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-====== LAB4: Human Interface Devices ======
+====== LAB5: Human Interface Devices ======
-This lab is only losely based on Chapter 8 on human interface devices in the text book. The focus here is on being able to control the on-screen character with a specialized game interface device.
+This lab is only loosely based on Chapter 8 on human interface devices in the text book. The focus here is on being able to control the on-screen character with a specialized game interface device.
 ===== Discussion =====
-Discussion thread for this lab is here: [[http://ruclasses.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=gedespring2013&thread=117|Lab 4 Discussion Thread]]
+Discussion thread for this lab is here on Piazza: [[https://piazza.com/class/hq7dlipqggr2qe?cid=27|Lab 5 Discussion Thread]]
 ===== Goal ======
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 ===== Preparation =====
-No special preparation is required - preparing the joypad is explained in the project steps below.
+No special preparation is required - preparing the joypad is explained in the project steps below. You do not have to use the latest lab as a base for this one, you can use the base of lab2 or any other **//except lab1//** if you feel like the project has become to bloated.
 **NOTE:** To get the joypads to start sending data, you may have to press a **Mode** button in the center of the device. This is true for the joypads handed out in the lab class!
 ===== Lab Project =====
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   - **Create a New Project** Create a new empty project called "Lab4" in the same way you have created new projectsfor other lab projects.
-  - **Move Character with Arrow Keys** In the hand-out from Lab 1 you should now complete the then optional step 10: Controlling the model with the arrow keys. **NOTE:** Be aware that you have already made some changes to your code since Lab 1, you need to preserve those. For example, continue to pass your ogre entity into the MyFrameListener constructor, even if you now also have to pass your ogre node into the same constructor.
+  - <box green 100% | **2. An early Bonus pt :),** Lets reuse the blasted resources and plugins files. !>
-  - **Adding Animation** Continue with the hand-out from Lab 1 and now complete the then optional step 11: Adding Animation. Again make sure you preserve your prior code.
+   - **Create a folder** somewhere in your filesystem to hold the ''resources_d.cfg, plugins_d.cfg and Models folder'' and copy the above mentioned files and folders to the folder you create.
+   - **Change the following lines in your code:** dont forget to make the backslashes forward slashes, and repeating them for the sake of c++ strings escape characters.<code cpp>
+MyApplication::startUp {
+	// Make an absalute path to the folder you created, in my instance it was "C:\OgreCfg\filename"
+	_root = new Ogre::Root("C://OgreCfg//plugins_d.cfg");
+	// ..
+}
+MyApplication::loadResources {
+	Ogre::ConfigFile cf;
+	// Make an absalute path to the folder you created, in my instance it was "C:\OgreCfg\filename"
+	cf.load("C://OgreCfg//resources_d.cfg");
+	// ...
+}
+</code>
+   - **From the previous lab** You created a folder Models, and Materials if you did the bonus points. In the ''resources_d.cfg'' you must change the line ''FileSystem=Models'' and Materials respectively, to ''FileSystem=(your_absalutePath)/Models''
+   - **Now whenever you modify the resources or add files or folders**, do that in the folder you just created and all your lab assignments will reuse the configuration files.
+</box>
   - **Plug in and Test Joypad** Plug a USB joypad into your computer and find the device in your system's control panel (usually under "Devices and Printers"). Examine the device properties and find a small test panel for the device. Make sure the device works. Intall necessary drivers if the system is not picking it up.
