diff --git a/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scenes/GameScene.unity b/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scenes/GameScene.unity
index bb52e1b..e956634 100644
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+++ b/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scenes/GameScene.unity
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diff --git a/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/AccountUI.cs b/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/AccountUI.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dcab716
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/AccountUI.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,399 @@
+using System;
+using System.Net.Mail;
+using UnityEngine;
+using UnityEngine.Assertions;
+using UnityEngine.UIElements;
+
+/// <summary>
+///     class to handle the account view ui
+/// </summary>
+public class AccountUI : MonoBehaviour
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     state of the account view
+    /// </summary>
+    private enum State
+    {
+        UnassociatedState, // (start)
+        NotSignedIn, // initial
+        AfterContinue,  // after
+        SignedIn  // post
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     current state of the account view
+    /// </summary>
+    [SerializeField] private State state = State.UnassociatedState;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     account view header text
+    /// </summary>
+    private Label _header;
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     username text field
+    /// </summary>
+    private TextField _usernameField;
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     email text field
+    /// </summary>
+    private TextField _emailField;
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     password text field
+    /// </summary>
+    private TextField _passwordField;
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     button to update the username
+    /// </summary>
+    private Button _usernameUpdateButton;
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     button to update the email
+    /// </summary>
+    private Button _emailUpdateButton;
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     button to update the password
+    /// </summary>
+    private Button _passwordUpdateButton;
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     accompanying text for the account input fields, used when an error/notice is needed
+    /// </summary>
+    private Label _accompanyingText;
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     either 'continue', 'log in', or 'sign out' button
+    ///     (in order of 'initial', 'after', and 'post' states)
+    /// </summary>
+    private Button _primaryActionButton;
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     either 'forgot password' or 'create an account'
+    ///     (in order of 'initial' and 'after' states, is hidden in 'post' state)
+    /// </summary>
+    private Button _secondaryActionButton;
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     function to subscribe button events to their respective functions
+    /// </summary>
+    public void OnEnable()
+    {
+        var ui = GetComponent<UIDocument>().rootVisualElement;
+
+        _header = ui.Q<Label>("AccountHeader");
+        
+        _usernameField = ui.Q<TextField>("UsernameField");
+        _emailField = ui.Q<TextField>("EmailField");
+        _passwordField = ui.Q<TextField>("PasswordField");
+
+        _usernameUpdateButton = ui.Q<Button>("UsernameUpdateButton");
+        _usernameUpdateButton.clicked += OnUsernameUpdateButtonClick;
+        
+        _emailUpdateButton = ui.Q<Button>("EmailUpdateButton");
+        _emailUpdateButton.clicked += OnEmailUpdateButtonClick;
+        
+        _passwordUpdateButton = ui.Q<Button>("PasswordUpdateButton");
+        _passwordUpdateButton.clicked += OnPasswordUpdateButtonClick;
+        
+        _accompanyingText = ui.Q<Label>("AccompanyingText");
+        
+        _primaryActionButton = ui.Q<Button>("PrimaryActionButton");
+        _primaryActionButton.clicked += OnPrimaryActionButtonClick;
+        
+        _secondaryActionButton = ui.Q<Button>("SecondaryActionButton");
+        _secondaryActionButton.clicked += OnSecondaryActionButtonClick;
+        
+        TransitionStateTo(State.NotSignedIn);
+    }
+
+    public void Start()
+    {
+        if (state == State.UnassociatedState)
+        {
+            throw new Exception("unreachable state");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void TransitionStateTo(State newState, bool keepAccompanyingText = false)
+    {
+        // if we're transitioning to the same state, do nothing
+        if (state == newState) return;
+        
+        // else, hide the accompanying text
+        if (!keepAccompanyingText) _accompanyingText.style.display = DisplayStyle.None;
+
+        // hide update buttons if not signed in
+        if (newState != State.SignedIn)
+        {
+            _usernameUpdateButton.style.display = DisplayStyle.None;
+            _passwordUpdateButton.style.display = DisplayStyle.None;
+            _emailUpdateButton.style.display = DisplayStyle.None;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            _usernameUpdateButton.style.display = DisplayStyle.Flex;
+            _passwordUpdateButton.style.display = DisplayStyle.Flex;
+            _emailUpdateButton.style.display = DisplayStyle.Flex;
+        }
+        
+        Debug.Log($"transitioning to {newState}");
+
+        // set primary/secondary buttons
+        switch (newState)
+        {
+            case State.NotSignedIn:
+                _header.text = "You are not signed in.";
+                
+                _usernameField.style.display = DisplayStyle.None;
+                _emailField.style.display = DisplayStyle.Flex;
+                _passwordField.style.display = DisplayStyle.Flex;
+                
+                _primaryActionButton.style.display = DisplayStyle.Flex;
+                _secondaryActionButton.style.display = DisplayStyle.Flex;
+
+                _primaryActionButton.text = "Continue \u2192";
+                _secondaryActionButton.text = "Forgot Password \u2192";
+                break;
+            
+            case State.AfterContinue:
+                _header.text = "You are not signed in.";
+                
+                _usernameField.style.display = DisplayStyle.None;
+                _emailField.style.display = DisplayStyle.Flex;
+                _passwordField.style.display = DisplayStyle.Flex;
+                
+                _primaryActionButton.style.display = DisplayStyle.Flex;
+                _secondaryActionButton.style.display = DisplayStyle.Flex;
+                
+                _primaryActionButton.text = "Retry Log In \u2192";
+                _secondaryActionButton.text = "Create an Account \u2192";
+                break;
+            
+            case State.SignedIn:
+                var username = GameManager.Instance.Backend.GetUsername();
+                _header.text = string.IsNullOrEmpty(username) ? "You are signed in." : $"Signed in as {username}";
+                
+                _usernameField.style.display = DisplayStyle.Flex;
+                _emailField.style.display = DisplayStyle.Flex;
+                _passwordField.style.display = DisplayStyle.Flex;
+                
+                _usernameField.value = GameManager.Instance.Backend.GetUsername();
+                _emailField.value = GameManager.Instance.Backend.GetUser().Email;
+                _passwordField.value = "";
+                
+                _primaryActionButton.style.display = DisplayStyle.Flex;
+                _secondaryActionButton.style.display = DisplayStyle.None;
+
+                _primaryActionButton.text = "Sign Out \u2192";
+                break;
+            
+            case State.UnassociatedState:
+            default:
+                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException();
+        }
+        
+        state = newState;
+    }
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     validate the email and password fields
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="emailField">the email field to validate</param>
+    /// <param name="passwordField">the password field to validate</param>
+    /// <exception cref="Exception">if the email or password fields are invalid</exception>
+    private void ValidateFields(TextField emailField, TextField passwordField)
+    {
+        emailField.style.color = Color.black;
+        passwordField.style.color = Color.black;
