[SteamVR] Skeletal Input & Controller Binding

Hammerschaedel · 15. Mai 2018

das neue SteamVR Input system ist jetzt in Beta...

Controllers Controllers Controllers: Introducing SteamVR Input
15. MAI - PROGRAMMER JOE

SteamVR supports a lot of different controllers, and it can be difficult for developers to keep up with all of them. Today we are excited to release the first Beta for the new SteamVR Input system.

SteamVR Input allows users to build binding configurations for their favorite games, even for controllers that didn't exist when the game was written. They can adapt the controls of games to take left-handedness, a disability, or just personal preference into account. And once they build a configuration they can share them easily with other users of the same game via the Steam Workshop.

This new input system also allows developers to adapt their games more easily to diverse controllers. Developers control the default bindings for each controller type, and can offer alternate control schemes directly without the need to change the games themselves. When using SteamVR Input, developers expose high level "actions" in their applications that control how the binding UI presents their game to users.

All of this support is built right into SteamVR. It also works on every SteamVR application even if the developer of that application hasn't updated it to the new system yet.

In addition, with the introduction of SteamVR Input, hardware designers are free to try more kinds of input. They can expose whatever input controls exist on their device and then describe that device to the system.

All of this is accomplished through an easy to use UI that is available in-headset under the Settings menu.

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SteamVR users who would like to try out the new system just need to opt-in to the Beta build of SteamVR. Look under properties in Steam.

Developers should view details on our OpenVR SDK 1.0.15[github.com] page and the documentation[github.com] to see how to enable native support in their applications.

Hardware developers should look at the driver API documentation[github.com] to see how they can enable this new system for their devices.

We would love to hear what you think of SteamVR Input. Please give it a try in the beta and leave a comment below or in the SteamVR forums to tell us what you think.
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Domestos · 27. Mai 2018

Mich macht diese ständige (nervende) Controller Binding Aufforderung total bekloppt und finde mittels Google (wie so häufig zum Thema VR) keine Lösung.

Meine Frage: Wie kann man dieses "Controller Binding Feature" deaktivieren? Kann mir das einer sagen?

Hammerschaedel · 28. Mai 2018

was für eine Aufforderung?

Hammerschaedel · 21. Juni 2018

und als fettes Gimmick

Introducing SteamVR Skeletal Input

In May we announced the new SteamVR Input system to allow developers to more easily support existing and future controllers, enable gamers to more easily customize their controls, and empower hardware makers to continue to innovate on VR input. But there’s another aspect to controller input unique to VR that we did not address at the time: extra information from the controller about what the player’s body is doing. Current hardware can tell us a lot about where the user’s hand is and the pose of their fingers, and that information is only going to get more accurate and detailed as the industry continues to innovate. To facilitate this innovation, we’re proud to announce the release of the first beta of SteamVR Skeletal Input.

The Skeletal Input system will allow controller makers to capture the pose of the user’s hand as accurately as their sensors are able, and provide it as a stream of animation data to the running app. App developers can then use this stream to animate the hands of the user’s avatar on its own or in combination with their own animations.

What this means for users is that they will be able to get the full benefit of their investment in new VR controllers in their favorite games without the need for the developers to release a patch to support the new controller. App developers will not need to create unique animations for each controller they intend to support when their game is released, or issue patches to support new controllers. And hardware makers can continue to innovate in this space, and write their drivers so that their controller will work with any game that supports the new Skeletal Input system.

Controller drivers will be able to provide two animation streams to apps for each controller: one stream intended to track the estimated pose of the user’s hand as accurately as possible, usually meaning with the controller in-hand. The second stream is intended to provide a range of motion for the hand as if it was no controller in the way, ideal for cases where the user’s avatar is not currently holding anything in-game. The app developer can then choose which of these streams to sample based on the current context of the game.

SteamVR Skeletal Input will also provide the option to convert either data stream to additive animation. Additive animation can be useful to app developers because it can be layered on top of other animation to provide additional, more dynamic motion. For example, you could use the additive finger animation from SteamVR Skeletal Input as a layer on top of an artist-created pose of the hand holding an object, to allow users to appear to adjust their grip or gesture while holding an object.

