aframe - How to get what element collided with another element - aframe

I'm developing a simple VR game using A-Frame, and I'm struggling with collisions.
Specifically, I'm using aframe-physics-extras.min.js for the collision-filter, and aframe-extras.min.js for "hit" (and "hitend", in case) event handling.
In my game there are many bullets and many targets. I can get a "hit" event when a target is hit, but I can't find a way to get what bullet hit that target.
When a target is hit and I use the "hit" event, I can then refer to that specific target using "this.el", so that for example I can remove it from the scene with this.el.sceneEl.removeChild(this.el).
Is there a way to get the element that collided with the target? For example something like this.el.collidingEntity ?
This is the relevant part of the code:
// collision-filter : Requires aframe-physics-extras
// hit (and hitend, if used) : Requires aframe-extras
AFRAME.registerComponent('hit_target', {
init: function() {
this.el.addEventListener('hit', (e) => {
this.el.sceneEl.removeChild(this.el); // This is the Target
// this.el.collidingEntity.sceneEl.removeChild(this.el.collidingEntity); // THIS is what I'd need, to know what hit the Target
})
}
});
// Bullet
var elbullet = document.createElement('a-sphere');
elbullet.setAttribute('class', 'bullet');
elbullet.setAttribute('scale', '0.05 0.05 0.05');
elbullet.setAttribute('opacity', '1');
elbullet.setAttribute('color', '#ff3333');
elbullet.setAttribute('position', point);
elbullet.setAttribute('collision-filter', 'group: bullet; collidesWith: target');
elbullet.setAttribute('dynamic-body', 'shape: sphere; sphereRadius:0.05;');
elbullet.setAttribute('sphere-collider','');
document.querySelector('a-scene').appendChild(elbullet);
// Target
var eltarget = document.createElement('a-gltf-model');
eltarget.setAttribute('src', '#target');
eltarget.setAttribute('class', 'target');
eltarget.setAttribute('scale', '1 1 1');
eltarget.setAttribute('opacity', '1');
eltarget.setAttribute('position', (rnd(-8,8,0))+' '+(rnd(-8,8,0))+' '+(rnd(-20,-6,0)));
eltarget.setAttribute('collision-filter', 'group: target; collidesWith: bullet');
eltarget.setAttribute('hit_target','');
document.querySelector('a-scene').appendChild(eltarget);

A-Frame's aabb-collider component can help you print out the following:
bullet collided with ["plate_big", "plate_small"]
When the bullet hits the target, hitstart event will fire.
You can use event.target.id to get the bullet id.
You can use event.target.components["aabb-collider"]["intersectedEls"] to get the targets.
document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() {
document.querySelectorAll("a-entity").forEach(function(entity) {
entity.addEventListener("hitstart", function(event) {
console.log(
event.target.id,
"collided with",
event.target.components["aabb-collider"]["intersectedEls"].map(x => x.id)
);
});
});
});
<script src="https://aframe.io/releases/1.0.4/aframe.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/aframe-aabb-collider-component#3.2.0/dist/aframe-aabb-collider-component.min.js"></script>
<a-scene>
<a-entity id="bullet" geometry="primitive: cone; radiusBottom:0.5; height:2;" material="color: red" position="0 1 -5" aabb-collider="objects: a-entity"></a-entity>
<a-entity id="plate_big" geometry="primitive: cylinder; height:0.2;" material="color: blue" position="0 0.8 -5" aabb-collider="objects: a-entity"></a-entity>
<a-entity id="plate_small" geometry="primitive: cylinder; height:0.2; radius:0.6;" material="color: blue" position="0 1.4 -5" aabb-collider="objects: a-entity"></a-entity>
</a-scene>

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How to control camera rig orientation with optically tracked pinch in A-frame?