+
+        // validate email
+        try
+        {
+            var dot = emailField.value.LastIndexOf(".", StringComparison.Ordinal);
+
+            // check if a dot exists
+            Assert.IsTrue(dot != -1);
+
+            // if a dot exists, check if the first part has the @ symbol
+            // so emails like 'hello.bro@domain' are invalid (I mean, they are, but not for this)
+            Assert.IsTrue(emailField.value.IndexOf("@", StringComparison.Ordinal) < dot);
+
+            _ = new MailAddress(emailField.value);
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            emailField.style.color = Color.red;
+            throw new Exception("Invalid email.");
+        }
+
+        // validate password
+        if (passwordField.value.Length >= 10) return;
+        passwordField.style.color = Color.red;
+        throw new Exception("Invalid password.");
+    }
+    
+    private void OnUsernameUpdateButtonClick()
+    {
+        // TODO
+        throw new NotImplementedException();
+    }
+    
+    private void OnEmailUpdateButtonClick()
+    {
+        // TODO
+        throw new NotImplementedException();
+    }
+    
+    private void OnPasswordUpdateButtonClick()
+    {
+        // TODO
+        throw new NotImplementedException();
+    }
+    
+    private void OnPrimaryActionButtonClick()
+    {
+        switch (state)
+        {
+            // - continue button
+            //   (attempt to figure out to log in or give the option to create an account)
+            // - log in button
+            case State.NotSignedIn:
+            case State.AfterContinue:
+                try
+                {
+                    ValidateFields(_emailField, _passwordField);
+                }
+                catch (Exception e)
+                {
+                    _accompanyingText.style.display = DisplayStyle.Flex;
+                    _accompanyingText.text = e.Message;
+                    return;
+                }
+                
+                GameManager.Instance.Backend.AuthenticateUser(
+                    _emailField.value,
+                    _passwordField.value,
+                    (result) =>
+                    {
+                        switch (result)
+                        {
+                            case Backend.AuthenticationResult.Ok:
+                            case Backend.AuthenticationResult.AlreadyAuthenticated:
+                                TransitionStateTo(State.SignedIn);
+                                break;
+
+                            case Backend.AuthenticationResult.NonExistentUser:
+                                TransitionStateTo(State.AfterContinue);
+                                break;
+                            
+                            case Backend.AuthenticationResult.InvalidEmail:
+                                _accompanyingText.style.display = DisplayStyle.Flex;
+                                _accompanyingText.text = "Invalid email. Please try again.";
+                                break;
+
+                            case Backend.AuthenticationResult.InvalidCredentials:
+                                _accompanyingText.style.display = DisplayStyle.Flex;
+                                _accompanyingText.text = "Invalid credentials. Please try again.";
+                                break;
+                            
+                            case Backend.AuthenticationResult.AlreadyExistingUser:
+                            case Backend.AuthenticationResult.GenericError:
+                            default:
+                                TransitionStateTo(State.AfterContinue);
+                                _accompanyingText.style.display = DisplayStyle.Flex;
+                                _accompanyingText.text = "Either the account does not exist, or there was an internal error. Try again.";
+                                break;
+                        }
+                    });
+                break;
+            
+            
+            // sign out button
+            case State.SignedIn:
+                GameManager.Instance.Backend.SignOutUser();
+                TransitionStateTo(State.NotSignedIn);
+                break;
+            
+            case State.UnassociatedState:
+            default:
+                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException();
+        }
+    }
+    
+    private void OnSecondaryActionButtonClick()
+    {
+        switch (state)
+        {
+            // forgot password button
+            case State.NotSignedIn:
+                throw new NotImplementedException();
+            
+            // create an account button
+            case State.AfterContinue:
+                try
+                {
+                    ValidateFields(_emailField, _passwordField);
+                }
+                catch (Exception e)
+                {
+                    _accompanyingText.style.display = DisplayStyle.Flex;
+                    _accompanyingText.text = e.Message;
+                    return;
+                }
+                
+                // if the username field is hidden, show it and then immediately return
+                if (_usernameField.style.display == DisplayStyle.None)
+                {
+                    _usernameField.style.display = DisplayStyle.Flex;
+                    _accompanyingText.style.display = DisplayStyle.Flex;
+                    _accompanyingText.text = "Set a username for your account.";
+                    return;
+                }
+                
+                GameManager.Instance.Backend.AuthenticateUser(
+                    _emailField.value,
+                    _passwordField.value,
+                    (result) =>
+                    {
+                        switch (result)
+                        {
+                            case Backend.AuthenticationResult.Ok:
+                            case Backend.AuthenticationResult.AlreadyAuthenticated:
+                                TransitionStateTo(State.SignedIn);
+                                break;
+                            
+                            case Backend.AuthenticationResult.InvalidEmail:
+                                _accompanyingText.style.display = DisplayStyle.Flex;
+                                _accompanyingText.text = "Invalid email. Please try again.";
+                                break;
+
+                            case Backend.AuthenticationResult.InvalidCredentials:
+                                _accompanyingText.style.display = DisplayStyle.Flex;
+                                _accompanyingText.text = "Invalid credentials. Please try again.";
+                                break;
+                            
+                            case Backend.AuthenticationResult.NonExistentUser:
+                            case Backend.AuthenticationResult.AlreadyExistingUser:
+                            case Backend.AuthenticationResult.GenericError:
+                            default:
+                                _accompanyingText.style.display = DisplayStyle.Flex;
+                                _accompanyingText.text = "An error occurred. Please try again.";
+                                Debug.LogError(result);
+                                break;
+                        }
+                    },
+                    true,
+                    _usernameField.value);
+                break;
+            
+            case State.SignedIn:
+            case State.UnassociatedState:
+            default:
+                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/AccountUI.cs.meta b/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/AccountUI.cs.meta
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac9fded
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/AccountUI.cs.meta
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+fileFormatVersion: 2
+guid: 6149e386d290e7d4ea7ed651a5dd3551
+MonoImporter:
+  externalObjects: {}
+  serializedVersion: 2
+  defaultReferences: []
+  executionOrder: 0
+  icon: {instanceID: 0}
+  userData: 
+  assetBundleName: 
+  assetBundleVariant: 
diff --git a/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/Backend.cs b/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/Backend.cs
index fa89e5d..b030820 100644
--- a/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/Backend.cs
+++ b/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/Backend.cs
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Firebase;
 using Firebase.Auth;
 using Firebase.Database;
+using Firebase.Extensions;
 using UnityEngine;
 
