MirrorVR

To test the demo, just load the following URL on both your phone and your desktop.

http://mirrorvr.alvinwan.com/demo

Getting Started

To get started, include these two scripts in your webVR project, after your AFRAME import.

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/socket.io/2.1.1/socket.io.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/alvinwan/mirrorvr@0.2.1/dist/mirrorvr.min.js"></script>

Then, add the `camera-listener` and `onload-init-mirror` AFRAME components to your camera, like below:

<a-camera onload-init-mirror camera-listener></a-camera>

That's it! Then, load your project on both your phone and your desktop.

Configuration

Need to synchronize more than the camera? MirrorVR uses a notification system:

1. First, the mobile device sends a notification with information e.g., the current time.
2. Second, the desktop receives the notification with information, updating its local data structures and UI accordingly.

First, pick a name for this update. Here, we will use time. Second, send a notification that state has changed. The first argument is the name you picked, and the second is state information.

mirrorVR.notify('time', new Date());

Third, process the notification. To do so, pass configuration options into mirrorVR.init.

mirrorVR.init({
  state: {
    time: {
      onNotify: function(data) {
        console.log('Time is ' + data);
      }
    }
  }
})

For more information, advanced options, and other configurations, see the README.

Pro tip: Have multiple pairs of phones and desktops? Just have each pair load a different anchor. e.g., John and Jane can share example.com#roomA, while Bob and Eve can share example.com#roomB.