Spatial UI

Spatial UI is a game client for the starsim service. The service and the client work together to simulate a starship bridge experience.

demo

Current State

Spatial is not yet ready for any real use. No date for any release has yet been scheduled. Currently, glikker and I are ironing out details of the client-server communication.

Roadmap

• 0.1

  • Model-driven UI, and service-driven model.
  • Service-driven model can be rolled back when out-of-order packets are received.
  • JavaScript API for accessing/modifying the UI when it is embedded in game clients.
  • Support for positioning and layout of several UI pieces and controls.
  • Support for external camera visualization with models and textures delivered by the service.

• 0.2

  • Edit mode support for controls, panels, and screens.
  • Support for additional control positioning schemas, including horizontal left/center/right positioning and vertical top/center/bottom positioning.

• 0.3

  • Support for label-less controls.
  • Support for setting unique UI piece classifications that can be used to style pieces uniquely.
  • Support for service-driven stylesheets.

• 0.4

  • New controls:
    • Knobs
    • Circle slider
    • Status lights
    • Gauges
    • Level indicators

• 0.5

  • Support for 3D object inspection visualization.
  • Support for particles in visualizations.
  • Support for multiple texture and texture types in visualizations.

Documentation

Documentation is currently being assembled in the wiki.