[HTC Vive] Rotating play area during runtime throws off controller's device.velocity

Hey All,
Im getting a strange issue when trying to rotate the Vive Play Area during runtime. Ive made a teleporter script which allows the user to choose the direction they will be facing when the teleport is complete. I do this by translating the play area (offset by the vector between the play area's center and the user's head position on the ground) and then rotating the entire play area around the user's head position in the global Y axis. This seems to work fine until I try to throw an object using SteamVRController.Device device.velocity. It seems that the returned velocity is relative to the play area's original orientation, and thus throwing things becomes really wacky. Any one else encounter this before? Using Unity 5.3.3 and I dont have the option to update
Thanks!

 

Hi,

yes, the velocity given by the device is relative to the player area. You have to transform it into world coordinates:

velocity = PlayerArea.rotation * velocity;

where PlayerArea is the transform that has the SteamVR_PlayArea component.