Bilingual Bathroom Timer Menu (MakeCode Arcade)

This project provides a simple, accessible, bilingual menu interface for children to track bathroom routines and trigger alarms. Designed with clarity and care, it supports both visual and auditory cues to reinforce habits and independence.

🧩 Features

• Bilingual Menu Options:
  Displays three static options in Chinese and English:
  • 吃 / Eat
  • 喝 / Drink
  • 厕所 / Bathroom

• Cursor Navigation:
  Use the Up and Down buttons to move a green “A” cursor between options.

• Selection Logging:
  Pressing A logs the selected option and plays a confirmation sound.

• Bathroom Timer:
  Selecting “吃 / Eat” or “喝 / Drink” starts a 60-minute countdown.
  Selecting “厕所 / Bathroom” resets the timer and stops any alarm.

• Alarm Trigger:
  After 60 minutes, a looping melody plays for 60 seconds to remind the user to use the bathroom.

• Manual Alarm:
  Press B to manually trigger the alarm for training or testing.

• Alarm Stop:
  Press Right Arrow to stop the alarm early.
  A visual cue "→ Stop Alarm" appears below the menu while the alarm is active.

• Countdown Display:
  Shows remaining time in minutes and a colored urgency bar:
  • Green: >40 minutes
  • Yellow: 20–40 minutes
  • Red: <20 minutes
• Device Wake Prevention:
  Simulates activity every 30 seconds to prevent device timeout.

🎮 Controls

Button	Action
Up / Down	Move cursor between menu items
A	Select item and log event
B	Manually trigger alarm
Right Arrow	Stop alarm sound

🔊 Alarm Details

• Melody: "C5 C5 G A G C5 G A"
• Tempo: 450 bpm
• Duration: 60 seconds via looped playback every 1.3 seconds

🧠 Design Goals

• Accessibility-first: Simple layout, clear text, and predictable behavior
• Emotionally supportive: Reinforces routine with gentle cues
• Bilingual clarity: Helps bridge language understanding for children

🛠 Platform

Built using MakeCode Arcade in JavaScript.

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Created with care by Mr. Rogers, for a child’s independence and confidence.

Open this page at https://mrrogersog.github.io/bathroom-trainer/

Use as Extension

This repository can be added as an extension in MakeCode.

• open https://arcade.makecode.com/
• click on New Project
• click on Extensions under the gearwheel menu
• search for https://github.com/mrrogersog/bathroom-trainer and import

Edit this project

To edit this repository in MakeCode.

• open https://arcade.makecode.com/
• click on Import then click on Import URL
• paste https://github.com/mrrogersog/bathroom-trainer and click import

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