body {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    height: 100vh;
    margin: 0;
    background-color: #000;
    font-family: 'Orbitron', sans-serif;
    color: #fff;
}

#game-container {
    text-align: center;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
}

#game-info {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    width: 100%;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

#gameCanvas {
    border: 2px solid rgb(255, 0, 0);
    box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgb(255, 0, 0), 0 0 20px rgb(255, 0, 0), 0 0 30px #0ff;
}

#score, #timer, #life-meter {
    font-size: 24px;
    color: rgb(255, 0, 0);
    text-shadow: 0 0 5px rgb(255, 0, 0), 0 0 10px rgb(255, 0, 0), 0 0 15px rgb(255, 0, 0);
    animation: neon-glow 1.5s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}

/* Neon animation for the score, timer, and life meter */
@keyframes neon-glow {
    0% {
        text-shadow: 0 0 5px rgb(255, 0, 0), 0 0 10px rgb(255, 0, 0), 0 0 15px rgb(255, 0, 0);
    }
    50% {
        text-shadow: 0 0 10px rgb(255, 0, 0), 0 0 20px rgb(255, 0, 0), 0 0 30px rgb(255, 0, 0);
    }
    100% {
        text-shadow: 0 0 5px rgb(255, 0, 0), 0 0 10px rgb(255, 0, 0), 0 0 15px rgb(255, 0, 0);
    }
}

#game-controls {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    margin-top: 20px;
}

#playPauseBtn, #difficultySelect {
    font-family: 'Orbitron', sans-serif;
    font-size: 18px;
    padding: 10px 20px;
    margin: 0 10px;
    background-color: #000;
    color: rgb(255, 0, 0);
    border: 2px solid rgb(255, 0, 0);
    border-radius: 5px;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

#playPauseBtn:hover, #difficultySelect:hover {
    background-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);
    color: #000;
    box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgb(255, 0, 0), 0 0 20px #0f0, 0 0 30px #0f0;
}

#difficultySelect {
    appearance: none;
    -webkit-appearance: none;
    -moz-appearance: none;
    background-image: url('data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg fill="%230f0" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M7 10l5 5 5-5z"/><path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="none"/></svg>');
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position-x: 95%;
    background-position-y: 50%;
    padding-right: 40px;
}

#difficultySelect option {
    background-color: #000;
    color: #0f0;
}