Revisions to Move in the direction I am looking (webvr, three js, Oculus Rift)

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edited May 23, 2017 at 12:33

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Hmm, I'm not sure where you were going with that calculation, but I think your intention is better implemented with a dot product instead of a cross product. I adapted this Unity3D code this Unity3D code and came up with the following solution. See that link for another potentially more efficient method.

Fix rotation bug

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edited Dec 28, 2015 at 1:01

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var YAXIS = new THREE.Vector3(0, 1, 0);
var ZAXIS = new THREE.Vector3(0, 0, 1);
var direction = ZAXIS.clone();
direction.applyQuaternion(camera.quaternion);
direction.sub(YAXIS.clone().multiplyScalar(direction.dot(YAXIS)));
direction.normalize();
character.quaternion.setFromUnitVectors(ZAXIS, direction);
character.translateZ(-moveDistance);

var renderer = new THREE.WebGLRenderer( { antialias: true } );
renderer.setSize(window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight);
document.body.appendChild(renderer.domElement);

var vrEffect = new THREE.VREffect(renderer, function () {});

var camera = new THREE.PerspectiveCamera(
  75, window.innerWidth / window.innerHeight, 0.1, 1000);
var vrControls = new THREE.VRControls(camera);

var scene = new THREE.Scene();

scene.add(new THREE.PointLight());

var makeCube = function (color) {
  return new THREE.Mesh(
    new THREE.BoxGeometry(1, 1, 1),
    new THREE.MeshLambertMaterial({
      color: color
    })
  );
};

var spacing = 1.5;
for (var i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
  for (var j = 0; j < 10; j++) {
    var color = (
      (i % 2 === 0 || j %2 === 0) ? 'green' : 'red');
    var cube = makeCube(color);
    cube.position.z = -i * spacing;
    cube.position.x = j * spacing;
    cube.position.y = -2;
    scene.add(cube);
  }
}

var character = new THREE.Object3D();
var characterBody = makeCube('blue');
characterBody.position.y = -1.5;
character.add(characterBody);
scene.add(character);

var moving = false;

window.addEventListener('keydown', function () {
  moving = true;
});

window.addEventListener('keyup', function () {
  moving = false;
});

var moveDistance = 0.1;
var YAXIS = new THREE.Vector3(0, 1, 0);
var ZAXIS = new THREE.Vector3(0, 0, 1);

var render = function() {
  requestAnimationFrame(render);
  
  vrControls.update();
  camera.position.copy(character.position);
  
  if (moving) {
    // move in direction we look at
    var direction = ZAXIS.clone();
    direction.applyQuaternion(camera.quaternion);
    direction.sub(YAXIS.clone().multiplyScalar(direction.dot(YAXIS)));
    direction.normalize();
    character.quaternion.setFromUnitVectors(ZAXIS, direction);
    character.translateZ(-moveDistance);
  }
  
  vrEffect.render(scene, camera);
};

render();


window.addEventListener('resize',  function onWindowResize() {
  camera.aspect = window.innerWidth / window.innerHeight;
  camera.updateProjectionMatrix();
  vrEffect.setSize( window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight );
});

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <script src="https://rawgit.com/mrdoob/three.js/dev/build/three.js"></script>
  <script src="https://rawgit.com/mrdoob/three.js/dev/examples/js/controls/VRControls.js"></script>
  <script src="https://rawgit.com/mrdoob/three.js/dev/examples/js/effects/VREffect.js"></script>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>

var YAXIS = new THREE.Vector3(0, 1, 0);
var ZAXIS = new THREE.Vector3(0, 0, 1);
var direction = ZAXIS.clone();
direction.applyQuaternion(camera.quaternion);
direction.sub(YAXIS.clone().multiplyScalar(direction.dot(YAXIS)));
character.quaternion.setFromUnitVectors(ZAXIS, direction);
character.translateZ(-moveDistance);

var renderer = new THREE.WebGLRenderer( { antialias: true } );
renderer.setSize(window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight);
document.body.appendChild(renderer.domElement);

var vrEffect = new THREE.VREffect(renderer, function () {});

var camera = new THREE.PerspectiveCamera(
  75, window.innerWidth / window.innerHeight, 0.1, 1000);
var vrControls = new THREE.VRControls(camera);

var scene = new THREE.Scene();

scene.add(new THREE.PointLight());

var makeCube = function (color) {
  return new THREE.Mesh(
    new THREE.BoxGeometry(1, 1, 1),
    new THREE.MeshLambertMaterial({
      color: color
    })
  );
};

var spacing = 1.5;
for (var i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
  for (var j = 0; j < 10; j++) {
    var color = (
      (i % 2 === 0 || j %2 === 0) ? 'green' : 'red');
    var cube = makeCube(color);
    cube.position.z = -i * spacing;
    cube.position.x = j * spacing;
    cube.position.y = -2;
    scene.add(cube);
  }
}