 /// <summary>
 ///     the general managing class for handling communication with the firebase backend
 ///     (to be initialised by GameManager)
 /// </summary>
-public class Backend : MonoBehaviour
+public class Backend
 {
     /// <summary>
     ///     enum for the result of the authentication process
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@ public enum AuthenticationResult
         AlreadyAuthenticated,
         NonExistentUser,
         AlreadyExistingUser,
+        InvalidEmail,
         InvalidCredentials,
         GenericError
     }
@@ -48,9 +51,14 @@ public enum FirebaseConnectionStatus
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    ///     whether the backend is connected to the firebase backend
+    ///     callback functions to be invoked when the user signs in
     /// </summary>
-    public FirebaseConnectionStatus status = FirebaseConnectionStatus.NotConnected;
+    private readonly List<Action<FirebaseUser>> _onSignInCallback = new();
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     callback functions to be invoked when the user signs out
+    /// </summary>
+    private readonly List<Action<FirebaseUser>> _onSignOutCallback = new();
 
     /// <summary>
     ///     the firebase authentication object
@@ -62,44 +70,25 @@ public enum FirebaseConnectionStatus
     /// </summary>
     private DatabaseReference _db;
 
-    /// <summary>
-    ///     callback function to be invoked when the user signs in
-    /// </summary>
-    private Action<FirebaseUser> _onSignInCallback = user => { Debug.Log("signed in as" + user.UserId); };
-
-    /// <summary>
-    ///     callback function to be invoked when the user signs out
-    /// </summary>
-    private Action<FirebaseUser> _onSignOutCallback = user => { Debug.Log("signed out" + user.UserId); };
-
     /// <summary>
     ///     the current user object, if authenticated
     /// </summary>
     private FirebaseUser _user;
 
     /// <summary>
-    ///     script load function
+    ///     the current user's username, if authenticated
     /// </summary>
-    private void Awake()
-    {
-        Debug.Log("firing firebase Initialise() invocation");
-        Initialise();
-    }
+    private string _username;
 
     /// <summary>
-    ///     deferred cleanup function
+    ///     whether the backend is connected to the firebase backend
     /// </summary>
-    private void OnDestroy()
-    {
-        SignOutUser();
-        _auth.StateChanged -= AuthStateChanged;
-        _auth = null;
-    }
+    public FirebaseConnectionStatus Status = FirebaseConnectionStatus.NotConnected;
 
     /// <summary>
     ///     variable initialisation function
     /// </summary>
-    private void Initialise()
+    public void Initialise()
     {
         FirebaseApp.CheckAndFixDependenciesAsync().ContinueWith(task =>
         {
@@ -110,36 +99,55 @@ private void Initialise()
                     _auth = FirebaseAuth.GetAuth(FirebaseApp.DefaultInstance);
                     _auth.StateChanged += AuthStateChanged;
                     _db = FirebaseDatabase.DefaultInstance.RootReference;
-                    status = FirebaseConnectionStatus.Connected;
+                    Status = FirebaseConnectionStatus.Connected;
                     break;
 
                 case DependencyStatus.UnavailableDisabled:
                 case DependencyStatus.UnavailableInvalid:
                 case DependencyStatus.UnavilableMissing:
                 case DependencyStatus.UnavailablePermission:
-                    status = FirebaseConnectionStatus.ExternalError;
+                    Status = FirebaseConnectionStatus.ExternalError;
                     break;
 
                 case DependencyStatus.UnavailableUpdating:
-                    status = FirebaseConnectionStatus.Updating;
+                    Status = FirebaseConnectionStatus.Updating;
                     RetryInitialiseAfterDelay();
                     break;
 
                 case DependencyStatus.UnavailableUpdaterequired:
-                    status = FirebaseConnectionStatus.UpdateRequired;
+                    Status = FirebaseConnectionStatus.UpdateRequired;
                     break;
 
                 case DependencyStatus.UnavailableOther:
                 default:
-                    status = FirebaseConnectionStatus.InternalError;
+                    Status = FirebaseConnectionStatus.InternalError;
                     Debug.LogError("firebase ??? blew up or something," + task.Result);
                     break;
             }
 
-            Debug.Log("firebase status is" + status);
+            Debug.Log("firebase status is" + Status);
         });
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     async function to retry initialisation after a delay
+    /// </summary>
+    private async void RetryInitialiseAfterDelay()
+    {
+        await Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10));
+        Initialise();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     cleanup function
+    /// </summary>
+    public void Cleanup()
+    {
+        SignOutUser();
+        _auth.StateChanged -= AuthStateChanged;
+        _auth = null;
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     ///     function to handle the authentication state change event
     /// </summary>
@@ -154,69 +162,214 @@ private void AuthStateChanged(object sender, EventArgs eventArgs)
         var signedIn = _user != _auth.CurrentUser && _auth.CurrentUser != null;
 
         // if we're not signed in, but we still hold _user locally, we've signed out
-        if (!signedIn && _user != null) _onSignOutCallback(_user);
+        if (!signedIn && _user != null)
+        {
+            Debug.Log($"signed out successfully as {_user.UserId}");
+            foreach (var callback in _onSignOutCallback)
+                callback(_user);
+        }
 
         // they have signed in, update _user
         _user = _auth.CurrentUser;
-        if (signedIn) _onSignInCallback(_user);
+        if (signedIn)
+        {
+            Debug.Log($"signed in successfully as {_user.UserId}");
+            RetrieveUsername();
+            foreach (var callback in _onSignInCallback) callback(_user);
+        }
     }
 