I wanna replicate what this guy does.
Basically, you go back and forth from one corner of your room to another and rotate the scene when you reach the guardian fence.
https://repl.it/#tetegithub/aframe#index.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://aframe.io/releases/1.1.0/aframe.min.js">
</script>
</head>
<body>
<a-scene>
<a-box id="box" position="-1 0.5 -3" rotation="0 45 0" color="#4CC3D9"></a-box>
<a-plane position="0 0 -4" rotation="-90 0 0" width="4" height="4" color="#7BC8A4"></a-plane>
<a-sky color="#ECECEC"></a-sky>
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<a-entity id="camera" camera look-controls></a-entity>
<!-- *** -->
<a-entity id="leftHand"
hand-tracking-controls="hand: left;modelColor:#E9967A;"
onpinchstarted="rig.object3D.rotation.x +=Math.Pi;"></a-entity>
<!-- *** -->
<a-entity id="rightHand" hand-tracking-controls="hand: right;modelColor:#E9967A"></a-entity>
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</a-scene>
</body>
</html>
I've added "onpinchstarted" event in the left hand's tag in the hope that when I pinch with my left hand the camera rig will rotate. And it doesn't.I think I have to somehow work with the event listeners and handlers but all the docs I read look like they are written for the robots. Any advice appreciated.
Does the rotation work if you trigger it outside of the event listener?
I see you're referring to "rig" in onpinchstarted, does "rig" exist as a variable in that scope?
One solution would be to start with a helper function that does the rotation, then run it in the console to confirm it works. Then, attach it to the scene via a javascript instead of html (doesn't have to be a component, but it might be easier to reuse).
The docs are unclear if onpinchstarted would work vs pinchstarted https://aframe.io/docs/1.1.0/components/hand-tracking-controls.html#events_pinchended
Well, I came up with a sort of a solution by dissecting the example project.
rig.js
AFRAME.registerComponent('rig', {
init: function () {
this.bindMethod();
this.el.sceneEl.addEventListener('pinchstarted', this.onPinchStarted);
},
//I still don't get what this thing does.
bindMethod: function () {
this.onPinchStarted = this.onPinchStarted.bind(this);
},
onPinchStarted: function () {
this.el.setAttribute('rotation', {y: this.el.getAttribute('rotation').y + 30});
},
});
index.html
<script src="rig.js"></script>
<a-entity rig>
<a-entity camera look-controls position="0 1 0"></a-entity>
<a-entity hand-tracking-controls="hand: left; modelColor:#E9967A;"></a-entity>
<a-entity hand-tracking-controls="hand: right; modelColor:#E9967A;"></a-entity>
</a-entity>
Now I want the rig to yaw the same amount the camera has rotated while I was holding the pinch with my left hand.
And I made it work after a while thanks to this person.
index.html
<script src="rotator.js"></script>
<a-entity id="rig">
<a-camera></a-camera>
<a-entity
oculus-touch-controls="hand: left;"
hand-tracking-controls="hand: left; modelColor:#E9967A;"
rotator="rig: #rig"
></a-entity>
<a-entity
oculus-touch-controls="hand: right;"
hand-tracking-controls="hand: right; modelColor:#E9967A;"
rotator="rig: #rig"
></a-entity>
</a-entity>
As web XR hand tracking in the Oculus Browser where I test it is still experimental and unstable I added touch controllers' grip buttons.
rotator.js
/* global AFRAME, THREE */
AFRAME.registerComponent("rotator", {
schema: {
rig: { type: "selector" },
},
init: function() {
this.bindMethods();
this.el.addEventListener("pinchstarted", this.onPinchStarted);
this.el.addEventListener("pinchended", this.onPinchEnded);
this.el.addEventListener("gripdown", this.onPinchStarted);
this.el.addEventListener("gripup", this.onPinchEnded);
this.rig = this.data.rig;
this.box = this.data.box;
this.box2 = this.data.box2;
this.camera = this.el.sceneEl.camera.el;
this.axisY = new THREE.Vector3(0, 1, 0);
},
bindMethods: function() {
this.onPinchStarted = this.onPinchStarted.bind(this);
this.onPinchEnded = this.onPinchEnded.bind(this);
},
onPinchStarted: function() {
this.trigger = 1;
this.oldCameraAngle = this.camera.getAttribute("rotation").y;
},
tick: function() {
if (this.trigger == 1) {
var angleDifference = THREE.Math.degToRad(
this.oldCameraAngle - this.camera.getAttribute("rotation").y );
this.oldCameraAngle = this.camera.getAttribute("rotation").y;
var cameraPosition = new THREE.Vector3();
cameraPosition.setFromMatrixPosition(this.camera.object3D.matrixWorld);
this.rig.object3D.position.add( cameraPosition.negate() );
this.rig.object3D.position.applyAxisAngle( this.axisY, angleDifference );
this.rig.object3D.position.add( cameraPosition.negate() );
this.rig.object3D.rotateOnAxis( this.axisY, angleDifference );
}
},
onPinchEnded: function() {
this.trigger = 0;
}
});
GitHub link and the version published on my website.

