Need help converting code from obj-c

Unity Engine
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I need to convert this “shake” function from obj-c to unity… any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

- (void) accelerometer:(UIAccelerometer*)accelerometer didAccelerate:(UIAcceleration*)acceleration
{
	UIAccelerationValue				length,
									x,
									y,
									z;
	
	//Use a basic high-pass filter to remove the influence of the gravity
	myAccelerometer[0] = acceleration.x * kFilteringFactor + myAccelerometer[0] * (1.0 - kFilteringFactor);
	myAccelerometer[1] = acceleration.y * kFilteringFactor + myAccelerometer[1] * (1.0 - kFilteringFactor);
	myAccelerometer[2] = acceleration.z * kFilteringFactor + myAccelerometer[2] * (1.0 - kFilteringFactor);
	// Compute values for the three axes of the acceleromater
	x = acceleration.x - myAccelerometer[0];
	y = acceleration.y - myAccelerometer[0];
	z = acceleration.z - myAccelerometer[0];
	
	//Compute the intensity of the current acceleration 
	length = sqrt(x * x + y * y + z * z);
	// If above a given threshold, play the erase sounds and erase the drawing view
	if((length >= kEraseAccelerationThreshold)  (CFAbsoluteTimeGetCurrent() > lastTime + kMinEraseInterval)) {
//DO STUFF
	}
}
2

The whole accelerator part can be dropped for iPhoneInput.acceleration, a Vector3 object that contains the current acceleration value.
Addition things are present there, you only need to search for iPhone in the Unity iPhone Scripting Reference to see all the possible iphone related settings and input capabilities, with iPhoneInput covering the input part.

The rest below that does the calculation can more or less be copy pasted :slight_smile:

3

how do i raise something to a power

var length = (x * x + y * y + z * z) ^ (1 / 2);

does not seem to work…

4

Mathf.Pow(). (Love using that one…I just wish we had Mathf.Zap() and Mathf.Blam().)

–Eric

5

Thanks Guys!
haha Eric! nice one!

if anyone cares… here is the code

var accel : Vector3 = iPhoneInput.acceleration;
var kEraseAccelerationThreshold = 2.0;

   var x = accel.x; 
   var y = accel.y; 
   var z = accel.z; 
    
  var length = Mathf.Pow((x * x + y * y + z * z), (1 / 2)); 
  
      if (length >= kEraseAccelerationThreshold) {
      	// DO STUFF
}

it compiles… am i missing anything?

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var kEraseAccelerationThreshold = 2.0;

function Update () {

var accel = iPhoneInput.acceleration;

   var x = accel.x; 
   var y = accel.y; 
   var z = accel.z; 
    
  var length = Mathf.Pow((x * x + y * y + z * z), (1 / 2)); 
  
      if (length >= kEraseAccelerationThreshold) {
      	// Destroy (GameObject.Find("Splatter(Clone)"));
      	Application.LoadLevel (0);
		} 
}

That is the full code… it doesnt work… it compiles fine… but nothing happens
any help would be appreciated

thanks

7

Always use debug statements. That way you can find out what the code is actually doing. (Although I can tell that 1/2 is going to give you 0, since that’s integer division.)

–Eric

8

How should i square root (x * x + y * y + z * z) then?

9

ahh found it, Mathf.Sqrt.

trying that

10

It works!
thanks!

for my next noobish question… is there a way to destroy all objects with a name of “Splatter(clone)” at the same time?

11

You could always have used floating point division. :slight_smile: 1.0/2.0 rather than 1/2. Better yet, just use .5, since division is usually expensive.

–Eric

12

Nice. :wink: