A simple WebGL renderering framework optimised for demonstrating WebXR concepts.
Cottontail does two things well and not much else:
However it explicitly goes out of it‘s way to NOT wrap much, if any, WebXR functionality. This is because arguably it’s sole purpose in life is to enable the WebXR samples, who‘s sole purpose in life is to provide easy-to-follow code snippets demonstrating the API use and thus anything this code did to hide the WebXR API’s direct use is counter productive.
Using Cottontail for your own projects is very much not recommended, as you will almost certainly be better served by one of the other more popular frameworks out there.
About the name: I wanted something that evoked XR imagery without being too heavy handed about it. The “White Rabbit” is prominent symbol in multiple peices of media about virtual worlds, such as the movie The Matrix and the novel Rainbows End, which has a particularly heavy focus on AR/MR. So I liked the idea of riffing off of that. It‘s also nice (though unintended) bonus that the Daydream logo looks a bit like a stylized rabbit tail. Finally, it’s based on some code that I started on Easter day, 2017.
The real world may rest on the back of a giant tortise, but I propose that the virtual one is bunnies all the way down. ;)
Cottontail can be used directly by any browser with good JavaScript modules support, but to ensure widest compatibility (and shorter download times) using a version compiled into a single file is recommended. To build first install the node.js dependencies with:
npm install
Then build with:
npm run build-all
For faster development iteration you can also have the project rebuild with any code changes automatically by running:
npm run watch