# Title Screen Implementation - Summary for Developers

## 🎬 What You Get

A beautiful, animated title screen that appears before the main game loads:

```
╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║                                                               ║
║                     BreakEscape                               ║  ← Glowing green text
║                   (pulsing glow effect)                       ║
║                                                               ║
║            Educational Security Game                          ║
║                                                               ║
║                      Loading...                               ║
║                                                               ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
```

---

## 📦 What's Included

| File | Purpose | Status |
|------|---------|--------|
| `js/minigames/title-screen/title-screen-minigame.js` | Main minigame class | ✅ Created |
| `css/title-screen.css` | Styling & animations | ✅ Created |
| `scenarios/title-screen-demo.json` | Example scenario | ✅ Created |
| `js/minigames/index.js` | Register minigame | ✅ Modified |
| `js/core/game.js` | Launch title screen | ✅ Modified |
| `js/minigames/framework/minigame-manager.js` | Handle transitions | ✅ Modified |

---

## 🎯 Quick Start (3 Steps)

### Step 1: Enable in your scenario
```json
{
    "showTitleScreen": true,
    "scenario_brief": "Your mission...",
    ...
}
```

### Step 2: That's it!
The title screen will automatically:
- Display when the game loads
- Hide the game canvas
- Auto-close after 3 seconds
- Close immediately when the next minigame starts
- Show the canvas + inventory again

### Step 3: Test
```
http://localhost:8000/index.html?scenario=title-screen-demo
```

---

## 🔍 How It Works

**The title screen is a special minigame that:**

1. **Loads Before the Room is Visible**
   - Game initializes (creates rooms, player, camera)
   - Canvas is hidden
   - Title screen minigame starts
   - Player sees only the title screen

2. **Auto-Closes When Needed**
   - Waits 3 seconds (configurable)
   - OR closes when next minigame starts (mission brief, dialog, etc.)
   - Canvas and inventory are automatically shown again

3. **Seamless Transition**
   - No loading delays
   - No player interaction required
   - Automatic as part of game flow

---

## 🎨 Customization

### Change Auto-Close Time
```javascript
window.startTitleScreenMinigame({
    autoCloseTimeout: 5000  // Wait 5 seconds instead of 3
});
```

### Disable for Specific Scenarios
```json
{
    "showTitleScreen": false,
    ...
}
```

### Extend with Custom Content
See `TITLE_SCREEN_CUSTOMIZATION.md` for 7 examples including:
- Theme variations (dark, cyberpunk, etc.)
- Interactive buttons ("Press to Continue")
- Story introductions
- Progress bars
- Custom animations

---

## 📚 Documentation

- **`TITLE_SCREEN_README.md`** ← Start here (complete overview)
- **`TITLE_SCREEN_IMPLEMENTATION.md`** - Technical details
- **`TITLE_SCREEN_QUICK_START.md`** - Visual guide with diagrams
- **`TITLE_SCREEN_CUSTOMIZATION.md`** - Examples and extensions

---

## 🧪 Verify Installation

### Check that these files exist:
```bash
ls js/minigames/title-screen/title-screen-minigame.js  # ✅ New
ls css/title-screen.css                                # ✅ New
ls scenarios/title-screen-demo.json                    # ✅ New
```

### Check that these are modified:
```bash
grep -l "title-screen" js/minigames/index.js          # ✅ Modified
grep -l "showTitleScreen" js/core/game.js             # ✅ Modified
grep -l "TitleScreenMinigame" js/minigames/framework/minigame-manager.js  # ✅ Modified
```

### Check for errors:
```bash
# Open browser console on any game page
# Should see: "🎬 Title screen minigame started"
# No red errors
```

---

## 🚀 Usage Examples

### Example 1: Default (3 second display)
```json
{
    "showTitleScreen": true,
    "scenario_brief": "Your mission..."
}
```

### Example 2: Custom timeout
```javascript
// Programmatically start with 10 second timeout
window.startTitleScreenMinigame({
    autoCloseTimeout: 10000
});
```

### Example 3: Disabled
```json
{
    "showTitleScreen": false
}
```

### Example 4: With demo scenario
```
http://localhost:8000/index.html?scenario=title-screen-demo
```

---

## ⚙️ Technical Details

### Minigame Registration
```javascript
MinigameFramework.registerScene('title-screen', TitleScreenMinigame);
window.startTitleScreenMinigame = startTitleScreenMinigame;
```

### Game Flow Integration
```javascript
// In game.js create() function:
if (gameScenario.showTitleScreen !== false) {
    // Hide canvas + inventory
    // Start title screen minigame
}
```

### Auto-Close Logic
```javascript
// In minigame-manager.js startMinigame():
if (wasTitleScreen && sceneType !== 'title-screen') {
    // Show canvas + inventory when transitioning away
}
```

---

## ✅ Quality Assurance

- **No Syntax Errors** - Verified
- **No Breaking Changes** - All existing minigames work
- **Cross-Browser Compatible** - CSS animations work everywhere
- **Responsive** - Full screen on all resolutions
- **Accessible** - Text is readable, animations don't cause seizures
- **Performance** - Lightweight CSS animations, no JS bloat

---

## 🎓 Key Concepts

### Why a Minigame?
Using the minigame framework ensures:
- Consistent UI patterns
- Automatic modal behavior
- Proper input handling
- Automatic canvas management

### Why Hide the Canvas?
- Prevents loading flicker
- Cleaner first impression
- Professional appearance
- Players can't see game assets loading

### Why Auto-Close?
- No user interaction needed
- Automatic transition to mission brief
- Seamless game flow
- No player confusion

---

## 📞 Support

### If the title screen doesn't appear:
1. Check browser console for errors (F12)
2. Verify `showTitleScreen: true` in scenario JSON
3. Ensure `js/minigames/title-screen/title-screen-minigame.js` exists
4. Check that `css/title-screen.css` is loaded (Network tab in DevTools)

### If the title screen appears but looks wrong:
1. Check that CSS file loaded (should see green glowing text)
2. Verify no CSS conflicts in other stylesheets
3. Check that screen resolution shows full-screen overlay
4. Try hard refresh (Ctrl+Shift+R on Linux)

### If the title screen won't close:
1. Check browser console for errors
2. Verify next minigame is starting (should see in console logs)
3. Try clicking on the screen (some custom versions might have buttons)
4. Wait 3 seconds (auto-close timeout)

---

## 🎉 You're All Set!

Your title screen is now ready to use. Just add `"showTitleScreen": true` to any scenario and watch it display automatically!

Enjoy the BreakEscape! 🎬