-  - **Initialize Joystick Input** Your MyFrameListener class needs to receive callbacks from the joystick device and therefore has to inherit joystick callback methods from an abstract class called ''OIS::JoyStickListener''. Luckily you can inherit from multiple classes! Change your declaration of your MyFrameListener into this: <code>class MyFrameListener : public Ogre::FrameListener, public OIS::JoyStickListener {
+  - **Initialize Joystick Input** Your MyFrameListener class needs to receive callbacks from the joystick device and therefore has to inherit joystick callback methods from an abstract class called ''OIS::JoyStickListener''. Luckily you can inherit from multiple classes! Change your declaration of your MyFrameListener into this: <code cpp>class MyFrameListener : public Ogre::FrameListener, public OIS::JoyStickListener {
-</code> You then have to provide implementations of a few abstract callback methods: <code>
+</code> You then have to provide implementations of a few abstract callback methods: <code cpp>
-	bool axisMoved( const OIS::JoyStickEvent &e, int axis ) {
+bool axisMoved(const OIS::JoyStickEvent &e, int axis);
-		return true;
+bool buttonPressed(const OIS::JoyStickEvent &arg, int button);
-	}
+bool buttonReleased(const OIS::JoyStickEvent &arg, int button);
+bool povMoved(const OIS::JoyStickEvent &arg, int pov);
-	bool buttonPressed( const OIS::JoyStickEvent &arg, int button ) {
-		return true;
-	};
-	bool buttonReleased( const OIS::JoyStickEvent &arg, int button ) {
+bool MyFrameListener::axisMoved(const OIS::JoyStickEvent &e, int axis) {
-	        return true;
+	return true;
-	};
+}
+bool MyFrameListener::buttonPressed(const OIS::JoyStickEvent &arg, int button) {
-	bool povMoved( const OIS::JoyStickEvent &arg, int pov ) {
+	return true;
-	        return true;
+}
-	};
+bool MyFrameListener::buttonReleased(const OIS::JoyStickEvent &arg, int button) {
-</code> In this class you need a new member variable to hold a pointer to a new joystick input object (e.g. ''	OIS::JoyStick* _Joystick;'') and then you have to create this object in your constructor. Because it is not guaranteed that the joypad is connected, you need to catch a possible exception upon creation and let the application gracefully continue even if the creation fails:<code>
+	return true;
-		try {
+}
-			_Joystick = static_cast<OIS::JoyStick*>(_InputManager->createInputObject( OIS::OISJoyStick, true ));
+bool MyFrameListener::povMoved(const OIS::JoyStickEvent &arg, int pov) {
-			_Joystick->setEventCallback(this);
+	return true;
-			std::cout << "Successfuly created Joystick";
+}
-		}
+</code> In this class you need a new member variable to hold a pointer to a new joystick input object (e.g. ''	OIS::JoyStick* _Joystick;'') and then you have to create this object in your constructor. Because it is not guaranteed that the joypad is connected, you need to catch a possible exception upon creation and let the application gracefully continue even if the creation fails:<code cpp>
-		catch(...) {
+try {
-			std::cout << "Failed to initialize Joystick";
+	_Joystick = static_cast<OIS::JoyStick*>(_InputManager->createInputObject( OIS::OISJoyStick, true ));
-			_Joystick = 0;
+	_Joystick->setEventCallback(this);
-		}
+	std::cout << "Successfuly created Joystick";
+}
+catch(...) {
+	std::cout << "Failed to initialize Joystick";
+	_Joystick = 0;
+}
 </code> Don't forget to also **destroy** the joystick object in your destructor, just like you do with the mouse and keyboard. Make sure this code compiles and check to see if your joypad gets properly initialized.
-  - **Move Character with POV** Now you want to give players the option to move the character by pressing one of the directions on the POV (point of view) digital button on the left of the joypad. You should still retain the keyboard control of the movement. First explore the values you get when you press the POV button. Do that by adding the following two lines to the ''povMoved'' callback:<code>
+  - **Move Character with POV** Now you want to give players the option to move the character by pressing one of the directions on the POV (point of view) digital button on the left of the joypad. You should still retain the keyboard control of the movement. First explore the values you get when you press the POV button. <code cpp>
-		int direction = arg.state.mPOV[pov].direction;
+// Create a member variable in the MyFrameListener class: int _povState
-		std::cout << direction << "\n";
