Learn about the long-anticipated new way to manage input controls in Unity with one of the developers behind it. This new system focuses on ease of use and consistency across devices. In this session you'll find out what the new Input System does and how you can use it. Speaker: Rene Damm – Unity

2. GenerativeArt—MadewithUnity
New Input System
An Introduction
Rene Damm, Input Dev Lead

3. Status
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— 1.0-preview out now
— 1.0 (verified) targeted for 2020.1

4. Goals (1)
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Consistency

5. Goals (2)
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Extensibility &
Customizability

6. Goals (3)
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Ease of use

7. Devices
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— 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

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<Live Demo>

9. Actions
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— New asset type + editor
— Flexible bindings
(runtime-rebindable)
– PerformInteractiveRebinding()
— Control schemes
— Extensible interaction model

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<Live Demo>

11. PlayerInput
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— All-in-one component
— Automatic control scheme
switching (single player)
— Easy local multiplayer
— PlayerInputManager for joins and
split-screen

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<Live Demo>

13. Touch
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— Touchscreen
— EnhancedTouch
– Polling API
— No gesture support yet :(
Touchscreen.current
“<Touchscreen>/primaryTouch/tap”
EnhancedTouchSupport.Enable()
Touch.activeTouches
Touch.history

14. Gamepads and Joysticks
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— PS4 and Xbox
— Rumble
— HID Joysticks
– Unrecognized HID Gamepads
Gamepad.current
Gamepad.SetMotorSpeeds(left, right)

15. Mouse and Pen
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— Pointer abstraction
– Mouse, pen, touch
— Pen pressure and tilt
Pointer.current
Mouse.current
Pen.current
Pen.pressure
Pen.tilt

16. 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

17. Other
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— Sensors
— XR Support
— uGUI Support
— On-Screen Controls
— EditorWindow Support
— InputTestFixture

18. Future
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— Deprecation of old input system
— DOTS/ECS
— Broader device support
— More features

19. Resources
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— Samples
— Documentation
— Forum
— GitHub

20. GenerativeArt—MadewithUnity
Thank you.
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