Nexus Arcade Gamified Learning System

Mobile-friendly educational gaming, Bible study, admin console, sandbox app and interactive simulations.

Match Maker Game

A 7×7 gem-matching puzzle game that tracks a Matrix of Conscience (Empathy, Justice, Wisdom, Growth) as you play. Match three or more gems to score points and level up.

What's live right now

• Primary game: a match‑3 puzzle (the "Nexus Arcade" core experience)
• Progression: 7‑level "Seven‑Star" track (levels live under levels/1.json … levels/7.json)
• Deployment: GitHub Pages to amazinggracehl.org

This repo is intentionally kept static‑site simple so Pages deploys are fast and reliable.

Play / Run locally

This project uses ES modules, so it must be served via a local static server (browsers block file:// ES module imports):

• npx serve . — recommended
• python -m http.server 8080 — Python alternative
• Any static file server pointed at the repository root

Deployment (GitHub Pages)

The site deploys automatically to amazinggracehl.org via GitHub Actions whenever code is pushed to the main branch.

• Repository: NicholaiMadias/gamifiedlearning.github.io
• Primary workflow: .github/workflows/deploy.yml (official actions/deploy-pages pipeline)
• Trigger: Push to main (or manual workflow_dispatch)
• Deploy target: github-pages environment
• Source: Repository root (/)

Other Pages-related workflows (.github/workflows/jekyll-gh-pages.yml and .github/workflows/dual-deploy.yml) also run on push to main. The concurrency: group: "pages" setting is defined in jekyll-gh-pages.yml (not in deploy.yml).

Pull Request Previews

Pull requests publish a live preview at /pr-<number>/ via .github/workflows/github-pages-preview.yml.

CNAME / Custom Domain

The CNAME file contains amazinggracehl.org. The cname-auto-maintainer workflow will open a PR to restore it if it ever changes.

Tileset tile IDs

Current gem types used by the match-3 engine (see matchMakerState.js):

Tile ID	Row	Col	Description
planet_mars	0	0	Fire planet
planet_earth	0	1	Blue-green planet
planet_saturn	0	2	Ringed planet (orange)
planet_nebula	0	3	Ringed planet (purple)
red_star	1	0	Red crystal star
blue_star	1	1	Blue crystal star
blue_star_alt	1	2–3	Blue star variants
comet_red	2	0	Red comet
comet_blue	2	1	Blue comet
comet_white	2	2	Teal comet
supernova_red	2	3	Red supernova explosion
supernova_blue	3	0	Blue supernova explosion

Level format

Levels are stored at levels/1.json … levels/7.json. A simple, shared schema:

{
  "level": 1,
  "targetScore": 500,
  "moves": 20,
  "boardSize": 8,
  "tileTypes": ["red_star", "yellow_star", "blue_star"]
}

Sound hooks

Game Event	File	Purpose
Match / Get Item	get.mp3	Short feedback for every 3-match
Badge Unlock	badge.mp3	Triggered when a level 7 star is earned
Level Clear	course_clear.mp3	Fanfare after the 7th level of a pack
Supernova / Chain	storm.mp3	Intense sound for large cascades
Game Over / Esc	escape.mp3	UI sound for backing out or failing
Ministry Screen	ending.mp3	Ambient music for the Seven-Star Ministry screen

Repo map (key files)

File	Purpose
index.html	App shell / game mount point
main.js	Bootstrap — wires up the game
match-maker-ui.js	Game UI layer — renders board, handles input/swaps/cascades
matchMakerState.js	Pure game logic — grid, match detection, gravity
badges.js	Level-completion badge notifications
progression.js	Persistent progress tracking (localStorage)
star-map.js	7-star progress map renderer
levels/loadLevel.js	Async level JSON loader

Roadmap (next)

• Add the second game mode (optional) using the same shared tileset/audio
• Add the "Seven‑Star Ministry" meta‑screen (star map + badges)
• Add quiz overlay mechanics after the core match‑3 loop is stable

Nicholai Maro Madias — Cloud Identity & Security Engineer

GitHub Pages Resume • Identity Engineering • Zero Trust • Automation

This repository hosts the public résumé and professional profile site for Nicholai Maro Madias, built on top of GitHub Pages.
It is a dark‑mode, security‑themed, badge‑enhanced single‑page site designed for:

• Recruiters
• Hiring managers
• Identity & security engineering teams
• Technical partners
• Anyone evaluating my cloud, identity, or automation work

The site is intentionally lightweight, dependency‑free, and optimized for clarity.

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Purpose

This repo serves as a central, stable, and recruiter‑friendly landing page that complements:

• My GitHub profile
• My LinkedIn presence
• My Amazing Grace Home Living engineering work
• My identity/security engineering portfolio

It provides a clean, modern presentation of:

• Professional summary
• Technical skill stack
• Identity/security badges
• Work history
• Certifications
• Contact information

All without requiring PDFs, downloads, or external viewers.

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Features

Dark‑Mode Identity/Security Theme

Inspired by SOC dashboards, cloud consoles, and Zero Trust UI patterns.

Professional Badges

Rendered using Shields.io and styled to match the dark theme:

• Identity & Access
• Cloud Security
• Automation
• Networking
• Systems Engineering

Fully Static & GitHub Pages Compatible

No frameworks, no build steps, no dependencies.
Just HTML + CSS.

Mobile‑Friendly

The layout adapts cleanly to mobile, tablet, and desktop.

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Repository Structure