Oh lordy, that's getting kinda close, isn't it?

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Yesterday didn't seem to end up with anything productive at all, though I did spend a lot of time working on the background stuff.
Currently the engine runs at an unsteady speed, based on how much you type, such that every keypress is 100% instantly displayed onscreen.
Now, however, I need to start thinking about other elements, like the more gamey-games towards the end of the month. .. And with December 1st rapidly approaching, I kinda need to get that done ASAP!!!

So, yesterday was a lot of the groundwork for that.
I also need to decide if I'm having audio or not. I know that sounds really easy, and a "Yes or No" type of none-issue, but it puts one incredibly unusual quirk in the way of everything..
And that is, of course, Apple!!

See, in Safari, you need to "click" something on the screen, in order that the website is allowed to switch on the audio.
In Shoebox, there isn't anything, but in order to start a game, the user has to click, so that's ok.
In Browsercade and JSE games, there's a very obvious "Click me! Click me!" button, which inevitably leads to people trying to then use the mouse to navigate the menu, click to start a game, then get baffled when the game is key/controller based.

In our Typing Tutor.. well.. I'd rather not make the player reach for their mouse/touchscreen at any point, so.. How do I do that, then?!
Hmm.
(* for iOS, assume Touch instead of Click!)

That's kept me pondering for a couple of weeks, now, and the prospect of having a "Click to start" seems like the only realistic way to do it.

I have one little animation in mind, which might help set things straight, and if I can pull that off, we'll be sorted. I'll have to bulk up the number of animation frames for that, though!!!

A.I. Corner

Lyrics : First verse and chorus by me. Rest by ChatGPT.

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"Cartoon Derek tries to activate his computer using a giant pointy stick" by Replicate/Flux

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