About GCP DECODE & CloudoArc
The story behind YouTube's most trusted Google Cloud Arcade study channels, our mission to support global learners, and why we built this calculator tool.
Our Mission: Simplifying Cloud Education
Completing hands-on cloud labs can be highly frustrating. Google Cloud Platform is incredibly powerful, but it requires precise configurations. A single missing character in a shell script, an unconfigured service account role, or an out-of-order network routing rule can cause your automated grade checks to fail, wasting hours of effort and precious learning credits.
GCP DECODE and CloudoArc were founded with a simple, unified mission: to demystify Google Cloud technology for students, developers, and cloud architects worldwide.
We make learning highly transparent. On our official YouTube channels, we publish free, detailed, step-by-step video solution guides for the active gameplay tracks (Trail, Voyage, Adventure) and challenging skill badges. We show you exactly how to write your commands, configure GCP consoles, and bypass common script bugs so that you can complete your curriculum successfully on your first attempt.
Why We Built This Points Calculator
As the Google Cloud Arcade program grew in popularity, we noticed that students faced a major challenge: tracking their accumulated points. Because Google’s learning portal doesn’t show a live point balance, students had to manually count their skill badges and games, leading to confusion and errors when planning for the Prize Counter.
To solve this, our teams combined forces to build this Arcade Points Calculator. By pasting your public profile URL, our script scans your validated achievements and instantly calculates your active point balance in real-time. This ensures that you always know exactly where you stand, what milestones you have unlocked, and how many points you need for your target swag rewards.
Connect with Our Visual Solutions Channels
Join a thriving global community of over 15,000+ active student learners! Click the direct links below to subscribe to both channels, check active gameplay tracks, and connect with fellow study groups:
GCP DECODE
Your go-to source for weekly lab walks, console deployment cheatsheets, and live study sessions.
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Trusted for detailed tech deep-dives, GenAI badge walks, and cloud community updates.
Visit CloudoArcOur Commitment to Transparency
This tool and our study channels are 100% community-funded and educational. We have no commercial affiliations with Google LLC, and our platform is designed solely to support students in building practical GCP cloud engineering careers. Thank you for being a part of this learning journey!