minecraft

Datadog recently held an internal hackathon where teams were tasked with creating projects of their choice for two days. One team decided to build a way to display Datadog graphs and dashboards inside the Minecraft game world, allowing engineers to monitor applications and infrastructure while gaming. The project involved controlling Minecraft via Python using Raspberry Juice and PI Edition, accessing real-time data from Datadog, and integrating the two pieces. Challenges included configuration management, persistence, and displaying data efficiently. Overall, the hackathon was a fun and enjoyable experience for participants.