We also wanted to ensure that multiuser experiences would be able to take advantage of this new system, but networking an entire animated hand skeleton can require too much bandwidth for many users. So we have included as part of the API support for compressing the animation down to a size that is more practical for networking.

This initial beta release is intended as an opportunity for developers to try out the API in their games and provide us with feedback. Vive Wands, Oculus Touch, and the new Knuckles EV2 are already supported, and we invite other input makers to work with us to add support for their controllers during the beta as well.

A full SDK for all developers will be released soon, but for now Unity developers can access the Skeletal Input API with this early release of the SteamVR Unity plugin. The documentation is available on the OpenVR GitHub Wiki[github.com]. We look forward to hearing your feedback!

HTC Vive Wands

Oculus Touch Controllers

Knuckles EV2

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dadurch ist es möglich handanimationen aufgrund der Buttons zu berechnen.. und das bedeutet..massig Performance gespart.

Hammerschaedel · 21. Juli 2018

und das im grunde für lau

SolKutTeR · 26. Oktober 2018

Interessanter Guide, in welchem gut beschrieben ist, wie man jeden und zukünftigen VR-Controller für die SteamVR Umgebung ansteuert.

Guide: Rebinding Games for New Controllers
The team continues to work on updates to SteamVR Input, and we've made strides in the overall system and user experience.

Recently, we've updated the SteamVR beta with an improved Controller Binding UI - making it simpler to rebind games that haven't implemented the new SteamVR Input API.

Now it's even easier for players and developers to create and share new bindings for VR games, for any current and future controllers.
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In addition, we've created a guide that walks through rebinding three games with different control schemes and needs.
You can find this controller rebinding guide here.

We're continuing to work on these features, and appreciate any feedback you may have. Let us know what you think in the SteamVR Forums.

This update is in the SteamVR beta.
To opt into the beta, right click on SteamVR in Library > Tools, select the Betas tab, and select the SteamVR beta.
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Rebinding "Legacy" games for new controllers
This is a step-by-step guide on how to rebind a "legacy" game to a new controller using the SteamVR Input system. It will go through three games as examples of this process.

Getting Started with Rebinding

Case Study #1 - Jeeboman

Case Study #2 - Beat Saber

Case Study #3 - Moss

Conclusion

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Kniffo · 29. Januar 2019

Kann mir mal jemand erklären wie man die Controller Bindings ändern kann?
Ich steig da nicht hinter .
Vielleicht einfach mal an dem Beispiel wie man bei einem Game am rechten Controller die Menu und die Grip Taste vertauschen kann.
Alles andere könnte ich mir dann an dem Beispiel ableiten.

SolKutTeR: Beitrag verschoben

SolKutTeR · 30. Januar 2019

@Kniffo schau mal einen Beitrag weiter oben, dort gibt es einen entsprechenden Guide.

Kniffo · 30. Januar 2019

Aus demGuide und auch Voodoos Video zum Thema bin ich nicht schlau geworden.Es sind einfach zu viele Tasten und Sachen die man konfigurieren kann.Man verläuft sich.Für so eine einfache Sache wie den Menuknopf zum Magazin auswerfen auf die Nachoben Taste des Touchpads bei Arizona zu legen fehlt mir in der Auswahl zum Beispiel die Nachoben Taste des Pads.Dafür gibt es aber unzählicge Tasten die es auf diesem Controller garnicht gibt.
Ich habe jetzt das Trackpad so konfiguriert bekommen das ich nach unten (süd) das Magazin auswerfen kann.Mußte das Trackpad als DADP oder so ähnlich konfigurieren.Ich hätte das Drehen imSpiel aber jetzt gern auf ost und west .Aber da kann ich einstellen was ich will ich bekomme da nicht das drauf was sonst auf dem Trackpad liegt.
Und wenn man das Trackpad als solches konfiguriert kann ich auf die oben unten und seiten Klicks keine andere Funktion legen

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