diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 4a3faa1..051fe82 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
 // ... existing code ...
 
-// === AMBIENT SOUND TOGGLE ===
-let ambientSound = document.getElementById('ambient-sound');
-let audioToggle = document.getElementById('audio-toggle');
+// === WEBSOCKET CLIENT ===
+import { wsClient } from './ws-client.js';
 
-// Load user's audio preference
-const storedMute = localStorage.getItem('nexus-ambient-muted') === 'true';
-if (storedMute) {
-  ambientSound.muted = true;
-  audioToggle.classList.add('muted');
-} else {
-  ambientSound.muted = false;
-  audioToggle.classList.remove('muted');
-}
+// Initialize WebSocket client
+wsClient.connect();
 
-audioToggle.addEventListener('click', () => {
-  ambientSound.muted = !ambientSound.muted;
-  if (ambientSound.muted) {
-    audioToggle.classList.add('muted');
-  } else {
-    audioToggle.classList.remove('muted');
-  }
-  localStorage.setItem('nexus-ambient-muted', ambientSound.muted);
+// Handle WebSocket events
+window.addEventListener('player-joined', (event) => {
+  console.log('Player joined:', event.detail);
+});
+
+window.addEventListener('player-left', (event) => {
+  console.log('Player left:', event.detail);
+});
+
+window.addEventListener('chat-message', (event) => {
+  console.log('Chat message:', event.detail);
+});
+
+// Clean up on page unload
+window.addEventListener('beforeunload', () => {
+  wsClient.disconnect();
 });
 
 // ... existing code ...
diff --git a/ws-client.js b/ws-client.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb278d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ws-client.js
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+export class WebSocketClient {
+  constructor(url = 'wss://localhost:8080') {
+    this.url = url;
+    this.reconnectAttempts = 0;
+    this.maxReconnectAttempts = 5;
+    this.reconnectDelay = 1000;
+    this.maxReconnectDelay = 30000;
+    this.socket = null;
+    this.connected = false;
+    this.reconnectTimeout = null;
+    this.messageQueue = [];
+  }
+
+  connect() {
+    if (this.socket && this.socket.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.socket = new WebSocket(this.url);
+
+    this.socket.onopen = () => {
+      this.connected = true;
+      this.reconnectAttempts = 0;
+      this.messageQueue.forEach(msg => this.send(msg));
+      this.messageQueue = [];
+      window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('player-joined', { detail: { id: 'system', name: 'System' } }));
+    };
+
+    this.socket.onmessage = (event) => {
+      const data = JSON.parse(event.data);
+      switch (data.type) {
+        case 'player-joined':
+          window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('player-joined', { detail: data }));
+          break;
+        case 'player-left':
+          window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('player-left', { detail: data }));
+          break;
+        case 'chat-message':
+          window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('chat-message', { detail: data }));
+          break;
+      }
+    };
+
+    this.socket.onclose = () => {
+      this.connected = false;
+      this.reconnect();
+    };
+
+    this.socket.onerror = (error) => {
+      console.error('WebSocket error:', error);
+    };
+  }
+
+  reconnect() {
+    if (this.reconnectAttempts >= this.maxReconnectAttempts) {
+      console.warn('Max reconnection attempts reached.');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.reconnectTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
+      this.reconnectAttempts++;
+      this.connect();
+    }, Math.min(this.reconnectDelay * Math.pow(2, this.reconnectAttempts), this.maxReconnectDelay));
+  }
+
+  send(message) {
+    if (this.connected) {
+      this.socket.send(JSON.stringify(message));
+    } else {
+      this.messageQueue.push(message);
+    }
+  }
+
+  disconnect() {
+    if (this.socket) {
+      this.socket.close();
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+// Initialize and export a singleton instance
+export const wsClient = new WebSocketClient();