aframe-haptics-component
A controller haptics (vibrations) component for A-Frame. Supported by experimental Gamepad Extensions. Read about browser support.
API
| Property | Description | Default Value |
|---|---|---|
| actuatorIndex | Index of the actuator from the gamepad's array of actuators. | 0 |
| dur | Duration of vibration pulse (milliseconds). | 100 |
| enabled | Whether the component should pulse on the event. | true |
| events | Array of events to listen for to trigger a pulse (e.g., triggerdown, triggerup) |
[] |
| eventsFrom | Target entity to listen for events if other than the controller entity. |
this.el |
| force | Intensity of pulse (from 0 to 1) | 1 |
Methods
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| pulse | Manually trigger pulse (can pass in force and duration as arguments, defaults data-defined duration and force). |
this.el.components.haptics.pulse();
// function pulse (force, duration)
this.el.components.haptics.pulse(0.5, 200);Installation
Browser
Install and use by directly including the browser files:
<head>
<title>My A-Frame Scene</title>
<script src="https://aframe.io/releases/0.9.0/aframe.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://unpkg.com/aframe-haptics-component/dist/aframe-haptics-component.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<a-scene>
<a-entity hand-controls="left" haptics="events: triggerdown; dur: 1000; force: 0.5"></a-entity>
<a-entity hand-controls="right" haptics="events: triggerdown; dur: 500; force: 1.0"></a-entity>
</a-scene>
</body>npm
Install via npm:
npm install aframe-haptics-componentThen require and use.
require('aframe');
require('aframe-haptics-component');