Testing touch using simulator
While testing input using the mouse directly from the editor is convenient, it's also good practice to periodically test native input with a simulator. A simulator is an external application that emulates native touches, allowing you to test how INITI Playground responds as if the touches were coming from the sensor. Since INITI Playground uses the TUIO protocol for communication with the touch sensor, any TUIO-compatible simulator should work. For this documentation, we will use Greg Harding's Unity/C# implementation as our example.
Download TUIO simulator
- Visit the GitHub repository for the TUIO simulator by Greg Harding.
- Navigate to the Releases section.
- Download and unzip the latest release for your OS (
TUIOSimulator_v1.2_win_x86_64.zipif you are using Windows)
Simulator settings
- Run the application (
TUIOSimulator.exeon Windows) - The only setting that needs adjustment from the default is the server port. Since INITI Playground's games are configured to listen on port
33333, make sure to set the server port to this number.
Using simulator
- Once you’ve set the server port correctly, click the big Play button in the center of the simulator window.
- In Unity, enter Play mode by clicking the Play button.
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In TUIO Simulator, click anywhere in the gray area in the center. You should see the touch registered in Unity, with the miss effect spawning as a result.
Note
If Unity doesn't register the touches from the simulator, double-check that the port number is set correctly and that Run In Background is enabled in the Project Settings.
