Is used to setup the main settings in the scene. For example it controls / sets up the connection to the VA server the general world.
It should be in every map that you want to play audio on. If it is not present but an actor has a sound source component, a default VAReceiverActor is spawned.
Editor Interface
General Settings
- Scale:
- The ratio of the virtual Environment to the real world environment (default = 100)
- Updates per second:
- How many (position) updates should be done per minute (default = 30)
- Ask for Debug mode:
- Whether the plugin should ask to start in Debug mode or not (default = true)
- Use Automatic Remote
- VA Start: Whether the plugin should try to automatically connect to the corresponting python launcher of the VA Server
- Which VA Server version:
- Used for the automatic python connection to decide which version should be started (default = 2018.a)
Connection:
- Usecase:
- Automatic, Localhost, Cave, Manual. Changes how the connection should be established. Automatic checks first with python, then if its on windows it connects with localhost, at linux with Cave settings. (default = Automatic)
- IP Adress:
- IP Adress for the manual connection (default = 10.0.1.240 (CAVE))
- Port:
- Port for the manual connection (default = 12340 (default port of VA Server))
- Remote VAServer Start Port:
- The port for the python script (default 41578)
Directivity Manager:
- Name of ini file for directivities:
- Name of the ini file for the directivity mapping that should be used (default = Study/VADir_default.ini). See Mapping File for more Information
Runtime Functions
Checkout the header file and comments there for more information.