Introducing the new Input System – Unite Copenhagen 2019
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The document introduces Unity's new input system, which focuses on consistency, extensibility, and ease of use, with a preview version available. It covers various device inputs such as touchscreen, gamepads, and keyboards, highlighting features like flexible bindings and control schemes for multiplayer. Future plans include deprecating the old input system and expanding device support and features.
![Keyboard
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— Stable WASD (fixed key codes)
— Can bind by either display character
or key code
— No-GC-heap-garbage text input
Keyboard.current[KeyCode.A]
“<Keyboard>/a”
“<Keyboard>/#{a}”
Keyboard.onTextInput](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/newinputsystemunite20192-191009194842/85/Introducing-the-new-Input-System-Unite-Copenhagen-2019-16-320.jpg)
Introducing the new Input System – Unite Copenhagen 2019
- 2. GenerativeArt—MadewithUnity New Input System An Introduction Rene Damm, Input Dev Lead
- 3. Status 3 — 1.0-preview out now — 1.0 (verified) targeted for 2020.1
- 6. Goals (3) 6 Ease of use
- 7. Devices 7 — Devices = collections of controls — Extensible through layout system — Activity delivered as events – Can be generated by anyone InputSystem.onDeviceChange InputSystem.devices InputSystem.RegisterLayout InputSystem.RegisterLayoutMatcher InputSystem.RegisterLayoutOverride InputSystem.onEvent InputSystem.QueueEvent
- 9. Actions 9 — New asset type + editor — Flexible bindings (runtime-rebindable) – PerformInteractiveRebinding() — Control schemes — Extensible interaction model
- 10. 10 <Live Demo>
- 11. PlayerInput 11 — All-in-one component — Automatic control scheme switching (single player) — Easy local multiplayer — PlayerInputManager for joins and split-screen
- 12. 12 <Live Demo>
- 13. Touch 13 — Touchscreen — EnhancedTouch – Polling API — No gesture support yet :( Touchscreen.current “<Touchscreen>/primaryTouch/tap” EnhancedTouchSupport.Enable() Touch.activeTouches Touch.history
- 14. Gamepads and Joysticks 14 — PS4 and Xbox — Rumble — HID Joysticks – Unrecognized HID Gamepads Gamepad.current Gamepad.SetMotorSpeeds(left, right)
- 15. Mouse and Pen 15 — Pointer abstraction – Mouse, pen, touch — Pen pressure and tilt Pointer.current Mouse.current Pen.current Pen.pressure Pen.tilt
- 16. Keyboard 16 — Stable WASD (fixed key codes) — Can bind by either display character or key code — No-GC-heap-garbage text input Keyboard.current[KeyCode.A] “<Keyboard>/a” “<Keyboard>/#{a}” Keyboard.onTextInput
- 17. Other 17 — Sensors — XR Support — uGUI Support — On-Screen Controls — EditorWindow Support — InputTestFixture
- 18. Future 18 — Deprecation of old input system — DOTS/ECS — Broader device support — More features
- 19. Resources 19 — Samples — Documentation — Forum — GitHub