BlinkScript Look At Code Example

Description

This code example shows how to make the avatar look at a particular object. All the code and assets are in the projects Scripts directory. You can download the project using the link above.

PostWorld.js

// Turn on debug so that Chat.printDebug() and Chat.dump() work
Chat.debugOutput = true;

// Display the stats panel in the bottom left corner of screen
Application.statsVisible = true;

// Turn on collisions, but allow the user to turn it off
Actor.setCollisionSetting( true, false );

// Turn on gravity, but allow the user to turn it off
Actor.setGravitySetting( true, false );

// Show the avatar
Actor.showAvatar  = true;

// Show the chat panel
Application.chatPaneVisible = true;

// Set ambient light for the scene
Scene.ambientLightColor = Color(0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0);

// Create the floor
var oGround = Scene.createGround( "MainFloor", "RustySteel", 3000.0, 3000.0, true );

// Create a Skydome
oSkyDome = Scene.createSkyDome();
oSkyDome.materialName = "CloudySky";
oSkyDome.curvature = 5;
oSkyDome.tiling = 8;
oSkyDome.distance = 4000;
oSkyDome.enable = true;

// Create a point light
oPointLight = Scene.createPointLight( "SceneLight" );
oPointLight.position = Vector( 20, 300, 50 );

// Determine if the avatar has a Stealth animation
if ( Actor.hasAnimation( "Stealth" ) )
	Chat.print( "Stealth animation available" );

// Determine if the avatar has a Crouch animation
if ( Actor.hasAnimation( "Crouch" ) )
	Chat.print( "Crouch animation available" );

// Print the names of all animations in the avatar
Chat.print( "Names: ", Actor.getAnimationStateNames() );

// Set up a keyboard event listener.
this.oKeyListener = new Object();
this.oKeyListener.onKeyDown = function()
{
	if ( Key.isKeyDown( Key.KEY_M ) )
	{
		Chat.print( "Setting Movement Animation" );
		// As a test, give the avatar a much larger collision capsule, the vector specifies the size
		//  x = radius, Y = height, z is unused for capsules
		//	 Actor.setMovementAnimation( "Stealth", true, 0, Vector( 100, 250, 0) );

		// Crouch and stay crouched even when not moving
		Actor.setMovementAnimation( "Crouch", true, 0, Vector( 0, 0, 0) );
	}


	if ( Key.isKeyDown( Key.KEY_R ) )
	{
		Chat.print( "Reset Movement Animation" );
		Actor.resetMovementAnimation();
	}

	if ( Key.isKeyDown( Key.KEY_I ) )
	{
		Chat.print( "Setting Idle Animation" );
		Actor.setIdleAnimation( "Idle1", -1, Vector(0,0,0) );
	}


	if ( Key.isKeyDown( Key.KEY_S ) )
	{
		Chat.print( "Reset Idle Animation" );
		Actor.resetIdleAnimation();
	}
}

// Add the key listener
Key.addListener( this.oKeyListener );

// Siaplay the instructions
Chat.print( "Press M to change the movement animation to Stealth" );
Chat.print( "Press R to restore movement animation to walk" );
Chat.print( "Press I to change the idle animation to Idle1" );
Chat.print( "Press S to restore the idle animation to Stand" );