Namespace vxl.def.camera

Defines the tracking modes available for instances of vxlCamera

A tracking mode is only required when the camera is set to follow an actor using vxlCamera#follow

The tracking modes can be:

• DEFAULT: The camera does not follow an actor. Controlled by the user to look around the world.
• ROTATIONAL: The camera does not move but follows an actor position
• TRANSLATIONAL: The camera moves with the actor, the angle is constant
• CINEMATIC: Similar to ROTATIONAL but allowing camera roll for a more dramatic effect

to set the tracking mode of the camera myCamera you should make sure that your camera is of tracking type with: myCamera.setType(vxl.def.camera.type.TRACKING). For instance:

 var actor = vxl.api.getActor('cone'); //from the current scene var camera = vxl.c.camera; camera.setType(vxl.def.camera.type.TRACKING); camera.setTrackingMode(vxl.def.camera.tracking.ROTATIONAL); camera.follow(actor);

a shorter way would be:

 var actor = vxl.api.getActor('cone'); //from the current scene var camera = vxl.c.camera; camera.setType(vxl.def.camera.type.TRACKING); camera.follow(actor, vxl.def.camera.tracking.ROTATIONAL);

The camera type can be:

• ORBITING: Orbiting Camera - Around the World
• TRACKING: Tracking Camera - First Person Camera
• EXPLORING: Camera axes are updated on every rotation

These modes can be used with the vxlCamera constructor or with its setType method