Update Game Journey with creator-friendly descriptions and final journey order - PR_26171_003-game-journey-friendly-descriptions

Author: ToolboxAid

docs_build/dev/PROJECT_MULTI_PC.txt

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+I think this is the right operating model for GFS at your current stage, with a few modifications to fit how we've already organized the project.
+
+Master Control Responsibilities
+
+Master Control should own:
+
+Product roadmap
+Tool priority
+Architecture
+Naming governance
+Workflow governance
+Environment strategy
+PR sequencing
+Merge approval
+
+It should never build code and never own implementation details.
+
+Its outputs should be:
+
+Next PR
+Requirements
+Acceptance Criteria
+Dependencies
+Priority
+Owner (PC/Laptop)
+Recommended Workstream Split
+
+Instead of arbitrary splits, split by Creator journey.
+
+PC — Creator Journey
+
+Owns:
+
+Idea
+Design
+Objects
+Worlds
+Interface
+Controls
+Rules
+Progression
+Play Test
+
+Includes:
+
+Game Journey
+Game Hub
+Progress Tracking
+Game Design
+Objects
+Events
+Controls
+Worlds
+Testing
+
+Reason:
+
+These tools are heavily connected.
+
+Laptop — Content Creation
+
+Owns:
+
+Graphics
+Audio
+Publish
+Share
+
+Includes:
+
+Sprites
+Vector Art
+Audio
+MIDI
+Messages
+TTS
+Publishing
+Marketplace
+Community
+Arcade
+
+Reason:
+
+These tools share asset pipelines and publishing workflows.
+
+Messages Tool Placement
+
+I would move Messages to Laptop ownership.
+
+Reason:
+
+Messages is becoming:
+
+Dialog
+Narration
+Quest Text
+Speech
+TTS
+Emotion Profiles
+
+Which ties directly into:
+
+Audio
+Voices
+TTS
+MIDI
+Branch Strategy
+
+I would adjust slightly from feature branches.
+
+Since GFS already works in PR units:
+
+main
+
+Then Codex creates:
+
+pr/26171-001-game-journey-progress
+pr/26171-002-messages-foundation
+pr/26171-003-midi-editor-grid
+
+Advantages:
+
+PR maps directly to deliverable
+Easier report generation
+Easier rollback
+Easier audit
+
+This matches your existing PR naming convention better than generic feature branches.
+
+Current Priority Order
+
+If I were acting as CTO for GFS today:
+
+Tier 1
+
+Finish Creator tools.
+
+Messages
+Events
+Audio
+MIDI
+Game Journey
+Progress Tracking
+
+These are actively defining how games get built.
+
+Tier 2
+
+Creator usability.
+
+Friendly naming
+Page copy
+Tool descriptions
+Navigation cleanup
+Progress percentages
+
+Much of this already has active PRs.
+
+Tier 3
+
+Publishing pipeline.
+
+Project Package
+Export
+Import
+Validate
+DEV
+IST
+UAT
+PROD
+
+Infrastructure exists conceptually.
+
+Tool completion is the blocker.
+
+Tier 4
+
+Community.
+
+Game Hub
+Arcade
+Marketplace
+Reviews
+Ratings
+Community
+Creator Profiles
+
+These become valuable after creators can build complete games.
+
+Immediate Queue
+
+If we start using Master Control today, my queue would be:
+
+PC
+PR_26171_001-game-journey-completion-model
+
+Scope:
+
+Replace checkboxes with numeric completion counts.
+Support:
+Hero [1]
+Enemy [4]
+Levels [12]
+Sounds [17]
+
+This solves the "xxx%" problem.
+
+Laptop
+PR_26171_002-messages-tool-foundation
+
+Scope:
+
+Create Messages tool data model.
+
+Messages
+Emotions
+Speech Profiles
+
+Example:
+
+Calm
+Urgent
+Whisper
+Angry
+Excited
+
+Volume
+Pitch
+Rate
+
+No TTS generation yet.
+
+This establishes the foundation for dialog, narration, and speech consistency across games.
+
+Master Control Rule
+
+Before any new PR is created, ask:
+
+Does this directly help a Creator:
+- Build
+- Play
+- Share
+
+If the answer is no:
+
+Defer it.
+
+That keeps GFS focused on Creator value instead of infrastructure expansion.
+
+Based on everything we've discussed, I would currently allocate approximately:
+
+80% Tool Completion
+15% Publishing Pipeline
+5% Infrastructure
+
+until a complete game can be built start-to-finish entirely inside Game Foundry Studio.
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 If your goal is **maximum throughput**, I would have the three chats play different roles.
 
