Kreeate Game. Offline Server Manual

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1 Kreeate Game Offline Server Manual

2 Kreeate Offline Server Document Kreeate offline save system - usage manual The Kreeate Game Offline Server is available for download from the Kreeate Game website. Educators can download the offline server file to their laptop or desktop computer. You will need to follow the steps listed below and explained over the next few pages to successfully use the Offline Server software. Offline Server Activation Steps: Step 1 Download the Offline Server from Step 2 Go to the downloads folder on your laptop or desktop computer and copy the Offline Server folder to your desktop Step 3 Once your have copied the Offline Server folder to your desktop, right click on the folder to Unzip the folder. If you do not have a programme to Unzip the folder, please download unzipping software and use that software to Unzip the folder Step 4 Double click on the unzipped Offline Server folder Step 5 Double click on usbwebserver.exe. This will open a browser window on your desktop Some key points about the Offline Server: The offline server is run on an educators device It allows learners to save their game data without the need for an internet connection or data It allows learners to connect to the educators device and send game data from the their device to the educators device using a wireless connection The above three points means that the Offline Server allows the allocated educator device, be it a laptop or desktop, to act as a local server or hotspot Educators are then required to upload their learners data from their device to our servers You laptop/desktop must be able to act as a hotspot. We highly recommend you speak to your school s IT Manager to setup the allocated laptop/desktop as a hotspot and laoding the offline server 2

3 Step 1 Go to and scroll down until you see the following: Click on this icon to download the Offline Server folder 3

4 Step 2 Go to your Downloads folder and copy the Offline Server folder from there to your desktop. Step 3 Right click on the folder to Unzip the folder. If you do not have a programme to Unzip the folder, please download unzipping software and use that software to Unzip the folder Step 4 Once you have unzipped the folder, double click on the Offline Server folder to open the folder. The following files will now appear, as indicated in the screenshot below. Do not attempt to alter any of the other folders - this may cause the system to fail 4

5 Step 5 Double click on the file named usbwebserver.exe as circled in the screenshot on the previous page. On some devices the.exe file name extension may not appear, in which case you will need to rename it. To rename the file, right click usbwebserver and then click on Rename. You must now add.exe at the end of the file name usbwebserver. Once you have renamed the file, double click on the usbwebserver file When you double click on usbwebserver.exe a browser will open within a few moments. This will be the first image that appears. 5

6 The system will load for a few seconds more and then you will be shown the screen below In order to make use of the offline server saving function ie: where learners can save to the educator s device, click on the blue button lablled Student Save Section. You will be shown the following screen. (PLEASE NOTE: The number on your screen may be different to the sample show). 6

7 AT THIS POINT PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM YOUR WIFI OR INTERNET CONNECTION BUT KEEP YOUR WIFI OPEN Learners may now connect to your computer. They can do this by searching for your device in their wireless connections options. PLEASE NOTE: the device they will be searching for will be the name of the device on which you have loaded the Offline Server. It may the brand name eg: LG, HP etc of your laptop or desktop computer If they cannot find your device in their wireless network options, then it may be that your device is not set up to be a hotspot. If this is the case, please set your device up as a hotspot. This can usually be done through the settings functionality on your device. 7

8 If the learner is able to find your device in their wireless network list of available devices to connect to, then they must click on your device in this list. This will connect them to your device. Once they are connected to your device, they must then navigate back to the Home Screen in the Kreeate Game and click on the blue save icon in the top right hand corner as indicated in the Home Screen screenshot below: 8

9 When they click on the blue save icon button the following screen will appear: PLEASE NOTE: The following two saving options are written from the learner s perspective. The options are straight forward. Saving Option 1 Using your own data or a wifi connection If you have data or are connected to WiFi, then click on the top blue block option that states Tap here if you have wi-fi or data. This is the preferred method to save your game. 9

10 Saving Option 2 Saving to your educator/teacher s device If you click on the blue button labelled Tap here to save to your teachers computer, you will be transferring all of your game information to your educator s device. In order to use this saving option, you first need to connect your device to your educator/teacher s device through your wifi. Search for your educator/teacher s device in your wifi list and then click on it to connect. Once you are connected to your educator/teacher s device, click on the blue button labelled Tap here to save to your teachers computer. The following screen will now appear: 10

