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+import { Sprite, Texture, Graphics } from 'pixi.js';
+
+const MAX_CONCURRENT_VIDEOS = 3;
+const activeVideos: Set<VideoSprite> = new Set();
+
+export class VideoSprite extends Sprite {
+  readonly assetKey: string;
+  private videoEl: HTMLVideoElement;
+  private videoTexture: Texture | null = null;
+  private playIcon: Graphics;
+  private _isPlaying: boolean = false;
+  muted: boolean = true;
+  loop: boolean = true;
+
+  constructor(assetKey: string, w: number, h: number, url: string) {
+    super(Texture.EMPTY);
+    this.assetKey = assetKey;
+    this.width = w;
+    this.height = h;
+
+    // Create hidden video element
+    this.videoEl = document.createElement('video');
+    this.videoEl.src = url;
+    this.videoEl.crossOrigin = 'anonymous';
+    this.videoEl.muted = true;
+    this.videoEl.loop = true;
+    this.videoEl.playsInline = true;
+    this.videoEl.preload = 'metadata';
+
+    // Dark background
+    const bg = new Graphics();
+    bg.rect(0, 0, w, h).fill(0x1a1a1a);
+    this.addChildAt(bg, 0);
+
+    // Play icon — white triangle centered in the sprite
+    this.playIcon = new Graphics();
+    const triSize = Math.min(w, h) * 0.25;
+    const cx = w / 2;
+    const cy = h / 2;
+    this.playIcon
+      .poly([
+        cx - triSize * 0.4, cy - triSize * 0.5,
+        cx + triSize * 0.5, cy,
+        cx - triSize * 0.4, cy + triSize * 0.5,
+      ])
+      .fill({ color: 0xffffff, alpha: 0.7 });
+    this.addChild(this.playIcon);
+
+    // Interaction
+    this.eventMode = 'static';
+    this.cursor = 'pointer';
+    this.on('pointertap', () => {
+      this.muted = !this.muted;
+      this.videoEl.muted = this.muted;
+    });
+
+    // When video metadata/frame is ready, create texture
+    this.videoEl.addEventListener(
+      'loadeddata',
+      () => {
+        this.videoTexture = Texture.from(this.videoEl);
+        this.texture = this.videoTexture;
+        this.width = w;
+        this.height = h;
+      },
+      { once: true },
+    );
+  }
+
+  play(): void {
+    if (this._isPlaying) return;
+
+    // Evict oldest if at capacity
+    if (activeVideos.size >= MAX_CONCURRENT_VIDEOS) {
+      const oldest = activeVideos.values().next().value as VideoSprite;
+      oldest.pause();
+    }
+
+    this.videoEl.play();
+    this._isPlaying = true;
+    this.playIcon.visible = false;
+    activeVideos.add(this);
+  }
+
+  pause(): void {
+    if (!this._isPlaying) return;
+
+    this.videoEl.pause();
+    this._isPlaying = false;
+    this.playIcon.visible = true;
+    activeVideos.delete(this);
+  }
+
+  get isPlaying(): boolean {
+    return this._isPlaying;
+  }
+
+  onVisibilityChange(visible: boolean): void {
+    if (visible && !this._isPlaying) {
+      this.play();
+    } else if (!visible && this._isPlaying) {
+      this.pause();
+    }
+  }
+
+  destroy(options?: Parameters<Sprite['destroy']>[0]): void {
+    this.pause();
+    this.videoEl.src = '';
+    this.videoEl.load(); // release network resources
+    if (this.videoTexture) {
+      this.videoTexture.destroy(true);
+      this.videoTexture = null;
+    }
+    super.destroy(options);
+  }
+}