CAVE Simulator

Environment for developing applications without using actual VR hardware
Tracking and wand input simulated with keyboard & mouse
Displays representations of wand, head, and CAVE walls
Transparent to application code

Simulator mode is the default on systems with no VR hardware. To use the simulator on the VR PCs (mediastudy12 & mediastudy11), create the file ~/.caverc (i.e. a file called ".caverc" in your home directory) and put the line:

simulator y

in it. To re-enable the VR hardware, remove your .caverc file, or change the 'y' to an 'n'.

Simulator controls

Tracking

Move wand with CONTROL + mouse movement or SHIFT + mouse.
Rotate wand with ALT + mouse; roll wand with '<' / '>'.

Move head with arrow keys or SHIFT + arrow keys.
Rotate head with ALT + arrow keys.

Reset tracking with 'P'.

Wand buttons/joystick

Mouse buttons correspond to wand buttons.
Joystick operated with SPACEBAR + mouse movement.

Display

3 display modes, selected with '0' / '1' / '2'.: 0: Wall view (select wall with 'F'/'L'/'R'/'B'/'D')
1: Perspective view
2: Outside view (use numeric keypad to rotate/zoom view)

Can toggle rendering of different additions:: T: timing
INSERT: CAVE outline
W: wand
U: user's head