thestonefox/vrtk
Vrtk
vrtk is a virtual reality interaction framework and locomotion system designed to build consistent 3D object interactions and user interfaces across different hardware. It provides a hardware-agnostic movement model that decouples player navigation logic from specific controller inputs to ensure cross-platform compatibility.
The project includes a spatial UI kit for rendering 2D and 3D interactive menus and physical controls specifically for head-mounted displays. It utilizes an event-driven input layer to translate physical pointer and touch data into virtual object events and actions.
The framework also covers virtual body physics, applying collision volumes and physical constraints to simulate realistic movement. Additional capabilities include the rendering of immersive 3D hardware controls, such as buttons and levers, and a unified system for manipulating 3D objects within a virtual space.
Features
- Spatial Interaction Frameworks - Provides a unified framework for handling spatial interactions and object manipulation across different VR hardware.
- VR Locomotion Frameworks - Provides a hardware-agnostic locomotion system for consistent user navigation across different VR hardware.
- Physical Body Management - Provides systems for managing physical properties and collision volumes to simulate realistic user body movement.
- Physics Simulations - Applies collision volumes and physical constraints to virtual bodies to create realistic movement.
- Object Manipulators - Implements a unified system for selecting and manipulating 3D objects within a virtual space.
- Spatial Object Manipulation - Provides interaction models for repositioning and transforming 3D objects within a virtual spatial environment.
- VR Hardware Compatibility - Provides abstraction layers to ensure consistent interaction and playback across various VR headset hardware.
- Input-Agnostic Abstraction Layers - Provides an architectural abstraction layer that decouples interaction logic from specific VR hardware input sources.
- Event-Driven Input Handlers - Translates physical pointer and touch data into virtual object events through an event-driven input layer.
- Event-Driven Interaction Handlers - Translates raw physical pointer and touch inputs into application-specific state changes and virtual object events.
- Spatial Interfaces - Offers a spatial UI kit for rendering interactive 2D and 3D menus designed for head-mounted displays.
- Spatial User Interface Rendering - Renders 2D and 3D user interfaces in world-space coordinates specifically for head-mounted displays.
- Immersive 3D Controls - Renders 2D and 3D hardware controls like buttons and levers to build an immersive user interface.
- Control State Simulations - Combines 3D geometry with interactive logic to mimic the physical behavior of real-world levers and buttons.
- Movement Physics Simulation - Applies collision volumes and physical constraints to a user's virtual body for realistic movement.
- Immersive Control Rendering - Creates functional 2D and 3D hardware-style controls like buttons and levers to build immersive user interfaces.
- 3D World Overlays - Renders interface elements using 3D world-space coordinates instead of flat screen-space overlays.
- Hardware-Mimetic UI Simulations - Simulates real-world physical controls like levers and buttons by combining 3D geometry with interactive state logic.
- Heads-Up Displays - Renders interactive menus and informational overlays designed for head-mounted displays.
- Interactive 3D UI Elements - Enables interaction with 3D UI components that respond to pointer or touch inputs.
- Spatial UI Libraries - Includes a library of spatial UI controls like buttons and levers for holographic-style interaction.
- Virtual Reality - Framework for VR interactions, locomotion, and visual effects.