Raycaster camera with a-sky intersects with cursor

I just started developing with a-frame, please excuse if the answer is obvious.
In my project I would like to get the position of a-sky where the user is looking at. Therefor I implemented a raycaster within the camera, which works fine so far.
HTML
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<a-entity raycaster="far: 1000" position="0 -0.9 0" rotation="0 0 0"></a-entity>
</a-camera>
<a-sky follow-intersection
id="sky"
src="#skybox-image">
</a-sky>
TS
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<a-scene
cursor="rayOrigin: listener"
>
I always get the intersections with the cursor, which are not wanted.
How can I only get the intersections of the camera? Thank you!
I don't think the cursor in a-scene is needed. You could just do:
<a-camera listener>
<a-entity cursor raycaster="far: 1000" position="0 -0.9 0" rotation="0 0 0"></a-entity>
</a-camera>

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I want to create a simple aframe snippet for smartphones which moves the camera in the direction of the current field of view as long as the screen (or a button on it) is touched. I have already found a very useful piece of code here which continuously moves the camera in the direction of the FoV (see below).
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AFRAME.registerComponent("foo", {
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fiddle here, but it only moves the camera in the x/y axis.

A-Frame using teleport-controls with shake.js events

I want to use fernandojsg's teleport controls on my A-Frame project, but the way I want to use them is with shake.js, one shake to make the teleport line appear and another one to actually teleport where you selected.
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shake.js emits its events outside the A-Frame scene on window where teleport-controls is not listening
shake.js only emits one event type, and you need to differentiate for startEvents and endEvents
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AFRAME.registerComponent('shake-listener', {
init: function () {
var targetEl = this.el
var count = 0
// you could also initialize the shake instance here
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if (++count % 2) {
targetEl.emit('shakestart')
} else {
targetEl.emit('shakeend')
}
})
}
})
Then add shake-listener to the same entity as teleport-controls="startEvents: shakestart; endEvents: shakeend"

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Can anyone tell me how to setup wall colliders? I have setup a room using OBJ files for the walls. Many thanks.
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https://sandbox.donmccurdy.com/vr/walls/
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You need to include the aframe-extras script along with aframe.
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How to
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I found it was better to generate without the walls, so I hide the walls first, and make sure the floor ends where the walls would be. Also, keep all objects that user should not be able to pass through in their final place.
In the browser, use ctrl + alt + i to open the inspector
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Export and save it
in the HTML add a new asset:
<a-asset-item id="my-nav-mesh" src="assets/navmesh.gltf"></a-asset-item>
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Add the movement-controls to your camera Rig, with the constrainToNavMesh: true;. Here is how mine ended up:
<a-entity id="rig" movement-controls="constrainToNavMesh: true; speed: 0.8;" position="0 0 26">
<a-entity id="camera"
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look-controls="pointerLockEnabled: true">
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Expected Result:
So, by adding the nav-mesh and using the movement-controls instead of WASD, for example, you will make your camera moveable only on the created mesh.
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Source
I actually got this information structured from this amazing free youtube video, from Danilo Pasquariello.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y52czIft9OU
How my project is looking after doing the steps above (I just made the mesh visible again for this screenshot
kinematic-body.js is deprecated.
Don McCurdy encourages the use of teleportation
See this post too: Move camera in aframe with physics engine
aframe inspector plugin didn't work on my project.
I did that temporary
<script src="https://aframe.io/releases/0.8.2/aframe.min.js"></script>
<script
src="https://unpkg.com/aframe-aabb-collider-component#^2.2.1/dist/aframe-aabb-collider-component.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://unpkg.com/aframe-event-set-component#3.0.3/dist/aframe-event-set-component.min.js"></script>
<script>
let isStop = false
AFRAME.registerComponent("cam", {
init: function () {
window.addEventListener('keypress', e => {
if (isStop) {
const camera = document.getElementById('camera')
if (e.key === 's' || e.key === 'a' || e.key === 'd') {
camera.setAttribute('wasd-controls-enabled', 'true')
isStop = false
}
}
})
this.el.addEventListener("hitclosest", (e) => {
console.log('ok');
isStop = true
this.el.setAttribute('wasd-controls-enabled', 'false')
})
this.el.addEventListener("hitstart", (e) => {
isStop = true
this.el.setAttribute('wasd-controls-enabled', 'false')
})
}
})
</script>
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<a-entity id="rig" position="0 .5 -1">
<a-camera wasd-controls-enabled="true" cam id="camera" aabb-collider="objects: .collide"
geometry="primitive: box" aabb-collider="objects: a-box">
<a-cursor></a-cursor>
</a-camera>
</a-entity>
<a-box color="blue" class="collide" width='1' height='1' position="0 1.6 -5">
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<a-box color="red" class="collide" width='1' height='1' position="2 1.6 -5">
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<a-box color="pink" class="collide" width='10' height='1' position="10 1.6 -5">
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https://github.com/n5ro/aframe-physics-system/blob/master/AmmoDriver.md#ammo-shape
You could read Collision Filtering for the detailed solution.

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