RCWeb Snake Control App

The RCWeb Snake Control App (app/snake-control) is the dedicated web-based remote control (D-Pad) mapped specifically to the app/snake arcade game, acting exclusively within the Asymmetric Pattern.

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What it does

• Four-Way Directional Inputs: Converts the mobile browser into a retro four-button control pad (Up, Down, Left, Right).
• Haptic Confirmations: Utilizing native browser functionality to provide instant, physical tactile feedback whenever a directional button is pressed.
• Personal Game Status Dashboard: Maintains a personalized tracking banner showing the user their currently assigned snake color, their active score in real-time, or their countdown timer if they crash.

How it works

The script.js logic revolves entirely around translating user interactions into rapid string execution payloads bounded to the D-Pad constraint.

• Unified Event Pipeline: Binds both mousedown and touchstart DOM events, immediately short-circuiting them (e.preventDefault(), e.stopPropagation()) to eliminate default browser scrolling and zooming behaviors perfectly.
• Haptic Actuation: Every legitimate input fires navigator.vibrate(50) locally to ensure users don't have to look down at their phone to confirm their button press was registered by the glass screen.
• Payload Directing: Simple functions (e.g., up(), down()) trigger static rc.send("snakeGame.up('" + rc.client + "');", "snake") strings, telling the central screen engine exactly who is trying to pivot.
• Global window.* API Listeners: Exposes public JavaScript functions locally on the DOM (window.updateScore, window.startCountdown). The central snake game server pushes direct JavaScript evaluation payloads explicitly commanding the phone's browser to execute these functions and alter the local UI colors to dynamically match the screen.

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