Fabric Racing Game

HTML5 multiplayer racing game for 4 drivers with real-time telemetry streaming

Difficulty ⭐⭐ Intermediate

Deploy Time ~3 min

Complete Time ~30 min

Status ✅ Available

📋 Overview

Race against 3 AI drivers in an HTML5 game while streaming real-time telemetry to Microsoft Fabric. Learn how to build Custom Endpoints, configure JSON mapping, and create live dashboards - all while having fun!

🔧 Workloads

Real-Time Intelligence

📦 Fabric Items Deployed

🏠 Eventhouse RacingEventhouse

📊 KQL Database RaceData

🌊 Eventstream RacingStream

📓 Notebook Racing_Game

📓 Notebook Race_Simulator

📓 Notebook Race_Dashboard

🎯 Scenarios

Streaming Gaming Real-Time Dashboard

🚀 Quick Start

Open a Fabric Notebook and run:

# Cell 1 - Install
%pip install -q fabric-arcade

# Cell 2 - Deploy
from fabric_arcade import arcade

arcade.install("fabric-racing-game")

That's it! A README notebook with complete instructions will be created automatically.

⚙️ Post-Deploy Configuration

Configure Eventstream

Open RacingEventstream in your workspace and click Edit.

Add a Custom Endpoint Source named TelemetryInput
Add a KQL Database Destination → RacingEventhouse → RacingDB → Telemetry
Connect Source to Destination
Click Publish

Copy Eventstream URL

After publishing, click on the Custom Endpoint Source and copy the Ingestion URL.

Start the Game

Open the RacingGame_Play notebook, paste the Eventstream URL, and run all cells.

Play! 🎮

WASD or Arrow Keys: Steer and accelerate
Space: Brake
Invite up to 4 players for multiplayer races!

✨ What You'll Learn

🎮 Build interactive HTML5 games in Fabric notebooks
📡 Configure Custom Endpoints for data ingestion
🗺️ Set up JSON mapping in Eventstream
📊 Create real-time KQL dashboards
⚡ Stream events with sub-second latency

🏛️ Architecture

┌─────────────────┐     ┌─────────────────┐     ┌─────────────────┐
│  HTML5 Racing   │────▶│   Eventstream   │────▶│   Eventhouse    │
│     Game        │     │  (Custom EP)    │     │  (KQL Database) │
└─────────────────┘     └─────────────────┘     └─────────────────┘
                                                        │
                                                        ▼
                                                ┌─────────────────┐
                                                │  Race Dashboard │
                                                │   (KQL Queries) │
                                                └─────────────────┘

📋 Prerequisites

✅ Microsoft Fabric workspace (F2+ capacity or Trial)
✅ Contributor permissions on the workspace

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