-</code> Notice that you get special codes for each direction and the code 0 when you let go of the button (it goes back into center position). Unlike the keyboard, you don't get continuous events when you press and hold the directions! To use this for moving the character you need to store the last direction code received and reset it when you receive 0. In the same callback (below the two lines above), add the following code:<code>
+bool MyFrameListener::povMoved(const OIS::JoyStickEvent &arg, int pov) {
-		_WalkingNorth = false;
+	_povState = arg.state.mPOV[pov].direction;
-		_WalkingSouth = false;
+	std::cout << _povState << "\n";
-		_WalkingEast = false;
+	return true;
-		_WalkingWest = false;
+}
-		switch(direction) {
+</code> Notice that you get special codes for each direction and the code 0 when you let go of the button (it goes back into center position). Unlike the keyboard, you don't get continuous events when you press and hold the directions! To use this for moving the character you need to store the last direction code received and reset it when you receive 0. In the same callback (below the two lines above), add the following ''OR'' operation to your keyboard movement if statements:<code cpp>
-			case OIS::Pov::North:
+if (_Keyboard->isKeyDown(OIS::KC_UP) || _povState == OIS::Pov::North) {
-				_WalkingSouth = true;
+	SinbadTranslate += Ogre::Vector3(0, 0, -1);
-			break;
+	walked = true;
-			case OIS::Pov::South:
+	_rotation = 3.14f;
-				_WalkingNorth = true;
+}
-				break;
+if (_Keyboard->isKeyDown(OIS::KC_DOWN) || _povState == OIS::Pov::South) {
-			case OIS::Pov::East:
+	SinbadTranslate += Ogre::Vector3(0, 0, 1);
-				_WalkingWest = true;
+	walked = true;
-			break;
+	_rotation = 0.0f;
-			case OIS::Pov::West:
+}
-				_WalkingEast = true;
+if (_Keyboard->isKeyDown(OIS::KC_LEFT) || _povState == OIS::Pov::West) {
-			break;
+	SinbadTranslate += Ogre::Vector3(-1, 0, 0);
-			case OIS::Pov::Centered:
+	walked = true;
-			break;
+	_rotation = -1.57f;
-		}
+}
-</code> Make sure also to declare each of the ''bool'' variables as member variables in your class! This is a bit verbose here for clarity, but you can also pack these bits into a single byte to save space and use bit masking. Notice that the POV directions don't necessarily map correctly onto the directions in our world. You can now use these booleans just like the keyboard button presses for moving the character in your class's ''frameStarted'' method. In fact, you can use the OR operator to check to see if a keyboard direction was pressed OR the corresponding walking direction is true, for example: <code>
+if (_Keyboard->isKeyDown(OIS::KC_RIGHT) || _povState == OIS::Pov::East) {
-                if(_Keyboard->isKeyDown(OIS::KC_UP) || _WalkingNorth) { ... }
+	SinbadTranslate += Ogre::Vector3(1, 0, 0);
-</code> Finally, you need to capture the joystick input in this ''frameStarted'' method: <code>
+	walked = true;
-		if( _Joystick )
+	_rotation = 1.57f;
-			_Joystick->capture();
+}
+</code> Finally, you need to capture the joystick input in this ''frameStarted'' method: <code cpp>
+if( _Joystick )
+	_Joystick->capture();
 </code>
-  - **Rotate Camera with Analog Stick** Now you should try to rotate (or swivel) the camera around the character with the right analog stick on the joypad. You first need to create a new member variable in your MyFrameListener class that stores the current camera angle (e.g. ''float _camangle''). In your constructor, initialize this angle to the value ''-1*Ogre::Math::HALF_PI'' so that this angle corresponds to the initial orientation of the character. As with the POV button, you should examine the values you get from the analog axes of your joypad. Add the following lines to your ''axisMoved'' callback:<code>
+  - **Rotate Camera with Analog Stick** Now you should try to rotate (or swivel) the camera around the character with the right analog stick on the joypad. You first need to create a new member variable in your MyFrameListener class that stores the current camera angle (e.g. ''float _camangle''). In your constructor, initialize this angle to the value ''-1*Ogre::Math::HALF_PI'' so that this angle corresponds to the initial orientation of the character. As with the POV button, you should examine the values you get from the analog axes of your joypad. Add the following lines to your ''axisMoved'' callback:<code cpp>
-		int value = e.state.mAxes[axis].abs;
+int value = e.state.mAxes[axis].abs;
-		switch(axis) {
+switch(axis) {
-			case 0:
+	case 1:
-				std::cout << "0:" << value << "\n";
+	std::cout << "1:" << value << "\n";
-				break;
+	break;
-		}
+}
