daydream-controls

Note: This documentation is for the old 0.9.0 version of A-Frame. Check out the documentation for the current 1.5.0 version

The daydream-controls component interfaces with the Google Daydream controllers. It wraps the tracked-controls component while adding button mappings, events, and a Daydream controller model that highlights the touched and/or pressed buttons (trackpad).

As a first time set up, to use the Daydream controller on Chrome for Android enable both WebVR and Gamepad Extensions experiments in chrome://flags and relaunch the browser.

Then, open your web app, enter VR mode and place the phone inside the headset. It can occassionally take a few seconds before the controller can be used.

Example

<!-- Match Daydream controller if present, regardless of hand. -->
<a-entity daydream-controls></a-entity>
<!-- Match Daydream controller if present and for specified hand. -->
<a-entity daydream-controls="hand: left"></a-entity>
<a-entity daydream-controls="hand: right"></a-entity>

Value

Property Description Default
armModel Whether the arm model is used for positional data. true
buttonColor Button colors when not pressed. #000000
buttonTouchedColor Button colors when touched. #777777
buttonHighlightColor Button colors when pressed and active. #FFFFFF
hand Set hand that will be tracked (i.e., right, left).
model Whether the Daydream controller model is loaded. true
orientationOffset Offset to apply to model orientation. x: 0, y: 0, z: 0

Events

Event Name Description
trackpadchanged Trackpad changed.
trackpaddown Trackpad pressed.
trackpadup Trackpad released.
trackpadtouchstart Trackpad touched.
trackpadtouchend Trackpad not touched.

Assets