     /// <summary>
     ///     function to register a callback for when the user signs in
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="callback">callback function that takes in a FirebaseUser argument</param>
-    private void RegisterOnSignInCallback(Action<FirebaseUser> callback)
+    public void RegisterOnSignInCallback(Action<FirebaseUser> callback)
     {
-        _onSignInCallback = callback;
+        _onSignInCallback.Add(callback);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
     ///     function to register a callback for when the user signs out
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="callback">callback function that takes in a FirebaseUser argument</param>
-    private void RegisterOnSignOutCallback(Action<FirebaseUser> callback)
+    public void RegisterOnSignOutCallback(Action<FirebaseUser> callback)
     {
-        _onSignOutCallback = callback;
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    ///     async function to retry initialisation after a delay
-    /// </summary>
-    private async void RetryInitialiseAfterDelay()
-    {
-        await Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10));
-        Initialise();
+        _onSignOutCallback.Add(callback);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
     ///     abstraction function to authenticate the user
     /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="username">user name string</param>
+    /// <param name="email">email string</param>
     /// <param name="password">user raw password string</param>
     /// <param name="callback">callback function that takes in an AuthenticationResult argument</param>
     /// <param name="registerUser">whether to treat authentication as registration</param>
-    private void AuthenticateUser(
-        string username,
+    /// <param name="registeringUsername">username string if registering</param>
+    public void AuthenticateUser(
+        string email,
         string password,
         Action<AuthenticationResult> callback,
-        bool registerUser = false)
+        bool registerUser = false,
+        string registeringUsername = "")
     {
-        throw new NotImplementedException();
+        if (GameManager.Instance.Backend.GetUser() != null)
+        {
+            callback(AuthenticationResult.AlreadyAuthenticated);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (registerUser)
+        {
+            // register user
+            _auth.CreateUserWithEmailAndPasswordAsync(email, password)
+                .ContinueWithOnMainThread(createTask =>
+                {
+                    if (createTask.IsCompletedSuccessfully)
+                    {
+                        // store username
+                        _db.Child("users")
+                            .Child(_user.UserId)
+                            .Child("username")
+                            .SetValueAsync(registeringUsername)
+                            .ContinueWithOnMainThread(setUsernameTask =>
+                            {
+                                if (setUsernameTask.IsCompletedSuccessfully)
+                                {
+                                    _username = registeringUsername;
+                                    callback(AuthenticationResult.Ok);
+                                }
+                                else
+                                {
+                                    Debug.LogError(setUsernameTask.Exception);
+                                    callback(AuthenticationResult.GenericError);
+                                }
+                            });
+                        return;
+                    }
+
+                    if (createTask.Exception?.InnerException == null)
+                    {
+                        callback(AuthenticationResult.GenericError);
+                        return;
+                    }
+
+                    var error = (AuthError)((FirebaseException)createTask.Exception.InnerException).ErrorCode;
+
+                    // ReSharper disable once SwitchStatementHandlesSomeKnownEnumValuesWithDefault
+                    switch (error)
+                    {
+                        case AuthError.UserNotFound:
+                            callback(AuthenticationResult.NonExistentUser);
+                            return;
+
+                        case AuthError.InvalidEmail:
+                            callback(AuthenticationResult.InvalidEmail);
+                            return;
+
+                        case AuthError.WeakPassword:
+                        case AuthError.InvalidCredential:
+                            callback(AuthenticationResult.InvalidCredentials);
+                            return;
+
+                        case AuthError.AccountExistsWithDifferentCredentials:
+                        case AuthError.EmailAlreadyInUse:
+                            callback(AuthenticationResult.AlreadyExistingUser);
+                            return;
+
+                        case AuthError.Failure:
+                        default:
+                            Debug.LogError(error);
+                            Debug.LogError(createTask.Exception);
+                            callback(AuthenticationResult.GenericError);
+                            break;
+                    }
+                });
+            return;
+        }
+
+        _auth.SignInWithEmailAndPasswordAsync(email, password)
+            .ContinueWithOnMainThread(signInTask =>
+            {
+                if (signInTask.IsCompletedSuccessfully)
+                {
+                    callback(AuthenticationResult.Ok);
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                if (signInTask.Exception?.InnerException == null)
+                {
+                    callback(AuthenticationResult.GenericError);
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                var error = (AuthError)((FirebaseException)signInTask.Exception.InnerException).ErrorCode;
+
+                // ReSharper disable once SwitchStatementHandlesSomeKnownEnumValuesWithDefault
+                switch (error)
+                {
+                    case AuthError.UserNotFound:
+                        callback(AuthenticationResult.NonExistentUser);
+                        return;
+                    case AuthError.InvalidEmail:
+                        callback(AuthenticationResult.InvalidEmail);
+                        return;
+                    case AuthError.WeakPassword:
+                    case AuthError.InvalidCredential:
+                        callback(AuthenticationResult.InvalidCredentials);
+                        return;
+                    case AuthError.AccountExistsWithDifferentCredentials:
+                    case AuthError.EmailAlreadyInUse:
+                        callback(AuthenticationResult.AlreadyExistingUser);
+                        return;
+                    case AuthError.Failure:
+                    default:
+                        Debug.LogError(error);
+                        Debug.LogError(signInTask.Exception);
+                        callback(AuthenticationResult.GenericError);
+                        break;
+                }
+            });
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     function to retrieve the user's username from the database
+    /// </summary>
+    private void RetrieveUsername()
+    {
+        if (!Status.Equals(FirebaseConnectionStatus.Connected)) return;
+        _db.Child("users").Child(_user.UserId).Child("username").GetValueAsync().ContinueWith(task =>
+        {
+            if (task.IsCompletedSuccessfully)
+            {
+                _username = task.Result.Value.ToString();
+                Debug.Log($"our username is {_username}");
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                _username = "???";
+                Debug.LogError("failed to get username");
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     /// <summary>
     ///     abstraction function to retrieve the user
     /// </summary>
     /// <returns>the firebase user object</returns>
-    private FirebaseUser GetUser()
+    public FirebaseUser GetUser()
     {
         return _user;
     }
 
+    public string GetUsername()
+    {
+        return _username;
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     ///     abstraction function to sign out the user
     /// </summary>
-    private void SignOutUser()
+    public void SignOutUser()
     {
         _auth.SignOut();
     }
@@ -226,7 +379,7 @@ private void SignOutUser()
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="playData">play data</param>
     /// <param name="callback">callback function that takes in one DatabaseTransactionResult argument</param>
-    private void SubmitPlay(
+    public void SubmitPlay(
         PlayData playData,
         Action<DatabaseTransactionResult> callback)
     {
@@ -238,7 +391,7 @@ private void SignOutUser()
     ///     calculation is done locally, call UpdateUserRating to update the user's rating in the database
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="callback">callback function that takes in a DatabaseTransactionResult and float (user rating) argument</param>
-    private void CalculateUserRating(
+    public void CalculateUserRating(
         Action<DatabaseTransactionResult, float> callback)
     {
         throw new NotImplementedException();
@@ -249,7 +402,7 @@ private void SignOutUser()
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="newRating">new user rating value as a float</param>
     /// <param name="callback">callback function that takes in one DatabaseTransactionResult argument</param>
-    private void UpdateUserRating(
+    public void UpdateUserRating(
         float newRating,
         Action<DatabaseTransactionResult> callback)
     {
@@ -259,14 +412,30 @@ private void SignOutUser()
     /// <summary>
     ///     abstraction function to get the leaderboard from the database
     /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="callback"></param>
-    /// <exception cref="NotImplementedException"></exception>
-    private void GetLeaderboard(
+    /// <param name="callback">
+    ///     callback function that takes in a DatabaseTransactionResult and LeaderboardEntry[] argument
+    /// </param>
+    public void GetLeaderboard(
         Action<DatabaseTransactionResult, LeaderboardEntry[]> callback)
     {
         throw new NotImplementedException();
     }
 
+    // private void Playground()
+    // {
+    //     // update username
+    //     _db.Child("users").Child(_user.UserId).Child("username").SetValueAsync("newusername").ContinueWith(task => { });
+    //
+    //     // update email
+    //     _user.SendEmailVerificationBeforeUpdatingEmailAsync("name@example.com").ContinueWith(task => { });
+    //
+    //     // update password
+    //     _user.UpdatePasswordAsync("password").ContinueWith(task => { });
+    //
+    //     // reset password
+    //     _auth.SendPasswordResetEmailAsync("name@example.com").ContinueWith(task => { });
+    // }
+
     /// <summary>
     ///     struct for a leaderboard entry
     /// </summary>
@@ -275,6 +444,13 @@ public struct LeaderboardEntry
         public string Username;
         public float Rating;
         public int PlayCount;
+
+        public LeaderboardEntry(string username, float rating, int playCount)
+        {
+            Username = username;
+            Rating = rating;
+            PlayCount = playCount;
+        }
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -284,8 +460,8 @@ public struct PlayData
     {
         public int RoundsPlayed;
         public float AverageOverallAccuracy;
-        public float AverageLuminanceAccuracy;
-        public float AverageRedGreenAccuracy;
-        public float AverageBlueYellowAccuracy;
+        public float AverageLightnessAccuracy;
+        public float AverageChromaAccuracy;
+        public float AverageHueAccuracy;
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/Colorimetry.cs b/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/Colorimetry.cs
index f3922b4..72c98b6 100644
--- a/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/Colorimetry.cs
+++ b/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/Colorimetry.cs
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ public static RGB gamut_clip_preserve_chroma(RGB rgb)
     ///     a and b must be normalized so a^2 + b^2 == 1
     /// </summary>
     // https://bottosson.github.io/posts/gamutclipping/ (MIT)
-    // ReSharper disable once MemberCanBePrivate.Global
     public static float find_gamut_intersection(
         float a,
         float b,
@@ -165,7 +164,6 @@ public static RGB gamut_clip_preserve_chroma(RGB rgb)
     ///     a and b must be normalized so a^2 + b^2 == 1
     /// </summary>
     // https://bottosson.github.io/posts/gamutclipping/ (MIT)
-    // ReSharper disable once MemberCanBePrivate.Global
     public static LC find_cusp(float a, float b)
     {
         // First, find the maximum saturation (saturation S = C/L)
@@ -180,7 +178,7 @@ public static LC find_cusp(float a, float b)
     }
 
