Socket Interaction to Get Things Done
Create a Socket Interactor that Opens the Door if a Key is Placed within the Socket
To have to door open by placing a key into the socket, we need to do the following…
- Configure A Key Hole
- Adjust the socket position
- Execute Door Animation
- Have door open for only a key
STEP 1 — CONFIGURE A KEY HOLE
To configure a key hole, we need to…
- Import a key hole object
- Attach a sphere collider and set it to trigger
- Attach XR Socket Interactor Component
WHAT IS A XR SOCKET INTERACTOR?
The XR SOCKET INTERACTOR is an interactor used for holding interactables via a socket.
Just as a Direct Interactor is used to enable controllers to interact with interactables, the Socket Interactor allows other objects within the virtual world to interact with interactables.
STEP 2 — ADJUST THE SOCKET POSITION
Just as we did to our pistol, we need to customize the attachment point of our socket interactor.
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STEP 3 — EXECUTE OPEN DOOR ANIMATION
When we place the key within the key hole, we want the door to open. To do this, we need to call a trigger parameter within the animator held on the door using the Interactor Events on the XR Socket Interactor.
STEP 4 — ONLY KEYS SHOULD WORK
As of right now, the lock works… alittle to well. Any interactable object can be placed on the socket and open the door. What we want, is only objects that are defined as a key should be able to be placed on the socket and unlock the door.
To accomplish this, we need to create a new Interaction Layer Mask and name it Keys. Then define the XR Grab Interactable on the Key to the newly created Keys interaction layer mask.
TEST
