diff --git a/data/io/WebcamUploader.class b/data/io/WebcamUploader.class
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd6fe5d
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diff --git a/model/objects/InfoPanel.java b/model/objects/InfoPanel.java
index 93f55df..2478202 100644
--- a/model/objects/InfoPanel.java
+++ b/model/objects/InfoPanel.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import image.Images;
 
 import java.awt.Color;
 import java.awt.Font;
+import java.awt.GradientPaint;
 import java.awt.Graphics2D;
 import java.awt.RenderingHints;
 import java.awt.Transparency;
@@ -51,25 +52,36 @@ public class InfoPanel {
 		Graphics2D g2 = infoPanel.createGraphics();
 		RenderingHints rh = new RenderingHints(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
 	    g2.setRenderingHints(rh);	
-	    g2.setColor(Color.BLACK);
 	    
+	    
+//	    g2.setColor(Color.GRAY);
+	    GradientPaint gp = new GradientPaint(0, 0, new Color(245,245,245), 256, 1024, Color.WHITE);
+	    g2.setPaint(gp);
 		g2.fillRect(x, y, 256, 1024);
 		
+		g2.setColor(Color.BLACK);
+		g2.drawRect(x, y, 255, 1023);
+		
 		Font scoreFont = new Font("OCR A Extended", Font.BOLD, 30);
 		g2.setFont(scoreFont);
 		g2.setColor(Color.GREEN);
 		g2.fillRect(25, 100, (int)(2 * PlayState.lifePoints), 30);
 		
-		g2.setColor(Color.ORANGE);
+		g2.setColor(Color.BLACK);
 		g2.drawString("Score: " + totalHighscore, 25, 75);
 		g2.drawRect(25, 100, 200, 30);
 		g2.drawRect(25, 300, 200, 700);
 		
 		g2.drawString(sh.getCurrentSong().getTitle(), 25, 200);
-			g2.drawString(sh.getCurrentSongInstance().getDifficulty(), 25, 230);
-			g2.drawString(sh.getCurrentSong().getAuthor(), 25, 260);
-			g2.drawString(time, 25, 290);
+		g2.drawString(sh.getCurrentSongInstance().getDifficulty(), 25, 230);
+		g2.drawString(sh.getCurrentSong().getAuthor(), 25, 260);
+		g2.drawString(time, 25, 290);
 		
+//	    GradientPaint gp = new GradientPaint(300, 0, new Color(200,200,255), 256, 1024, Color.WHITE);
+//	    g2.setPaint(gp);
+//		g2.fillRect(x, y, 256, 1024);
+			
+			
 		g2.setColor(Color.YELLOW);		
 		g2.fillRect(25, 1000 - 7 * PlayState.comboScore, 200, 0 + 7 * PlayState.comboScore);
 		g2.dispose();
diff --git a/model/objects/PlayArea.java b/model/objects/PlayArea.java
index 482e59e..feec629 100644
--- a/model/objects/PlayArea.java
+++ b/model/objects/PlayArea.java
@@ -2,13 +2,17 @@ package model.objects;
 
 import image.Images;
 
+import java.awt.AlphaComposite;
+import java.awt.BasicStroke;
 import java.awt.Color;
 import java.awt.Graphics2D;
 import java.awt.Polygon;
 import java.awt.RenderingHints;
+import java.awt.Stroke;
 import java.awt.Transparency;
 import java.awt.geom.GeneralPath;
 import java.awt.geom.Line2D;
+import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D;
 import java.awt.image.VolatileImage;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -25,11 +29,15 @@ public class PlayArea {
 	private VolatileImage background;
 	private boolean hit = false;
 	private int count = 0,maxCount = 100,pathID = -1;
+	private Stroke stroke = new BasicStroke(5);
+	
+	private Rectangle2D backgroundPlay = new Rectangle2D.Double(256, 0, 1024, 1024);
+	
 	
 	public PlayArea(double xToRight,double heightOfGameScreen,double widthOfGameScreen, int sizeOctagon) {
 		super();
 		paths = new ArrayList<Path>();		
-		setHitAreaColor(Color.RED);
+		setHitAreaColor(Color.WHITE);
 		//make the polygons
 		int amountOfAngles = 8;
 		double middlePointX = widthOfGameScreen/2+xToRight;
@@ -80,11 +88,14 @@ public class PlayArea {
 		
 		//drawing into buffer
 		background = Images.initVolatileImage(1280,1024, Transparency.BITMASK);
-		Graphics2D g2 = background.createGraphics();
+		Graphics2D g2 = background.createGraphics();		
 		RenderingHints rh = new RenderingHints(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
 	    g2.setRenderingHints(rh);
-	    Line2D current;		
+//	    g2.setColor(Color.WHITE);
+//	    g2.fillRect(256, 0, 1024, 1024);
+	    Line2D current;	
 		g2.setColor(Color.BLACK);
+		g2.setStroke(stroke);
 		for(int i = 0; i < paths.size(); i++){
 			current = paths.get(i);			
 			g2.draw(current);
@@ -104,7 +115,10 @@ public class PlayArea {
 				hit = false;
 			}
 		}		
-		if(pathID >= 0 && pathColor != null){
+		if(pathID >= 0 && pathColor != null){	
+			g2.setColor(new Color(pathColor.getRed(), pathColor.getGreen(), pathColor.getBlue(),50));
+			g2.fill(backgroundPlay);
+			g2.setStroke(stroke);
 			g2.setColor(pathColor);
 			g2.draw(paths.get(pathID));
 		}