     // https://bottosson.github.io/posts/oklab/#converting-from-linear-srgb-to-oklab (public domain)
-    // ReSharper disable once MemberCanBePrivate.Global
+
     public static Lab linear_srgb_to_oklab(RGB c)
     {
         var l = 0.4122214708f * c.r + 0.5363325363f * c.g + 0.0514459929f * c.b;
@@ -199,7 +197,6 @@ public static Lab linear_srgb_to_oklab(RGB c)
     }
 
     // https://bottosson.github.io/posts/oklab/#converting-from-linear-srgb-to-oklab (public domain)
-    // ReSharper disable once MemberCanBePrivate.Global
     public static RGB oklab_to_linear_srgb(Lab c)
     {
         var interimL = c.L + 0.3963377774f * c.a + 0.2158037573f * c.b;
@@ -223,7 +220,6 @@ public static RGB oklab_to_linear_srgb(Lab c)
     ///     a and b must be normalized so a^2 + b^2 == 1
     /// </summary>
     // https://bottosson.github.io/posts/gamutclipping/ (MIT)
-    // ReSharper disable once MemberCanBePrivate.Global
     public static float compute_max_saturation(float a, float b)
     {
         // Max saturation will be when one of r, g or b goes below zero.
diff --git a/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/GameManager.cs b/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/GameManager.cs
index 0d265cd..e1ee389 100644
--- a/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/GameManager.cs
+++ b/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/GameManager.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using UnityEngine;
+using UnityEngine.UIElements;
 
 /// <summary>
 ///     singleton for a single source of truth game state and flow management
@@ -23,6 +24,16 @@ public enum DisplayState
     /// </summary>
     public static GameManager Instance;
 
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     the visual element object for game ui (hud/prompts/tooltips)
+    /// </summary>
+    private VisualElement _ui;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     backend object for handling communication with the firebase backend
+    /// </summary>
+    public Backend Backend;
+
     /// <summary>
     ///     enforces singleton behaviour; sets doesn't destroy on load and checks for multiple instances
     /// </summary>
@@ -42,4 +53,21 @@ private void Awake()
             Destroy(gameObject);
         }
     }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     called when the game object is enabled
+    /// </summary>
+    private void OnEnable()
+    {
+        Backend = new Backend();
+        Backend.Initialise();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     called when the game object is disabled
+    /// </summary>
+    private void OnDestroy()
+    {
+        Backend.Cleanup();
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/OklchColourPicker.cs b/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/OklchColourPickerUI.cs
similarity index 94%
rename from ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/OklchColourPicker.cs
rename to ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/OklchColourPickerUI.cs
index 9c48f28..ef30a87 100644
--- a/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/OklchColourPicker.cs
+++ b/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/OklchColourPickerUI.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 using UnityEngine;
 using UnityEngine.UIElements;
 
-public class OklchColourPicker : MonoBehaviour
+/// <summary>
+///     class to handle the oklch colour picker ui
+/// </summary>
+public class OklchColourPickerUI : MonoBehaviour
 {
     /// <summary>
     ///     perceptual lightness value of the colour (0-100)
@@ -68,14 +71,6 @@ public void OnEnable()
         _responseColour = ui.Q<VisualElement>("ResponseColour");
     }
 
-    // /// <summary>
-    // ///    update the response preview colour
-    // /// </summary>
-    // private void Update()
-    // {
-    //     _responseColour.style.backgroundColor = ToColor();
-    // }
-
     /// <summary>
     ///     handle lightness slider change
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/OklchColourPicker.cs.meta b/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/OklchColourPickerUI.cs.meta
similarity index 100%
rename from ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/OklchColourPicker.cs.meta
rename to ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/OklchColourPickerUI.cs.meta
diff --git a/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/UI/GameUI.uss b/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/UI/GameUI.uss
index 53bad1f..6df1336 100644
--- a/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/UI/GameUI.uss
+++ b/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/UI/GameUI.uss
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-Button {
-    border-left-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
-    border-right-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
-    border-top-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
-    border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
-}
-
 #Content > Button {
     border-top-color: rgb(208, 152, 194);
     border-right-color: rgba(208, 152, 194, 0);
@@ -15,14 +8,8 @@ #Content > Button {
 
 #Content Button {
     background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
-    padding-left: 0;
-    padding-right: 0;
-    padding-top: 12px;
-    padding-bottom: 12px;
-    margin-left: 0;
-    margin-right: 0;
-    margin-top: 0;
-    margin-bottom: 0;
+    padding: 12px 0;
+    margin: 0;
     font-size: 18px;
     color: rgb(208, 152, 194);
     -unity-text-align: upper-left;
@@ -34,14 +21,8 @@ #Content Label {
     color: rgb(208, 152, 194);
     text-overflow: ellipsis;
     -unity-text-align: upper-left;
-    padding-top: 12px;
-    padding-bottom: 12px;
-    padding-left: 0;
-    padding-right: 0;
-    margin-left: 0;
-    margin-right: 0;
-    margin-top: 0;
-    margin-bottom: 0;
+    padding: 12px 0;
+    margin: 0;
 }
 
 #MainView Label {
@@ -49,28 +30,8 @@ #MainView Label {
     color: rgb(15, 13, 27);
 }
 
-.stretch {
-    position: absolute;
-    left: 0;
-    top: 0;
-    right: 0;
-    bottom: 0;
-}
-
-.center {
-    align-items: center;
-    justify-content: center;
-}
-
-.circle {
-    width: 70%;
-    height: 0;
-    padding-top: 70%;
-}
-
 .lch-slider Label {
     display: flex;
-    color: rgb(36, 0, 255);
     width: auto;
     min-width: 15%;
 }
@@ -94,18 +55,94 @@ .lch-slider #unity-tracker {
 