11 Your educator will give you the Unique Code. This unique code is in the form of an IP address eg: Type this unique code into the box and once you have entered it correctly, click OK. This will ensure that all of your game data will be saved to your educator s device (laptop/desktop/mobile). The educator is then responsible for uploading your game data to our server for the weekly competition so make sure they do so!! This unqiue code is the IP address that will be shown on the Offline Server browser when the educator clicks on Student Save Section button. When the educator clicks on the Student Save Section button, the following screen will appear: (PLEASE NOTE: The number on your screen may be different to the sample show). 11

12 If you enter the incorrect unique code, the following message in the screenshot below will appear. It may be that this message also appears because you are not connected to your educator s device. If this error message appears, click OK and THEN WAIT FOR 2-3 MINUTES After the 2 3 minute wait, click on the blue and white arrow button. This will take you back to the Home Screen Click on the Save button in the top right hand corner once again. You will then be taken back to the screen with the two saving options Click on the Tap here to save to your teachers computer button and then enter the unique code again and click Ok. YOU MAY NEED TO REPEAT THIS PROCESS A FEW TIMES IF THE CONNECTION BETWEEN YOUR DEVICE AND YOUR EDUCATOR/TEACHER S DEVICE IS NOT VERY STRONG 12

13 When you have saved successfully, the following message will appear Your educator is then responsible for uploading your game data to our server for the weekly competition so make sure they do so!! 13

14 Once all learners have saved, the educator can check to see if the learners appear on their list by completing the following steps: 1. Get the learners to complete a quiz in the Study Zone 2. Once the learners have completed the quiz, get them to save using the steps indicated above 3. Once they have saved and received the save success message, you can then refer back to the Offline Server 14

15 Click on the subject for which they have completed a quiz eg: Business Studes The following screen, an example of which is shown below, will now appear: The list of your learners will now appear, as well as information on the following: Learner Grade Quiz Attempts for the subject Result for each quiz attempt Details Column You can run through the list and see which of your learners have not managed to save their profiles. In order to access their quiz results, click on the Details for a learner 15

16 The following screen with their results for that quiz will appear: If all of your learners are reflecting on the list, click on the Main Menu or Return to Subject Select button in the top right hand corner You will be taken back to the main screen as shown below Click on blue Student Save Section button 16

17 The screen as shown below will now appear. Press the green 'Save Learner Records' button when you have an internet connection as this will send the data from the offline system and the educator s device to the live database: If you have successfully saved your learner records, you will receive a save success message screen as shown below: The learners records may take a few minutes to show up on the live system 17

18 You will also find that a Window has opened and will appear in your toolbar at the bottom of your screen. If you click on this Window, a screen will open as shown in the screenshot below: PLEASE NOTE: there should be a green tick next to the word Apache and next to the word Mysql as shown in the screenshot above. If there are not green ticks, please do the following: Click on the Apache button. The following screen below will now appear. Click on the green Start button 18

19 Now click on the Mysql button. The following screen below will now appear. Click on the green Start button Once there are green ticks next to the Apache and Mysql buttons, click on the button labelled 'Localhost' once and wait for a few seconds. 19

20 IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT YOUR LAPTOP/DESKTOP S NETWORK SHARING CAPABILITIES It may be that devices can see the available local adhoc network ie: the offline server (the educator s laptop/desktop) but cannot connect to it. If this is the case, then please try the following: 1 - Click on the network icon in bottom right hand corner (the wifi signal icon) 2 - Click on Open Network and Sharing Center. It may also be labelled Network and Internet Settings, depending on which version of Windows you are running 3 - Click on Change Network Adaptor. It may also be labelled Change Adaptor Settings, depending on which version of Windows you are running 4 - Right Click on the Wireless Network Connection option which has the laptop/desktop name under it 5 - Click on Properties 6 - Click on the tab labelled Sharing 7 - Check (put a tick in or click) the box next to the option that states Allow other computers to connect using this wifi 8 - Click Ok (and then Apply if required) 9 - Close all open windows and restart the Offline Server by clicking on the file name usbwebserver.exe which will be in the folder named Offline Server 20