BS SDK

Programmers Reference

The following is a collection of core APIs for functional enhancements to BS Contact. The APIs enable the integration of Java applets, scripts and executables written in C/C++, Visual Basic and all other COM based languages in order to support dynamic updates, user modifications and events including sounds and movies within a VR scene.

The SDK provides developers with a complete API for interfacing with VR scenes rendered by BS Contact. It consists of the following packages:

• COM
  Gives an overview about how to integrate BS Contact into COM based programming environments.

• ActiveX Control
  Describes methods and properties of the ActiveX control BS Contact.

• Scene Access
  Allows access to the scene graph through a COM based and EAI like API.

• EAI
  Allows access to the scene graph from Java.

• Script
  Allows access to the scene graph from JavaScript or VBScript embedded in an HTML page.

• Device
  Allows to extend BS Contact with custom behavioral nodes or input/output devices.

• Renderer
  Describes the renderers DirectX and OpenGL as used by BS Contact.