 .lch-slider #unity-dragger {
     background-color: rgb(15, 13, 27);
-    border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);
-    border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);
-    border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);
-    border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);
+    border-left-color: rgb(15, 13, 27);
+    border-right-color: rgb(15, 13, 27);
+    border-top-color: rgb(15, 13, 27);
+    border-bottom-color: rgb(15, 13, 27);
     border-top-width: 12px;
     border-right-width: 12px;
     border-bottom-width: 12px;
     border-left-width: 12px;
+    border-radius: 5px;
+    height: 24px;
+    width: 24px;
+}
+
+#AccountFields TextField {
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+    flex-grow: 1;
+    margin-top: 0.75%;
+    margin-right: 0;
+    margin-bottom: 0.75%;
+    margin-left: 0;
+    font-size: 22px;
+    padding-top: 0;
+    padding-bottom: 0;
+    padding-right: 0;
+    padding-left: 0;
+    color: rgb(15, 13, 27);
+}
+
+#AccountFields TextField Label {
+    -unity-text-align: middle-left;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+    width: 10%;
+    color: rgb(15, 13, 27);
+}
+
+#AccountFields TextField #unity-text-input {
     border-top-left-radius: 5px;
     border-top-right-radius: 5px;
     border-bottom-right-radius: 5px;
     border-bottom-left-radius: 5px;
-    height: 24px;
-    width: 24px;
+    border-left-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
+    border-right-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
+    border-top-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
+    border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
+    background-color: rgb(255, 232, 249);
+}
+
+#AccountFields Button {
+    flex-grow: 0;
+    flex-shrink: 1;
+    width: auto;
+    padding-top: 0;
+    padding-right: 0;
+    padding-bottom: 0;
+    padding-left: 0;
+    margin-top: 0.75%;
+    margin-right: 0;
+    margin-bottom: 0.75%;
+    margin-left: 1.5%;
+    font-size: 22px;
+    -unity-text-align: middle-center;
+    background-color: rgb(15, 13, 27);
+    border-left-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
+    border-right-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
+    border-top-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
+    border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
+    border-top-left-radius: 5px;
+    border-top-right-radius: 5px;
+    border-bottom-right-radius: 5px;
+    border-bottom-left-radius: 5px;
+    color: rgb(208, 152, 194);
+    min-width: 8.5%;
+}
+
+#AccountButtons > Button {
+    font-size: 22px;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
+    border-left-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
+    border-right-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
+    border-top-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
+    border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
+    padding-left: 0;
+    padding-right: 0;
+    margin-left: 0;
+    margin-right: 0;
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+    padding-bottom: 0;
+    padding-top: 0;
+    margin-top: 0;
 }
diff --git a/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/UI/GameUI.uxml b/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/UI/GameUI.uxml
index 5f306aa..d080856 100644
--- a/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/UI/GameUI.uxml
+++ b/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/UI/GameUI.uxml
@@ -1,67 +1,164 @@
-<ui:UXML xmlns:ui="UnityEngine.UIElements" xmlns:uie="UnityEditor.UIElements" xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" engine="UnityEngine.UIElements" editor="UnityEditor.UIElements" noNamespaceSchemaLocation="../../UIElementsSchema/UIElements.xsd" editor-extension-mode="False">
-    <Style src="project://database/Assets/UI/GameUI.uss?fileID=7433441132597879392&amp;guid=2c7ff79f21a3e8e408e76d75944d575b&amp;type=3#GameUI" />
-    <ui:VisualElement name="Root" style="flex-grow: 1; background-color: rgb(208, 152, 194); justify-content: space-around; align-items: stretch; align-self: stretch; flex-direction: row;">
-        <ui:VisualElement name="SideView" style="flex-grow: 0; background-color: rgb(15, 13, 27); flex-shrink: 0; width: 25%; justify-content: space-between;">
-            <ui:VisualElement name="Header" style="flex-grow: 0; margin-top: 10%; margin-right: 10%; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 10%; justify-content: space-between; align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column;">
-                <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="Colour Me OK" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="Name" style="color: rgb(208, 152, 194); -unity-font-style: bold; font-size: 58px; white-space: normal;" />
-                <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="Color Me OK is a colour-matching game using the coordinates of the OKLCh colour model on the OKLab percepually uniform colour space." parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="Description" style="font-size: 16px; white-space: normal; text-overflow: clip; color: rgb(208, 152, 194);" />
+<ui:UXML xmlns:ui="UnityEngine.UIElements" xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         engine="UnityEngine.UIElements" editor="UnityEditor.UIElements"
+         noNamespaceSchemaLocation="../../UIElementsSchema/UIElements.xsd" editor-extension-mode="False">
+    <Style src="project://database/Assets/UI/GameUI.uss?fileID=7433441132597879392&amp;guid=2c7ff79f21a3e8e408e76d75944d575b&amp;type=3#GameUI"/>
+    <ui:VisualElement name="Root"
+                      style="flex-grow: 1; background-color: rgb(208, 152, 194); justify-content: space-around; align-items: stretch; align-self: stretch; flex-direction: row;">
+        <ui:VisualElement name="SideView"
+                          style="flex-grow: 0; background-color: rgb(15, 13, 27); flex-shrink: 0; width: 25%; justify-content: space-between;">
+            <ui:VisualElement name="Header"
+                              style="flex-grow: 0; margin-top: 10%; margin-right: 10%; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 10%; justify-content: space-between; align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column;">
+                <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="Colour Me OK" parse-escape-sequences="true"
+                          display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="Name"
+                          style="color: rgb(208, 152, 194); -unity-font-style: bold; font-size: 58px; white-space: normal;"/>
+                <ui:Label tabindex="-1"
+                          text="Color Me OK is a colour-matching game using the coordinates of the OKLCh colour model on the OKLab perceptually uniform colour space."
+                          parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="Description"
+                          style="font-size: 16px; white-space: normal; text-overflow: clip; color: rgb(208, 152, 194);"/>
             </ui:VisualElement>
-            <ui:VisualElement name="Content" style="flex-grow: 0; padding-right: 10%; padding-bottom: 10%; padding-left: 10%;">
-                <ui:Button text="Play ↗" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="PlayButton" />
-                <ui:Button text="Leaderboard ↗" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="LeaderboardButton" />
-                <ui:Button text="Account ↗" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="AccountButton" />
-                <ui:VisualElement name="AccountSection" style="flex-grow: 0; border-top-color: rgb(208, 152, 194); margin-top: 0; border-top-width: 1px; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; border-bottom-color: rgb(208, 152, 194); border-bottom-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 12px;">
-                    <ui:VisualElement name="UserDetails" style="flex-grow: 1; flex-direction: row; align-items: stretch; justify-content: space-between; font-size: 10px; align-self: stretch;">
+            <ui:VisualElement name="Content"
+                              style="flex-grow: 0; padding-right: 10%; padding-bottom: 10%; padding-left: 10%;">
+                <ui:Button text="Play ↗" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true"
+                           name="PlayButton"/>
+                <ui:Button text="Leaderboard ↗" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true"
+                           name="LeaderboardButton"/>
+                <ui:Button text="Account ↗" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true"
+                           name="AccountButton"/>
+                <ui:VisualElement name="AccountSection"
+                                  style="flex-grow: 0; border-top-color: rgb(208, 152, 194); margin-top: 0; border-top-width: 1px; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; border-bottom-color: rgb(208, 152, 194); border-bottom-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 12px;">
+                    <ui:VisualElement name="PlayerDetails"
+                                      style="flex-grow: 1; flex-direction: row; align-items: stretch; justify-content: space-between; font-size: 10px; align-self: stretch;">
                         <ui:VisualElement name="PlayerNameDetail" style="flex-grow: 1;">
-                            <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="Player" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="PlayerHeader" style="-unity-font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; padding-bottom: 0; -unity-text-align: lower-left;" />
