BlinkScript Ambient Sound Code Example

Description

This code example shows how play an ambient sound. 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  = false;

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

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

// Create a point light over the oger head to give meanacing look
var oPointLight = Scene.createPointLight( "SceneLight" );
oPointLight.position = Vector( 0, 600, -500 );

// 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;

// Test to see if sound is supported
if ( System.hasAudio )
{
	 // Create the sound object
	 oSound = SoundSystem.createSound();
	 if ( oSound )
	 {
		  // Specify the sound to be played, that it should be ambient and
		  // should loop indefinatly and play at half volume
		  oSound.setFileName( "testfile.wav" );
		  oSound.ambient = true;
		  oSound.volume = 0.5;
		  oSound.loopCount = 0;
		  oSound.play();
	 }
}