Getting axis input through sockets

Hi everyone,

I have an image tracking system that is able to recognize human gestures, transform them into X/Y coordinates and transmit them using sockets.

Is it possible to receive this kind of input in unity? I wouldn't want to have to develop a middleware to transform them into mouse or joystick input.

Many thanks,
Tiago

 

Definitely. Unity uses .NET (technically Mono), which includes full Socket support. Or, to quote from the Unity License:

"Use .NET sockets to connect with virtually any back-end technology you want to create network-aware content that offers a dynamic and ever-changing game play experience. .NET socket libraries can be used for real-time networking, by opening TCP/IP sockets or sending UDP messages."

If you want to see some sample code, I posted some at: .NET Remoting with Unity. It wasn't the right answer to the Question but that doesn't mean the code itself is wrong.

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where you able to get it done ?
I am doing something similar and I need help with that as well