-</code> You can add more cases to this to observe values along the other axes. You will notice that they each run from a negative 32768 to a positive 32767, which corresponds to the range of a 16-bit signed integer. For one of these axes, we want this range to map onto a camera angle that runs from 0 to 360 degrees (calculated in radians). The camera angle can therefore be calculated as follows:<code>
+</code> You can add more cases to this to observe values along the other axes. You will notice that they each run from a negative 32768 to a positive 32767, which corresponds to the range of a 16-bit signed integer. For one of these axes, we want this range to map onto a camera angle that runs from 0 to 360 degrees (calculated in radians). The camera angle can therefore be calculated as follows:<code cpp>
-               _camangle = Ogre::Math::TWO_PI * ((float(-1*value) / float(_Joystick->MAX_AXIS) + 1.0f)/2.0f)+Ogre::Math::HALF_PI;
+_camangle = Ogre::Math::TWO_PI * ((float(-1*value) / float(_Joystick->MAX_AXIS) + 1.0f)/2.0f)+Ogre::Math::HALF_PI;
-</code> The ''-1'' in here is to reverse the axis value to let the direction of movement map better onto the perceived camera motion and the HALF_PI offset is just so that we start by facing the ogre model correctly. Finally, in the ''frameStarted'' callback you have to continue to update the camera position and orientation: <code>
+</code> The ''-1'' in here is to reverse the axis value to let the direction of movement map better onto the perceived camera motion and the HALF_PI offset is just so that we start by facing the ogre model correctly. Finally, in the ''frameStarted'' callback you have to continue to update the camera position and orientation: <code cpp>
-		_Cam->setPosition(_myogrenode->getPosition()+Ogre::Vector3(20.0f*Ogre::Math::Cos(_camangle), 10.0f, 20.0f*Ogre::Math::Sin(_camangle)));
+_Cam->setPosition(_myogrenode->getPosition()+Ogre::Vector3(20.0f*Ogre::Math::Cos(_camangle), 10.0f, 20.0f*Ogre::Math::Sin(_camangle)));
-		_Cam->lookAt(_myogrenode->getPosition());
+_Cam->lookAt(_myogrenode->getPosition());
 </code> Test to see if this works.
-  - **OPTIONAL: Map more axes and buttons** Add more controls to the camera or other things in the environment. For example, zoom the camera in and out with a different axis of movement or let a button start the effect from lab 2.
+====== Bonus points ======
+<box green 100% | Bonus points>
+   - **Make the input a little bit more useful :)** Either make your own modifications to the input or follow the instructions given:
+     - **Remove the code** from frameStarted: <code cpp>
+Ogre::Vector3 SinbadTranslate(0, 0, 0);
+float _rotation = 0.0f;
+if (_Keyboard->isKeyDown(OIS::KC_UP) || _povState == OIS::Pov::North) {
+	SinbadTranslate += Ogre::Vector3(0, 0, -1);
+	walked = true;
+	_rotation = 3.14f;
+}
+if (_Keyboard->isKeyDown(OIS::KC_DOWN) || _povState == OIS::Pov::South) {
+	SinbadTranslate += Ogre::Vector3(0, 0, 1);
+	walked = true;
+	_rotation = 0.0f;
+}
+if (_Keyboard->isKeyDown(OIS::KC_LEFT) || _povState == OIS::Pov::West) {
+	SinbadTranslate += Ogre::Vector3(-1, 0, 0);
+	walked = true;
+	_rotation = -1.57f;
+}
+if (_Keyboard->isKeyDown(OIS::KC_RIGHT) || _povState == OIS::Pov::East) {
+	SinbadTranslate += Ogre::Vector3(1, 0, 0);
+	walked = true;
+	_rotation = 1.57f;
+}
+_node->translate(SinbadTranslate * evt.timeSinceLastFrame * _WalkingSpeed);
+_node->resetOrientation();
+_node->yaw(Ogre::Radian(_rotation));
+</code>
+    - **Now we will make the Sinbad move with the left analog stick** Add these two member variables to the ''MyFrameListener'' class, they will hold the values for the left analog axis. And make sure to initialize them all to 0. <code cpp>
+int _walkMagnitude;
+int _turnMagnitude;
+float _orientation;
+</code>
+    - **Capture the state of the left axis** in the function ''axisMoved'' by adding to the previously created switch statement. <code cpp>
+bool MyFrameListener::axisMoved(const OIS::JoyStickEvent &e, int axis) {
+	int value = e.state.mAxes[axis].abs;
+	switch (axis) {
+	case 1:
+		_camangle = Ogre::Math::TWO_PI * ((float(-1 * value) / float(_Joystick->MAX_AXIS) + 1.0f) / 2.0f) + Ogre::Math::HALF_PI;
+		break;
+        // Add these lines, dont forget to break :)
+	case 2:
+		_walkMagnitude = (float)value / -float(_Joystick->MAX_AXIS); // Map the range to -1 to 1
+		break;
+	case 3:
+		_turnMagnitude = (float)value / -float(_Joystick->MAX_AXIS); // Map the range to -1 to 1
+		break;
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+</code>
+    - **Now add the new input method for Sinbad** add this code in place for the code removed from section //a// <code cpp>
+bool walked = false;
+Ogre::Vector3 SinbadTranslate(0, 0, 0);
+// If the joystick is not available, use the keyboard as input.
