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# 1. Vortex Class

The Vortex class provides methods and attributes to interact with the VortexEngine for creating and managing game objects and scenes.

1   **`__init__(PrivateKey="", Address="", Chain="Aptos", ApiKey=False, **kwargs)`**

Initializes a Vortex instance.

* `PrivateKey` (str): Your private key for authentication. Default is an empty string.
* `Address` (str): Your address for interaction. Default is an empty string.
* `Chain` (str): The blockchain chain to use. Default is "Aptos".
* `ApiKey` (bool): If set to `True`, it will fetch data using the provided API key.
* `**kwargs`: Additional keyword arguments for customization.

**`2 Object(**kwargs)`**

Creates and returns a new game object with the specified parameters. Adds the object to the list of temporary objects.

* **Parameters:**
  * `**kwargs`: Parameters such as `model`, `color`, `scale`, etc., to define the game object.

**`3 Label(**kwargs)`**

Creates and returns a new text label. Adds the label to the list of temporary objects.

* **Parameters:**

  * `**kwargs`: Parameters such as `text` and `position` to define the label.

**`4 firstPersonController(**kwargs)`**

Creates and returns a first-person controller. Adds the controller to the list of temporary objects.

* **Parameters:**

  * `**kwargs`: Parameters for customizing the first-person controller.

**`5 color(color_input)`**

Converts the input into a color object. Supports color names, hex values, and RGB tuples.

* **Parameters:**

  * `color_input` (str or tuple): The input color in the form of a name, hex value, or RGB tuple.

**`6 UpdateBlock()`**

Updates the global output JSON with the current state of objects and colors.

* **Returns:**
  * None

**`7 run()`**

Starts the Vortex application. Handles application shutdown and updates the output JSON.

* **Returns:**
  * None