aframevr/aframe v1.1.0

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5 years of A-Frame! 🥳

40 amazing A-Framers participated in this release. Thank you 👏

AR, hand tracking, compositor layers, immersive navigation (Quest only), Quest 2 support and much more.

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Major Changes

• Support for WebXR compositor layers API @rcabanier @Artyom17 @dmarcos
• Support for WebXR DOM Overlays support @klausw
• Support for the WebXR immersive navigation proposal @arpu @Artyom17 @dmarcos
• Support for the WebXR hand tracking API proposal (#4650) @machenmusik @dmarcos
• Support for Quest 2 controllers @dmarcos
• Update THREE to r123 @dmarcos

Fixes

• Fix problem with Windows Mixed Reality controller falling to generic model @arpu
• Fix incorrect values returned by the axismove event on Oculus Quest (#4472) @Sujoy-Ghosh
• Fix npm run dist command when running in zsh @benallfree
• Fix wasd-controls easing to prevent sudden position jumps (#4241) @ntamas
• Replace calls to THREE: getWorld* methods that don't know work in immersive mode (#4521) @NNskelly @dmarcos
• Fix undetected controllers when using WebXR API @cabanier @Artyom17
• Fix selectstart / selectend never detected by the cursor component @vincentfretin
• Fix for duplicated cursor component events (#4494) @binzume
• Listen to sessiongranted event only if WebXR is available @dmarcos
• Bump webvr-polyfill to fix magic window mode in iOS 13 (#4554) @jwjordan @dax72 @NomisGnos @dmarcos
• Fix Gear VR controller detection @vincentfretin
• Fix spectator camera mode when entering VR mode (#4666) @broehl @dmarcos
• Fix duplicated cursor component event in VR mode (#4494) @binzume @dmarcos
• Background component can now be removed (#4676) @NVFedorov @dmarcos
• Fix screenshot component (#4685) @bknill @dmarcos
• Add user gesture to start video playback in examples @dmarcos
• Fix white stripe at the bottom of the screen when exiting VR mode in iOS (#4617) @jgutierro @dmarcos
• Fix msdf shader compatibility with WebGL 1 devices (Safari iOS) @dmarcos
• Fix for immersive navigation where the sessiongranted event was not captured @dmarcos
• Move raycaster collision detection from tick to tock to prevent bogus collisions on first frame @dmarcos
• Fix for camera pose not correctly restored when exiting VR mode @dmarcos
• Make sure exit immersive logic runs when exiting AR mode @dmarcos
• Add vr-mode state to <a-scene> when entering immersive mode with WebXR @dmarcos
• Fix Valve Index controller button mappings @dmarcos

Enhancements

• Pass high-performance to the WebGL context to prioritize rendering performance over power consumption @arpu
• Docs improvements @rotoglup @richardjbaker @klausw @dmarcos @kfarr @majecty @AdaRoseCannon @ngokevin @sonnynomnom @lordbron @da4throux @danbuckland @vikohone @pixelistik @vincentfretin @stefanhuber
• Code hygiene @Jamesgt @Shalwaban
• Use new THREE.WebGLRenderer outputEncoding @arpu
• Make msdf shader WebGL 2 compliant @arpu
• Valve Index controller support @zach-capalbo
• Cordova compatibility @benallfree
• Change look-controls hmdEnable property name to magicWindowTrackingEnabled @dmarcos
• Improve hand tracking pinch gesture accuracy @cesmoak (#4691)
• Improve error handling when entering immersive mode (#4660) @federico-camonapp @dmarcos
• Make text of device permission ui component dialogs configurable @dmarcos
• Add look controls mouseEnabled property to enable / disable mouse input @dmarcos
• Add model viewer example with AR / VR and 2D mode compatibility @dmarcos
• Add user interface example that works in VR, desktop and mobile @dmarcos
• Make raycaster component line color configurable @dmarcos
• Add info panel to examples @thedart76 @dmarcos to show instructions, controls and credit authors.