+if (!_Joystick) {
+	if (_Keyboard->isKeyDown(OIS::KC_UP)) {
+		_walkMagnitude = 1;
+	}
+	else if (_Keyboard->isKeyDown(OIS::KC_DOWN)) {
+		_walkMagnitude = -1;
+	}
+	else {
+		_walkMagnitude = 0;
+	}
+	if (_Keyboard->isKeyDown(OIS::KC_LEFT)) {
+		_turnMagnitude = 1;
+	}
+	else if (_Keyboard->isKeyDown(OIS::KC_RIGHT)) {
+		_turnMagnitude = -1;
+	}
+	else {
+		_turnMagnitude = 0;
+	}
+}
+// Create the translation vector.
+SinbadTranslate = _node->getOrientation().zAxis() * evt.timeSinceLastFrame * _WalkingSpeed * _walkMagnitude;
+walked = true;
+// Increment the roation angle.
+_orientation += evt.timeSinceLastFrame * _turnMagnitude*2;
+// Now finally apply the rotation and translation.
+_node->translate(SinbadTranslate);
+_node->setOrientation(Ogre::Quaternion(Ogre::Radian(_orientation), Ogre::Vector3::UNIT_Y));
+</code>
+  - **As of now the camera follows Sinbad in a strange manner.** By adding buffered keyboard input, create a method of toggling the camera from following Sinbad behind his back, and a free roaming camera that you cam move with the mouse and "WASD" \\ **Hints:** \\ <code cpp>
+// This will make the camera a child of the Sinbad Scene node, and thus all transformation made to Sinbad will be applied to the Camera as well.
+_node->attachObject(_Cam);
+</code> Buffered keyboard input, Make the following changes to the MyFrameListener class to enable the buffered keyboard input <code cpp>
+// Add the inheritance of OIS::KeyListener, this will be required to make your FrameListener handle
+// the buffered input by providing you with the two virtual functions, keyPressed and keyReleased.
+class MyFrameListener : public Ogre::FrameListener, OIS::JoyStickListener, OIS::KeyListener {
+    //...
+    // Change the way the frameListener initializes the Keyboard object pointer in the constructor.
+    // And make "MyFrameListener" the event callback Handler for the keyboard.
+    MyFrameListener() : ... {
+        //...
+        // Notice the last parameter in the createInputObject() has changed from false to true!!
+        // That parameter indicates that we want to enable buffered keyboard input.
+        _Keyboard = static_cast<OIS::Keyboard*>(_InputManager->createInputObject(OIS::OISKeyboard, true));
+	_Keyboard->setEventCallback(this);
+        //...
+    }
+    // Now implement those two virtual functions.
+    virtual bool keyPressed(const OIS::KeyEvent &arg) {
+	return true;
+    }
+    virtual bool keyReleased(const OIS::KeyEvent &arg) {
+        return true;
+     }
+     //...
+}
+</code>Now you have those two functions that trigger only once per key press, and are not continuous like before, did I mention buffered input :)?
+</box>
 ===== When You Are Finished =====
-Upload your **commented source files** into Lab4 in MySchool (zip them up if more than one). The lab projects will not be graded, but their completion counts towards your participation grade.
+Upload your **commented source files** into Lab5 in MySchool (zip them up if more than one). The lab projects will not be graded, but their completion counts towards your participation grade.