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What is a Transition Screen?

A transition screen is a visual element used in applications, games, or websites to provide a smooth transition between different states, pages, or scenes. It enhances the user experience by making the navigation feel seamless and engaging.

Key Features of a Transition Screen:

Visual Appeal: Often includes animations, fades, or other effects to make transitions visually pleasing.
Contextual Information: Can display loading indicators, progress bars, or messages to inform users about the ongoing process.
Branding Opportunity: Allows for the inclusion of logos, taglines, or other branding elements.
User Engagement: Keeps users engaged during potentially long loading times or state changes.
Smooth Navigation: Reduces the abruptness of switching between different sections or states.
Customizable: Can be tailored to fit the theme or style of the application or website.

Common Use Cases:

Loading Screens: Displayed while content is being loaded in the background.
Scene Transitions in Games: Used to switch between levels or scenes.
Page Transitions in Websites: Smoothly navigate between different pages or sections.
Modal Dialogs: Transition screens can be used to introduce modal dialogs or pop-ups.

Benefits of Using Transition Screens:

Improves the overall user experience.
Provides feedback to users, reducing frustration during loading times.
Enhances the aesthetic appeal of the application or website.
Offers an opportunity to reinforce branding.

Transition screens are a powerful tool to make applications and websites feel polished and professional while keeping users engaged.

Hack

Change the existing transition screen, so that it has a screen saying “Loading…” while fading in and out, instead of a black screen.

%%js
transitionToLevel() {
        const fadeOverlay = document.createElement('div');
        fadeOverlay.style.position = 'fixed';
        fadeOverlay.style.top = '0';
        fadeOverlay.style.left = '0';
        fadeOverlay.style.width = '100%';
        fadeOverlay.style.height = '100%';
        fadeOverlay.style.backgroundColor = 'black';
        fadeOverlay.style.opacity = '0';
        fadeOverlay.style.transition = 'opacity 1s ease-in-out';
        document.body.appendChild(fadeOverlay);
    
        // Fade to black
        requestAnimationFrame(() => {
            fadeOverlay.style.opacity = '1';
        });
    
        setTimeout(() => {
            // Switch levels when screen is black
            const GameLevelClass = this.levelClasses[this.currentLevelIndex];
            this.currentLevel = new GameLevel(this);
            this.currentLevel.create(GameLevelClass);
    
            // Fade back in
            fadeOverlay.style.opacity = '0';
            setTimeout(() => document.body.removeChild(fadeOverlay), 1000);
            
            // Start game loop after transition
            this.gameLoop();
        }, 1000); // Wait for fade-out duration
    }

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