{
  "menuTitle": "Spooky School Adventures!",
  "background": {
    "image": "school_building_with_path.png",  // Placeholder - requires an image asset
    "style": "cartoonish",
    "colors": {
      "building": "#FFFFE0", // Pale Yellow
      "roof": "#ADD8E6", // Light Blue
      "path": "#D3D3D3", // Light Grey
      "rocks": ["#FFB6C1", "#FFC0CB", "#FFDAB9"], // Pastel Pink variations
      "door": "#FF69B4" // Hot Pink
    }
  },
  "options": [
    {
      "text": "New Game",
      "action": "newGame",
      "button": {
        "style": "cartoonish",
        "color": "#FFB6C1", // Pastel Pink
        "font": "Comic Sans MS", // Example font, adjust as needed
        "hoverColor": "#FFC0CB" // Slightly darker pastel pink on hover
      }
    },
    {
      "text": "Continue",
      "action": "continueGame",
      "button": {
        "style": "cartoonish",
        "color": "#FFDAB9", // Pastel Peach
        "font": "Comic Sans MS",
        "hoverColor": "#FFDEAD" // Slightly darker pastel peach on hover

      }
    },
    {
      "text": "Exit",
      "action": "exitGame",
      "button": {
        "style": "cartoonish",
        "color": "#D3D3D3", // Light Grey
        "font": "Comic Sans MS",
        "hoverColor": "#A9A9A9" // Darker grey on hover
      }
    }
  ],
  "additionalElements": [
    {
      "type": "sound",
      "file": "whimsical_background_music.mp3", // Placeholder - requires a sound asset
      "loop": true
    },
    {
      "type": "animation",
      "animation": "subtle_ghostly_flicker", // Placeholder - requires animation asset or code
      "target": "background"
    },
    {
      "type": "text",
      "text": "Beware the shadows...",
      "style": "subtle_horror",
      "position": "bottom-right",
      "color": "#800000" // Dark Red
    }

  ]
}