poolvr.py

VR pool simulator written in Python (using pyopenvr)

REQUIREMENTS:

• Python 3.5 or higher
• glfw
• pyopengl
• numpy
• pillow

Optional dependencies:

• pyopenvr for VR
• ode: Python-bindings to the Open Dynamics Engine which provides a time-stepped pool physics simulation (rather than the internal event-based simulation)
• sounddevice and soundfile for sound

Developer dependencies:

• pytest and matplotlib

INSTALLING poolvr.py:

1. Install the required dependencies. You can probably install most of the required packages via pip with the following exceptions:

   ode: If pip install ode fails, you may try building the package yourself::

   1. Clone and generate a Visual Studio solution (.sln) for building the library:

   git clone https://github.com/jzitelli/ode.git
   cd ode/build
   premake4.exe --only-shared --only-double --platform=x64 vs2010
   

   2. Open the generated solution in Visual Studio and follow any upgrade suggestions that your version of Visual Studio makes.

   3. Compile a Release build for your target architecture (I believe this should match your version of Python, e.g. x64 or x86).

   4. Copy the built library ode.dll to a location in your PATH.

   5. Build the Python bindings by running from the Visual Studio Native Tools command-line:

   cd <ode root directory>/bindings/python
   python setup.py build_ext install
   

2. Build and install the poolvr package:

cd <poolvr.py root dir>
python setup.py install

STARTING poolvr.py:

To start poolvr in VR-mode, run from command-line:

poolvr

To run without VR:

poolvr --novr

To see all available command-line options:

poolvr -h

RUNNING THE TESTS:

cd <poolvr.py root dir>/test
pytest

To see all available test command-line options:

pytest -h