This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The angularVelocity read-only property of the VRPose interface returns an array representing the angular velocity vector of the VRDisplay at the current VRPose.timestamp, in radians per second.
In other words, the current velocity at which the sensor is rotating around the x, y, and z axes.
var myAngularVelocity = VRPose.angularVelocity;
A Float32Array, or null if the VR sensor is not able to provide angular velocity information.
// rendering loop for a VR scene
function drawVRScene() {
// WebVR: Request the next frame of the animation
vrSceneFrame = vrDisplay.requestAnimationFrame(drawVRScene);
// Populate frameData with the data of the next frame to display
vrDisplay.getFrameData(frameData);
// Retrieve the angular velocity values for use in rendering
// curFramePose is a VRPose object
var curFramePose = frameData.pose;
var angVel = curFramePose.angularVelocity;
var avx = angVel[0];
var avy = angVel[1];
var avz = angVel[2];
// render the scene
...
// WebVR: submit the rendered frame to the VR display
vrDisplay.submitFrame();
} | Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| WebVR 1.1 The definition of 'angularVelocity' in that specification. | Editor's Draft | Initial definition |
| Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | Yes1 2 | Yes |
553 584 |
No | ? | ? |
| Feature | Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge mobile | Firefox for Android | IE mobile | Opera Android | iOS Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | No | Yes5 | ? | ? | No | ? | ? |
1. Only works on desktop in an experimental version of Chrome (other builds won't return any devices when Navigator.getVRDisplays() is invoked).
2. This feature is behind the WebVR preference. To change preferences in Chrome, visit chrome://flags.
3. Windows support was enabled in Firefox 55.
4. macOS support was enabled in Firefox 58.
5. Currently supported only by Google Daydream.
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/VRPose/angularVelocity