fieldOfView | SPi-V devremote control for SPi-V
Submitted by k_kwiatek on May 26, 2008 - 21:31.
Can we control panoramas using remote controls?
What remote controls can we use?
I remember that Aldo showed Wii's remote control to navigate in panoramas.
Can we also use Bluetooth Remote Control from Sony Ericsson mobile phones to navigate panoramas in SPi-V? Do I need extension to SPi-V to use a remote control?
Aldo, can you give some links or advice?
Karol
Re: remote control for SPi-V
Yes, we can.
Try to use a program "Remote Control" that you can find for example in Sony Ericsson mobile phones. Your Bluetooth must have HID profile.
Karol
Re: remote control for SPi-V
Basically anything that acts like either a mouse, or the cursor-keys on your keyboard, can control SPi-V 'out of the box'. That's how I used the Wiimote in Luzern.
If you need more direct control (ie: without going through the mouse/keyboard 'layer'), you may be able to get the data into Director, and write a SPi-V extension. That's how the 'SPi-V for 3dVisor' extension works. However, be advised that you probably need an 'Xtra' (custom bit of 'real' code, not Director/Lingo) to bridge the remote control driver to Director.
Re: remote control for SPi-V
Give a clue how to start building extensions for SPi-V?
Karol
Re: remote control for SPi-V
extensions are no different than using SPi-V as a sprite in Director.
Use the API to set the pan,tilt,fov, panspeed, etc values of the "_camera" object.