-                            <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="Not Signed In" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="PlayerText" style="-unity-font-style: normal; font-size: 18px; padding-top: 6px;" />
+                            <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="Player" parse-escape-sequences="true"
+                                      display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="PlayerHeader"
+                                      style="-unity-font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; padding-bottom: 0; -unity-text-align: lower-left;"/>
+                            <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="Not Signed In" parse-escape-sequences="true"
+                                      display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="PlayerText"
+                                      style="-unity-font-style: normal; font-size: 18px; padding-top: 6px;"/>
                         </ui:VisualElement>
                         <ui:VisualElement name="PlayerRatingDetail" style="flex-grow: 0;">
-                            <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="Rating" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="RatingHeader" style="-unity-font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; padding-bottom: 0; -unity-text-align: lower-right;" />
-                            <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="00.00%" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="RatingText" style="-unity-font-style: normal; font-size: 18px; padding-top: 6px; -unity-text-align: upper-right;" />
+                            <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="Rating" parse-escape-sequences="true"
+                                      display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="RatingHeader"
+                                      style="-unity-font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; padding-bottom: 0; -unity-text-align: lower-right;"/>
+                            <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="00.00%" parse-escape-sequences="true"
+                                      display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="RatingText"
+                                      style="-unity-font-style: normal; font-size: 18px; padding-top: 6px; -unity-text-align: upper-right;"/>
                         </ui:VisualElement>
                     </ui:VisualElement>
-                    <ui:VisualElement name="AccuracyDetails" style="flex-grow: 1; flex-direction: row; align-items: stretch; justify-content: space-between; font-size: 10px; align-self: stretch; padding-top: 4px;">
+                    <ui:VisualElement name="AccuracyDetails"
+                                      style="flex-grow: 1; flex-direction: row; align-items: stretch; justify-content: space-between; font-size: 10px; align-self: stretch; padding-top: 4px;">
                         <ui:VisualElement name="LightnessAccuracyDetail" style="flex-grow: 0;">
-                            <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="Lightness&#10;Accuracy" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="LightnessAccuracyHeader" style="-unity-font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; padding-bottom: 0; -unity-text-align: lower-left; padding-top: 0;" />
-                            <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="00.0%" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="LightnessAccuracyText" style="-unity-font-style: normal; font-size: 18px; padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 0;" />
+                            <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="Lightness&#10;Accuracy" parse-escape-sequences="true"
+                                      display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="LightnessAccuracyHeader"
+                                      style="-unity-font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; padding-bottom: 0; -unity-text-align: lower-left; padding-top: 0;"/>
+                            <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="00.0%" parse-escape-sequences="true"
+                                      display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="LightnessAccuracyText"
+                                      style="-unity-font-style: normal; font-size: 18px; padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 0;"/>
                         </ui:VisualElement>
                         <ui:VisualElement name="ChromaAccuracyDetail" style="flex-grow: 0;">
-                            <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="Chroma&#10;Accuracy" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="ChromaAccuracyHeader" style="-unity-font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; padding-bottom: 0; -unity-text-align: lower-center; padding-top: 0;" />
-                            <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="00.0%" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="ChromaAccuracyText" style="-unity-font-style: normal; font-size: 18px; padding-top: 6px; -unity-text-align: upper-center; padding-bottom: 0;" />
+                            <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="Chroma&#10;Accuracy" parse-escape-sequences="true"
+                                      display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="ChromaAccuracyHeader"
+                                      style="-unity-font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; padding-bottom: 0; -unity-text-align: lower-center; padding-top: 0;"/>
+                            <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="00.0%" parse-escape-sequences="true"
+                                      display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="ChromaAccuracyText"
+                                      style="-unity-font-style: normal; font-size: 18px; padding-top: 6px; -unity-text-align: upper-center; padding-bottom: 0;"/>
                         </ui:VisualElement>
                         <ui:VisualElement name="HueAccuracyDetail" style="flex-grow: 0;">
-                            <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="Hue&#10;Accuracy" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="HueAccuracyHeader" style="-unity-font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; padding-bottom: 0; -unity-text-align: lower-right; padding-top: 0;" />
-                            <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="00.0%" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="HueAccuracyText" style="-unity-font-style: normal; font-size: 18px; padding-top: 6px; -unity-text-align: upper-right; padding-bottom: 0;" />
+                            <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="Hue&#10;Accuracy" parse-escape-sequences="true"
+                                      display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="HueAccuracyHeader"
+                                      style="-unity-font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; padding-bottom: 0; -unity-text-align: lower-right; padding-top: 0;"/>
+                            <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="00.0%" parse-escape-sequences="true"
+                                      display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="HueAccuracyText"
+                                      style="-unity-font-style: normal; font-size: 18px; padding-top: 6px; -unity-text-align: upper-right; padding-bottom: 0;"/>
                         </ui:VisualElement>
                     </ui:VisualElement>
                 </ui:VisualElement>
             </ui:VisualElement>
         </ui:VisualElement>
-        <ui:VisualElement name="MainView" style="flex-grow: 0; flex-shrink: 0; width: 75%; justify-content: space-between;">
-            <ui:VisualElement name="GameView" style="flex-grow: 0; margin-top: 3.25%; margin-right: 3.25%; margin-bottom: 3.25%; margin-left: 3.25%; justify-content: space-between; height: 100%; align-self: stretch;">
-                <ui:VisualElement name="GameHeader" style="flex-grow: 0; flex-direction: row; justify-content: space-between; align-self: stretch;">
-                    <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="1/5" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="RoundText" style="font-size: 58px; -unity-font-style: normal;" />
-                    <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="0.00s" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="TimeText" style="-unity-text-align: lower-right; font-size: 58px;" />
+        <ui:VisualElement name="MainView"
+                          style="flex-grow: 0; flex-shrink: 0; width: 75%; justify-content: space-between;">
+            <ui:VisualElement name="GameView"
+                              style="flex-grow: 0; margin-top: 3.25%; margin-right: 3.25%; margin-bottom: 3.25%; margin-left: 3.25%; justify-content: space-between; height: 100%; align-self: stretch; display: none;">
+                <ui:VisualElement name="GameHeader"
+                                  style="flex-grow: 0; flex-direction: row; justify-content: space-between; align-self: stretch;">
+                    <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="1/5" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true"
+                              name="RoundText" style="font-size: 58px; -unity-font-style: normal;"/>
+                    <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="0.00s" parse-escape-sequences="true"
+                              display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="TimeText"
