en:vci:overview:introduction

What is possible with VCI

Basic functions & Event functions

Rigidbody & Collider

Objects with a Rigidbody component attached will behave with physics.
A Collider component detects collision, which can be used as a trigger to execute scripts.

Rigidbody (Unity reference)
Collider (Unity reference)
* Details on VCI components

Grab

You can make items grabbable by configuring components in a SubItem.
You can also use grab as a trigger to execute scripts.

Event functions

Touch


You can make the script work by triggering the Collider and the player's touch.


Use


The “Use” can be used to instill the item's own unique behavior.

The player's hand must be in contact with the Collider.

Script

You can write and use scripts in VCI.
You can use various event functions as well as variables and some of the standard library of the Lua.
You can easily acquire current time and generate a random number.

Media

Animation


You can add motion to objects by incorporating Animation.

Audio

You can play a sound by attaching an Audio component.
Also, you can control the play and the stop of the sound by script.

Audio Source (Unity reference)

Effect


Virtualcast adopts Effekseer.
Effects created with Effekseer can be used for VCI.

Material


Some parameters of the material can be modified by scripts.

Text


TextMeshPro components can display script-controllable text.


Joint

You can join items using Joint components.
You can replicate various behaviors of things like punching bag and pendulum.

Hinge Joint (Unity reference)
Use joint to create swinging items

Original functions

Message feature

VCI items can send and receive messages (communication) to each other.
In addition to the communication between items, you can also receive some messages from the system as well.
You can receive comment information from streaming services.

Message system

Receipt of broadcast comments


vci.message(receive comments)

Attachment features for items


VCI Attachable (VCISDK)

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