 ## Master Control

docs_build/dev/reports/PR_26171_003-game-journey-friendly-descriptions-branch-validation.md

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+# PR_26171_003 Branch Validation
+
+## PASS/FAIL Report
+- PASS: Confirmed work landed on `main`.
+- PASS: Pulled latest `origin/main`; repository was already up to date.
+- PASS: Verified clean repository before PR_003 implementation.
+- PASS: Used PR branch `pr/26171-003-game-journey-friendly-descriptions`.
+- PASS: Committed PR_003 implementation as `4b570ac9b`.
+- PASS: Merged PR branch back to `main`.
+- PASS: Merge completed as a fast-forward with no conflicts.
+- PASS: Generated report churn from validation was restored before final report creation.
+- PASS: Final report artifacts and repo-structured ZIP were created from the merged `main` state.
+
+## Notes
+- The PR branch already existed locally from the recovery flow and matched `main` before the PR_003 commit, so it was reused instead of deleting branch history.
+- No conflict resolution was required during the final merge.
+

docs_build/dev/reports/PR_26171_003-game-journey-friendly-descriptions-manual-validation.md

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+# PR_26171_003 Manual Validation Notes
+
+## Static Review
+- Confirmed the Game Journey group order excludes the old `Create` section and includes the approved thirteen-section order.
+- Confirmed accordion labels use the approved friendly descriptions instead of technical metric descriptions.
+- Confirmed the label format includes the calculated numeric percentage followed by `Complete — <Section>: <Description>`.
+- Confirmed no inline styles, page-local CSS, or tool-local CSS were added.
+- Confirmed no database, Local API, progress calculation, integration, or gamification files were changed.
+
+## Browser-Oriented Validation
+- Focused Playwright validation covered Journey order, accordion rendering, friendly descriptions, and mobile label readability.
+- Theme V2 compliance is covered by existing Journey group classes and updated Root Tools future-state expectations.
+
+## Residual Risk
+- Full Project Workspace validation currently fails in Root Tools future-state/API fixture coverage outside the approved PR_003 implementation surface.
+

docs_build/dev/reports/PR_26171_003-game-journey-friendly-descriptions-requirements-checklist.md

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+# PR_26171_003 Requirement Checklist
+
+## Implementation Requirements
+- PASS: Game Journey order is Idea, Design, Graphics, Audio, Objects, Worlds, Interface, Controls, Rules, Progression, Play Test, Publish, Share.
+- PASS: Idea description is `Dream, brainstorm, and explore`.
+- PASS: Design description is `Shape your game's story and systems`.
+- PASS: Graphics description is `Create the visual look of your game`.
+- PASS: Audio description is `Build sounds, music, and voices`.
+- PASS: Objects description is `Create the things players interact with`.
+- PASS: Worlds description is `Build levels, maps, and places to explore`.
+- PASS: Interface description is `Design menus, HUDs, and player screens`.
+- PASS: Controls description is `Define how players interact with your game`.
+- PASS: Rules description is `Create gameplay behavior and events`.
+- PASS: Progression description is `Build rewards, unlocks, and advancement`.
+- PASS: Play Test description is `Test, debug, and improve your game`.
+- PASS: Publish description is `Prepare and release your game`.
+- PASS: Share description is `Grow your audience and community`.
+- PASS: Accordion labels render as `XX% Complete — <Section>: <Description>`.
+- PASS: Theme V2 classes remain in use.
+- PASS: No inline styles were added.
+- PASS: No page-local CSS was added.
+- PASS: No tool-local CSS was added.
+
+## Out-of-Scope Guardrails
+- PASS: No progress calculation changes.
+- PASS: No database table changes.
+- PASS: No Local API integration changes.
+- PASS: No gamification changes.
+- PASS: No unrelated Playwright files changed.
+- PASS: Generated lane report churn was restored.
+
+## Validation Requirements
+- PASS: Targeted Game Journey validation passed.
+- FAIL: `npm run test:workspace-v2` failed due Root Tools future-state/API fixture failures documented in the validation lane report.
+

docs_build/dev/reports/PR_26171_003-game-journey-friendly-descriptions-validation-lane-report.md

