aframe-proxy-controls

A-Frame proxy-controls Component

(In Progress) A-Frame component to proxy keyboard/gamepad controls between devices over WebRTC.

Overview

With a mobile device / Google Cardboard for WebVR, designing the UI around a single button is an obstacle. This component provides an experimental way to proxy user input events (keyboard, perhaps Leap Motion later) from a keyboard-connected device to the mobile viewer.

For performance, WebRTC DataStreams are used to minimize latency between the devices. Browser support for this standard is limited - notably, Safari (including all iPhone browsers) does not support it. I will consider adding fallback support via WebSockets in the future, if the latency is bearable.

Usage

This component should be used in the viewer application, to receive UI events from a remote application. A reusable remote application example will be available soon, but the API is simple enough that you can also build your own.