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=== Assistant: Alright Boss, let’s untangle all of this cleanly. ===
Alright Boss, let’s untangle all of this cleanly.

==== Think of Git like a 3-step publishing pipeline: ====
# <code>git add .</code> >  - . means “everything that changed in this folder”. - Nothing is uploaded yet, you’re just staging the changes.
# <code>git commit -m "your message"</code> >  - This creates a version of your code (a checkpoint) locally on your machine. - Still not on GitHub yet.
# <code>git push</code> >  - This is what syncs your local work → remote repo. - If you don’t push, GitHub (and GitHub Pages) never see your new files.

So when you run npm run build, it only updates files on your computer (like your /docs folder).
To make GitHub Pages use that new build, you must:

<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">npm run build          # creates/updates /docs
git add .
git commit -m "Build for GitHub Pages"
git push               # uploads /docs + config changes

</syntaxhighlight>

Only after the push will you see /docs and new files in the GitHub repo UI.

==== From your screenshots: ====
* Repo: h2wdemo.github.io
* Vite config: - outDir: "docs" ✅ - base: "/h2wdemo.github.io/" ✅
* GitHub Pages: - Source: gh-pages branch, folder /docs ✅ (as long as gh-pages has a docs folder)

The black screen + IWSDK ASCII art in DevTools tells me:
* Your built JS is loading and running on the page.
* The console errors you’re seeing: - Failed to load resource: webxr.png 404 → missing PNG asset, not fatal. - Unchecked runtime.lastError: The message port closed before a response was received → usually a browser extension, you can ignore. - Uncaught (in promise) Event → WebXR session request failing (e.g., device not supported or user gesture requirement). That’s common with XR demos in a regular desktop tab.

So the blank screen is most likely:
# Just the XR canvas with a black clear color – No visible UI fallback, so it feels “broken” even though it’s running.
# Or the build you just ran isn’t the one Pages is serving – Because you haven’t pushed the latest /docs to the branch Pages is using.

==== Let’s lock in a simple, repeatable flow. ====

===== Simplest for now: =====
* In GitHub → repo → Settings → Pages
* Set: - Source: Deploy from a branch - Branch: main - Folder: /docs

So Pages will serve from:
👉 main branch → /docs directory.

===== From your project folder (C:\Users\Marlaina\h2wdemo002): =====

<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">npm run build          # 1) generates /docs (static site)
git add .
git commit -m "Update build for GitHub Pages"
git push               # 2) uploads /docs and code to GitHub main

</syntaxhighlight>

After the push:
* GitHub sees updated /docs.
* GitHub Pages rebuilds the site.
* Your public URL stays: 👉 https://bossleoio.github.io/h2wdemo.github.io/

Give it a minute, then refresh with Ctrl+F5 (hard reload).

==== Do these to confirm everything is wired correctly: ====
# On GitHub (repo main branch): - You should see a <code>docs/</code> folder with a bunch of built HTML/JS/CSS files inside.
# On your local machine in Windsurf: - npm run build finishes without errors.
# In the browser at your Pages URL: - Open DevTools → Network tab → refresh. - You should see JS/CSS files loading from /h2wdemo.github.io/..., status 200.

If you want a visual confirmation that the page is actually loading, add something obvious to index.html above the XR canvas, like:

<syntaxhighlight lang="html"><body style="margin: 0;">
  <h1 style="position: absolute; z-index: 10; color: white;">H2W Demo Loaded</h1>
  <div id="scene-container"></div>
  <script type="module" src="/src/index.ts"></script>
</body>

</syntaxhighlight>

If you see the “H2W Demo Loaded” text on GitHub Pages, the site is working; any remaining issues are inside the XR scene, not deployment.

If you send me:
* A fresh screenshot of your repo root on GitHub (showing whether /docs exists), and
* The full GitHub Pages settings panel (source/branch/folder),

I can tell you exactly what one or two switches to flip to make it fully stable.