WebXR supports a wide range of devices, from the very capable (like Valve Index, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and Quest) down to the much less capable (like Google Cardboard, Oculus Go, GearVR, or plain smartphones).
Since WebXR is based on JavaScript, it makes extensive use of callbacks, which means that [WebXRInterface] is forced to use signals, where other XR interfaces would instead use functions that return a result immediately. This makes [WebXRInterface] quite a bit more complicated to initialize than other XR interfaces.
There are a couple ways to handle "controller" input:
- Using [XRController3D] nodes and their [signal XRController3D.button_pressed] and [signal XRController3D.button_released] signals. This is how controllers are typically handled in XR apps in Godot, however, this will only work with advanced VR controllers like the Oculus Touch or Index controllers, for example.
- Using the [signal select], [signal squeeze] and related signals. This method will work for both advanced VR controllers, and non-traditional input sources like a tap on the screen, a spoken voice command or a button press on the device itself.
You can use both methods to allow your game or app to support a wider or narrower set of devices and input methods, or to allow more advanced interactions with more advanced devices.
This can help interpret the input coming from that input source. See [url=https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/XRInputSource/targetRayMode]XRInputSource.targetRayMode[/url] for more information.
In the context of WebXR, an input source can be an advanced VR controller like the Oculus Touch or Index controllers, or even a tap on the screen, a spoken voice command or a button press on the device itself. When a non-traditional input source is used, interpret the position and orientation of the [XRPositionalTracker] as a ray pointing at the object the user wishes to interact with.
Use this method to get information about the input source that triggered one of these signals:
Possible values come from [url=https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/XRSessionMode]WebXR's XRSessionMode[/url], including: [code]"immersive-vr"[/code], [code]"immersive-ar"[/code], and [code]"inline"[/code].
This method returns nothing, instead it emits the [signal session_supported] signal with the result.
A comma-seperated list of optional features used by [method XRInterface.initialize] when setting up the WebXR session.
If a user's browser or device doesn't support one of the given features, initialization will continue, but you won't be able to use the requested feature.
This doesn't have any effect on the interface when already initialized.
Possible values come from [url=https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/XRReferenceSpaceType]WebXR's XRReferenceSpaceType[/url]. If you want to use a particular reference space type, it must be listed in either [member required_features] or [member optional_features].
The reference space type (from the list of requested types set in the [member requested_reference_space_types] property), that was ultimately used by [method XRInterface.initialize] when setting up the WebXR session.
Possible values come from [url=https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/XRReferenceSpaceType]WebXR's XRReferenceSpaceType[/url]. If you want to use a particular reference space type, it must be listed in either [member required_features] or [member optional_features].
The reference space types are requested in order, and the first one supported by the users device or browser will be used. The [member reference_space_type] property contains the reference space type that was ultimately selected.
This doesn't have any effect on the interface when already initialized.
Possible values come from [url=https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/XRReferenceSpaceType]WebXR's XRReferenceSpaceType[/url]. If you want to use a particular reference space type, it must be listed in either [member required_features] or [member optional_features].
Possible values come from [url=https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/XRReferenceSpaceType]WebXR's XRReferenceSpaceType[/url]. If you want to use a particular reference space type, it must be listed in either [member required_features] or [member optional_features].
The session mode used by [method XRInterface.initialize] when setting up the WebXR session.
This doesn't have any effect on the interface when already initialized.
Possible values come from [url=https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/XRSessionMode]WebXR's XRSessionMode[/url], including: [code]"immersive-vr"[/code], [code]"immersive-ar"[/code], and [code]"inline"[/code].
Indicates if the WebXR session's imagery is visible to the user.
Possible values come from [url=https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/XRVisibilityState]WebXR's XRVisibilityState[/url], including [code]"hidden"[/code], [code]"visible"[/code], and [code]"visible-blurred"[/code].
When (or whether) this is emitted depends on the user's browser or device, but may include when the user has changed the dimensions of their play space (which you may be able to access via [method XRInterface.get_play_area]) or pressed/held a button to recenter their position.
See [url=https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/XRReferenceSpace/reset_event]WebXR's XRReferenceSpace reset event[/url] for more information.