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+# PR_26171_003 Validation Lane Report
+
+## Commands Run
+- PASS: `node --check toolbox/tools-page-accordions.js`
+- PASS: `node --check tests/playwright/tools/ToolboxRoutePages.spec.mjs`
+- PASS: `node --check tests/playwright/tools/RootToolsFutureState.spec.mjs`
+- PASS: `npx playwright test tests/playwright/tools/ToolboxRoutePages.spec.mjs -g "toolbox grouped view renders Game Journey order|toolbox grouped Game Journey accordions keep friendly labels readable on mobile" --workers=1 --reporter=list`
+- FAIL: `npm run test:workspace-v2`
+
+## Focused Game Journey Result
+- PASS: `toolbox grouped view renders Game Journey order with unique colors while Build Path keeps metadata groups`
+- PASS: `toolbox grouped Game Journey accordions keep friendly labels readable on mobile`
+
+## Project Workspace Result
+`npm run test:workspace-v2` failed after the PR branch was merged into `main`.
+
+Observed failure areas:
+- `tests/playwright/tools/RootToolsFutureState.spec.mjs`: root tools surface expected `.control-card` items but found zero.
+- `tests/playwright/tools/RootToolsFutureState.spec.mjs`: common header primary navigation order expected `Game Hub` before `Game Journey`, while runtime rendered `Game Journey` before `Game Hub`.
+- `tests/playwright/tools/RootToolsFutureState.spec.mjs`: learn wireframe pages reported failed Local API requests for `/api/session/current` and `/api/platform-settings/banner`.
+- `tests/playwright/tools/RootToolsFutureState.spec.mjs`: tool template future-state checks reported failed Local API requests for `/api/session/current`, `/api/toolbox/registry/snapshot`, and `/api/platform-settings/banner`.
+- `tests/playwright/tools/RootToolsFutureState.spec.mjs`: representative active tool pages reported failed Local API requests for toolbox constants, registry, session, and banner endpoints.
+
+## Cleanup
+- PASS: Validation-generated coverage report churn was restored before final artifacts were produced.
+

docs_build/dev/reports/PR_26171_003-game-journey-friendly-descriptions.md

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+# PR_26171_003 Game Journey Friendly Descriptions
+
+## Summary
+- Implemented Creator-friendly Game Journey wording on `main`.
+- Updated the final Journey order to: Idea, Design, Graphics, Audio, Objects, Worlds, Interface, Controls, Rules, Progression, Play Test, Publish, Share.
+- Updated accordion labels to use the approved format: `XX% Complete — <Section>: <Description>`.
+- Preserved existing progress calculations, Local API persistence, database files, integrations, and gamification behavior.
+
+## Commit
+- `4b570ac9b PR_26171_003 Game Journey friendly descriptions`
+
+## Merge Result
+- Source branch: `pr/26171-003-game-journey-friendly-descriptions`
+- Target branch: `main`
+- Merge type: fast-forward
+- Conflicts: none
+
+## Changed Implementation Files
+- `toolbox/tools-page-accordions.js`
+- `tests/playwright/tools/ToolboxRoutePages.spec.mjs`
+- `tests/playwright/tools/RootToolsFutureState.spec.mjs`
+
+## Validation Summary
+- Targeted syntax checks: PASS
+- Focused Game Journey Playwright validation: PASS
+- Project Workspace validation via `npm run test:workspace-v2`: FAIL, with existing Root Tools future-state/API fixture failures documented in the validation lane report.
+