+                              style="-unity-text-align: lower-right; font-size: 58px;"/>
                 </ui:VisualElement>
-                <ui:VisualElement name="ColourPreview" style="flex-grow: 0; height: 50%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-left-radius: 8px; border-top-right-radius: 8px; border-bottom-right-radius: 8px; border-bottom-left-radius: 8px; flex-direction: row; padding-top: 2%; padding-right: 2%; padding-bottom: 2%; padding-left: 2%; justify-content: space-between;">
-                    <ui:VisualElement name="TemplatePreview" style="flex-grow: 0; flex-shrink: 0; height: 100%; width: 49%;">
-                        <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="Template" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="TemplateText" style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-top: 0; -unity-font-style: normal;" />
-                        <ui:VisualElement name="TemplateColour" style="flex-grow: 1; border-top-left-radius: 8px; border-top-right-radius: 8px; border-bottom-right-radius: 8px; border-bottom-left-radius: 8px; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" />
+                <ui:VisualElement name="ColourPreview"
+                                  style="flex-grow: 0; height: 50%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-left-radius: 8px; border-top-right-radius: 8px; border-bottom-right-radius: 8px; border-bottom-left-radius: 8px; flex-direction: row; padding-top: 2%; padding-right: 2%; padding-bottom: 2%; padding-left: 2%; justify-content: space-between;">
+                    <ui:VisualElement name="TemplatePreview"
+                                      style="flex-grow: 0; flex-shrink: 0; height: 100%; width: 49%;">
+                        <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="Template" parse-escape-sequences="true"
+                                  display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="TemplateText"
+                                  style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-top: 0; -unity-font-style: normal;"/>
+                        <ui:VisualElement name="TemplateColour"
+                                          style="flex-grow: 1; border-top-left-radius: 8px; border-top-right-radius: 8px; border-bottom-right-radius: 8px; border-bottom-left-radius: 8px; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"/>
                     </ui:VisualElement>
-                    <ui:VisualElement name="ResponsePreview" style="flex-grow: 0; flex-shrink: 0; height: 100%; width: 49%;">
-                        <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="Response" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="ResponseText" style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-top: 0; -unity-font-style: normal; -unity-text-align: upper-right;" />
-                        <ui:VisualElement name="ResponseColour" style="flex-grow: 1; border-top-left-radius: 8px; border-top-right-radius: 8px; border-bottom-right-radius: 8px; border-bottom-left-radius: 8px; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" />
+                    <ui:VisualElement name="ResponsePreview"
+                                      style="flex-grow: 0; flex-shrink: 0; height: 100%; width: 49%;">
+                        <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="Response" parse-escape-sequences="true"
+                                  display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="ResponseText"
+                                  style="margin-bottom: 12px; margin-top: 0; -unity-font-style: normal; -unity-text-align: upper-right;"/>
+                        <ui:VisualElement name="ResponseColour"
+                                          style="flex-grow: 1; border-top-left-radius: 8px; border-top-right-radius: 8px; border-bottom-right-radius: 8px; border-bottom-left-radius: 8px; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"/>
                     </ui:VisualElement>
                 </ui:VisualElement>
                 <ui:VisualElement name="ResponseSliders" style="flex-grow: 0; display: flex;">
-                    <ui:Slider label="Lightness" high-value="100" name="ResponseLightnessSlider" class="lch-slider" />
-                    <ui:Slider label="Chroma" high-value="0.5" name="ResponseChromaSlider" class="lch-slider" />
-                    <ui:Slider label="Hue" high-value="360" name="ResponseHueSlider" class="lch-slider" />
+                    <ui:Slider label="Lightness" high-value="100" name="ResponseLightnessSlider" class="lch-slider"/>
+                    <ui:Slider label="Chroma" high-value="0.5" name="ResponseChromaSlider" class="lch-slider"/>
+                    <ui:Slider label="Hue" high-value="360" name="ResponseHueSlider" class="lch-slider"/>
+                </ui:VisualElement>
+            </ui:VisualElement>
+            <ui:VisualElement name="LeaderboardView"
+                              style="flex-grow: 1; display: none; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; margin-top: 3.25%; margin-right: 3.25%; margin-bottom: 3.25%; margin-left: 3.25%; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-between;">
+                <ui:VisualElement name="LeaderboardHeader" style="flex-grow: 0;">
+                    <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="Leaderboard" parse-escape-sequences="true"
+                              display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="RoundText"
+                              style="font-size: 58px; -unity-font-style: bold;"/>
+                </ui:VisualElement>
+                <ui:ListView name="LeaderboardListView"/>
+            </ui:VisualElement>
+            <ui:VisualElement name="AccountView"
+                              style="flex-grow: 1; display: flex; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; margin-top: 3.25%; margin-right: 3.25%; margin-bottom: 3.25%; margin-left: 3.25%; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-between;">
+                <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="You are not signed in." parse-escape-sequences="true"
+                          display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="AccountHeader"
+                          style="font-size: 58px; -unity-font-style: normal;"/>
+                <ui:VisualElement name="AccountFields" style="flex-grow: 0;">
+                    <ui:VisualElement name="UsernameContainer"
+                                      style="flex-grow: 1; flex-direction: row; justify-content: space-between;">
+                        <ui:TextField picking-mode="Ignore" label="Username" name="UsernameField"/>
+                        <ui:Button text="Update" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true"
+                                   name="UsernameUpdateButton"/>
+                    </ui:VisualElement>
+                    <ui:VisualElement name="EmailContainer"
+                                      style="flex-grow: 1; flex-direction: row; justify-content: space-between;">
+                        <ui:TextField picking-mode="Ignore" label="Email" name="EmailField"
+                                      keyboard-type="EmailAddress"/>
+                        <ui:Button text="Update" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true"
+                                   name="EmailUpdateButton"/>
+                    </ui:VisualElement>
+                    <ui:VisualElement name="PasswordContainer"
+                                      style="flex-grow: 1; flex-direction: row; justify-content: space-between;">
+                        <ui:TextField picking-mode="Ignore" label="Password" name="PasswordField" password="true"/>
+                        <ui:Button text="Update" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true"
+                                   name="PasswordUpdateButton"/>
+                    </ui:VisualElement>
+                    <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="A verification email has been sent. Check your inbox."
+                              parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="AccompanyingText"
+                              style="padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; margin-top: 1.5%; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0.75%; margin-left: 0; -unity-text-align: upper-left; display: none;"/>
+                </ui:VisualElement>
+                <ui:VisualElement name="AccountButtons" style="flex-grow: 0; align-items: flex-start;">
+                    <ui:Button text="Primary Action Button →" parse-escape-sequences="true"
+                               display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="PrimaryActionButton"
+                               style="-unity-text-align: middle-center; margin-bottom: 1%; margin-right: 1%; margin-top: 1%; -unity-font-style: bold;"/>
+                    <ui:Button text="Secondary Action Button →" parse-escape-sequences="true"
+                               display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="SecondaryActionButton"
+                               style="margin-top: 1%; margin-right: 1%; -unity-font-style: bold;"/>
                 </ui:VisualElement>
             </ui:VisualElement>
-            <ui:VisualElement name="LeaderboardView" style="flex-grow: 1; visibility: visible; display: none; padding-top: 10%; padding-right: 10%; padding-bottom: 10%; padding-left: 10%;" />
-            <ui:VisualElement name="AccountView" style="flex-grow: 1; display: none; padding-top: 10%; padding-right: 10%; padding-bottom: 10%; padding-left: 10%;" />
         </ui:VisualElement>
     </ui:VisualElement>
 </ui:UXML>