var character = new THREE.Object3D();
var characterBody = makeCube('blue');
characterBody.position.y = -1.5;
character.add(characterBody);
scene.add(character);

var moving = false;

window.addEventListener('keydown', function () {
  moving = true;
});

window.addEventListener('keyup', function () {
  moving = false;
});

var moveDistance = 0.1;
var YAXIS = new THREE.Vector3(0, 1, 0);
var ZAXIS = new THREE.Vector3(0, 0, 1);

var render = function() {
  requestAnimationFrame(render);
  
  vrControls.update();
  camera.position.copy(character.position);
  
  if (moving) {
    // move in direction we look at
    var direction = ZAXIS.clone();
    direction.applyQuaternion(camera.quaternion);
    direction.sub(YAXIS.clone().multiplyScalar(direction.dot(YAXIS)));
    character.quaternion.setFromUnitVectors(ZAXIS, direction);
    character.translateZ(-moveDistance);
  }
  
  vrEffect.render(scene, camera);
};

render();


window.addEventListener('resize',  function onWindowResize() {
  camera.aspect = window.innerWidth / window.innerHeight;
  camera.updateProjectionMatrix();
  vrEffect.setSize( window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight );
});

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <script src="https://rawgit.com/mrdoob/three.js/dev/build/three.js"></script>
  <script src="https://rawgit.com/mrdoob/three.js/dev/examples/js/controls/VRControls.js"></script>
  <script src="https://rawgit.com/mrdoob/three.js/dev/examples/js/effects/VREffect.js"></script>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>

var YAXIS = new THREE.Vector3(0, 1, 0);
var ZAXIS = new THREE.Vector3(0, 0, 1);
var direction = ZAXIS.clone();
direction.applyQuaternion(camera.quaternion);
direction.sub(YAXIS.clone().multiplyScalar(direction.dot(YAXIS)));
direction.normalize();
character.quaternion.setFromUnitVectors(ZAXIS, direction);
character.translateZ(-moveDistance);

var renderer = new THREE.WebGLRenderer( { antialias: true } );
renderer.setSize(window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight);
document.body.appendChild(renderer.domElement);

var vrEffect = new THREE.VREffect(renderer, function () {});

var camera = new THREE.PerspectiveCamera(
  75, window.innerWidth / window.innerHeight, 0.1, 1000);
var vrControls = new THREE.VRControls(camera);

var scene = new THREE.Scene();

scene.add(new THREE.PointLight());

var makeCube = function (color) {
  return new THREE.Mesh(
    new THREE.BoxGeometry(1, 1, 1),
    new THREE.MeshLambertMaterial({
      color: color
    })
  );
};

var spacing = 1.5;
for (var i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
  for (var j = 0; j < 10; j++) {
    var color = (
      (i % 2 === 0 || j %2 === 0) ? 'green' : 'red');
    var cube = makeCube(color);
    cube.position.z = -i * spacing;
    cube.position.x = j * spacing;
    cube.position.y = -2;
    scene.add(cube);
  }
}

var character = new THREE.Object3D();
var characterBody = makeCube('blue');
characterBody.position.y = -1.5;
character.add(characterBody);
scene.add(character);

var moving = false;

window.addEventListener('keydown', function () {
  moving = true;
});

window.addEventListener('keyup', function () {
  moving = false;
});

var moveDistance = 0.1;
var YAXIS = new THREE.Vector3(0, 1, 0);
var ZAXIS = new THREE.Vector3(0, 0, 1);

var render = function() {
  requestAnimationFrame(render);
  
  vrControls.update();
  camera.position.copy(character.position);
  
  if (moving) {
    // move in direction we look at
    var direction = ZAXIS.clone();
    direction.applyQuaternion(camera.quaternion);
    direction.sub(YAXIS.clone().multiplyScalar(direction.dot(YAXIS)));
    direction.normalize();
    character.quaternion.setFromUnitVectors(ZAXIS, direction);
    character.translateZ(-moveDistance);
  }
  
  vrEffect.render(scene, camera);
};

render();


window.addEventListener('resize',  function onWindowResize() {
  camera.aspect = window.innerWidth / window.innerHeight;
  camera.updateProjectionMatrix();
  vrEffect.setSize( window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight );
});

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <script src="https://rawgit.com/mrdoob/three.js/dev/build/three.js"></script>
  <script src="https://rawgit.com/mrdoob/three.js/dev/examples/js/controls/VRControls.js"></script>
  <script src="https://rawgit.com/mrdoob/three.js/dev/examples/js/effects/VREffect.js"></script>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>

