FOVE VR

[alters-mit]

New Features

• Added a new VR rig: FOVE Leap Motion. This rig requires a FOVE headset and Leap Motion sensor.

Command API

New Commands

Command	Description
set_vsync_count	Set the renderer's vsync count.
send_fove	Send FOVE headset data.
add_ui_cutout	Add a UI "cutout" image to the scene. This will draw a hole in a base UI element.
set_ui_element_rotation	Rotate a UI element to a new angle.
allow_fove_headset_movement	Handle whether to send the Fove Headset position or not.
allow_fove_headset_rotation	Handle whether to send the Fove Headset orientation or not.
refresh_leap_motion_rig	Refresh a Leap Motion rig in the scene. This must be sent whenever new objects are added to the scene after the rig was created.
show_leap_motion_hands	Visually show or hide Leap Motion hands.
start_fove_calibration	Start the FOVE headset's internal calibration.
tilt_fove_rig_by	Tilt (pitch) the Fove rig by an angle.

Modified Commands

Command	Modification
create_vr_rig	Added new rig: fove_leap_motion

Output Data

New Output Data

Output Data	Description
Fove	FOVE headset and eye tracking data.

tdw module

• Added: FoveLeapMotion add-on.
• Added data classes and enums used by FoveLeapMotion:
  • CalibrationMethod
  • CalibrationSphere
  • CalibrationState
  • EyeByEyeCalibration
  • EyeTorsionCalibration
  • EyeState
  • Eye
• Added: Autohand Abstract base class for all VR rigs that use Autohand.
• Added: LeapMotion Abstract base class for all VR rigs that use Leap Motion.
• Modified the UI add-on:
  • The image parameter in add_image() can now be a PIL image.
  • Added: add_cutout() Add a UI image that cuts a transparent hole in another UI image.
  • Added: set_rotation(ui_id, angle)

Model Library

• Added to models_core.json: baseball,

Example Controllers

• Replaced ui/mask.py with ui/cutout.py
• Added: vr/fove_eye_tracking.py
• Added: vr/fove_minimal.py

Documentation

New Documentation

Document	Modification
lessons/vr/fove_leap_motion.md	FOVE Leap Motion documentation.
python/add_ons/autohand.md	API documentation for Autohand.
python/add_ons/fove_leap_motion.md	API documentation for FoveLeapMotion.
python/add_ons/leap_motion.md	API documentation for LeapMotion.
python/vr_data/fove/calibration_method.md python/vr_data/fove/calibration_sphere.md python/vr_data/fove/calibration_state.md python/vr_data/fove/eye_by_eye_calibration.md python/vr_data/fove/eye_torsion_calibration.md python/vr_data/fove/eye_state.md python/vr_data/fove/eye.md	API documentation for data classes used by the FoveLeapMotion add-on.

Modified Documentation

Document	Modification
lessons/ui/ui.md	Replaced the UI mask section with a UI cutout section. Moved transform-related sections into a single section.