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edited Sep 13, 2015 at 13:56

brianpeiris

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Full Code:

var renderer = new THREE.WebGLRenderer( { antialias: true } );
renderer.setSize(window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight);
document.body.appendChild(renderer.domElement);

var vrEffect = new THREE.VREffect(renderer, function () {});

var camera = new THREE.PerspectiveCamera(
  75, window.innerWidth / window.innerHeight, 0.1, 1000);
var vrControls = new THREE.VRControls(camera);

var scene = new THREE.Scene();

scene.add(new THREE.PointLight());

var makeCube = function (color) {
  return new THREE.Mesh(
    new THREE.BoxGeometry(1, 1, 1),
    new THREE.MeshLambertMaterial({
      color: color
    })
  );
};

var spacing = 1.5;
for (var i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
  for (var j = 0; j < 10; j++) {
    var color = (
      (i % 2 === 0 || j %2 === 0) ? 'green' : 'red');
    var cube = makeCube(color);
    cube.position.z = -i * spacing;
    cube.position.x = j * spacing;
    cube.position.y = -2;
    scene.add(cube);
  }
}

var character = new THREE.Object3D();
var characterBody = makeCube('blue');
characterBody.position.y = -1.5;
character.add(characterBody);
scene.add(character);

var moving = false;

window.addEventListener('keydown', function () {
  moving = true;
});

window.addEventListener('keyup', function () {
  moving = false;
});

var moveDistance = 0.1;
var YAXIS = new THREE.Vector3(0, 1, 0);
var ZAXIS = new THREE.Vector3(0, 0, 1);

var render = function() {
  requestAnimationFrame(render);
  
  vrControls.update();
  camera.position.copy(character.position);
  
  if (moving) {
    // move in direction we look at
    var direction = ZAXIS.clone();
    direction.applyQuaternion(camera.quaternion);
    direction.sub(YAXIS.clone().multiplyScalar(direction.dot(YAXIS)));
    character.quaternion.setFromUnitVectors(ZAXIS, direction);
    character.translateZ(-moveDistance);
  }
  
  vrEffect.render(scene, camera);
};

render();


window.addEventListener('resize',  function onWindowResize() {
  camera.aspect = window.innerWidth / window.innerHeight;
  camera.updateProjectionMatrix();
  vrEffect.setSize( window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight );
});

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <script src="https://rawgit.com/mrdoob/three.js/dev/build/three.js"></script>
  <script src="https://rawgit.com/mrdoob/three.js/dev/examples/js/controls/VRControls.js"></script>
  <script src="https://rawgit.com/mrdoob/three.js/dev/examples/js/effects/VREffect.js"></script>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>

Full Code:

var renderer = new THREE.WebGLRenderer( { antialias: true } );
renderer.setSize(window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight);
document.body.appendChild(renderer.domElement);

var vrEffect = new THREE.VREffect(renderer, function () {});

var camera = new THREE.PerspectiveCamera(
  75, window.innerWidth / window.innerHeight, 0.1, 1000);
var vrControls = new THREE.VRControls(camera);

var scene = new THREE.Scene();

scene.add(new THREE.PointLight());

var makeCube = function (color) {
  return new THREE.Mesh(
    new THREE.BoxGeometry(1, 1, 1),
    new THREE.MeshLambertMaterial({
      color: color
    })
  );
};

var spacing = 1.5;
for (var i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
  for (var j = 0; j < 10; j++) {
    var color = (
      (i % 2 === 0 || j %2 === 0) ? 'green' : 'red');
    var cube = makeCube(color);
    cube.position.z = -i * spacing;
    cube.position.x = j * spacing;
    cube.position.y = -2;
    scene.add(cube);
  }
}

var character = new THREE.Object3D();
var characterBody = makeCube('blue');
characterBody.position.y = -1.5;
character.add(characterBody);
scene.add(character);

var moving = false;

window.addEventListener('keydown', function () {
  moving = true;
});

window.addEventListener('keyup', function () {
  moving = false;
});

var moveDistance = 0.1;
var YAXIS = new THREE.Vector3(0, 1, 0);
var ZAXIS = new THREE.Vector3(0, 0, 1);

var render = function() {
  requestAnimationFrame(render);
  
  vrControls.update();
  camera.position.copy(character.position);
  
  if (moving) {
    // move in direction we look at
    var direction = ZAXIS.clone();
    direction.applyQuaternion(camera.quaternion);
    direction.sub(YAXIS.clone().multiplyScalar(direction.dot(YAXIS)));
    character.quaternion.setFromUnitVectors(ZAXIS, direction);
    character.translateZ(-moveDistance);
  }
  
  vrEffect.render(scene, camera);
};

render();


window.addEventListener('resize',  function onWindowResize() {
  camera.aspect = window.innerWidth / window.innerHeight;
  camera.updateProjectionMatrix();
  vrEffect.setSize( window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight );
});

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <script src="https://rawgit.com/mrdoob/three.js/dev/build/three.js"></script>
  <script src="https://rawgit.com/mrdoob/three.js/dev/examples/js/controls/VRControls.js"></script>
  <script src="https://rawgit.com/mrdoob/three.js/dev/examples/js/effects/VREffect.js"></script>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>

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edited Sep 8, 2015 at 19:39

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