New interface device

[mani]

Hi, I am quite new to OIS..
I am planning to do some research on integrating my handphone to the Game by creating a new OIS inputdevice.
Can some one give me leads/ directions on where to start and the best way to achieve this.
I would essentially send few signals like <Left>,<right> and so on over a TCP socket from my handphone , from where I want OIS to read and interpret them as inputs.
Any suggestions ?

Also wish to know if there is a way for quick testing( some kind of BlackBox) without having to integrate with the Game Engine at every step.

[pjcast]

For testing, you can use the console app. There is an experimental LIRC OIS device (Linux Infrared Remote Control) which simply uses Boost::Asio to listen on a TCP socket for events. I'm sure it can be adapted fairly easily to meet your requirements. Or, at least used as some kind of reference for making a custom device. It might be easier to use something else for sockets than boost.

[mani]

Thanks You.
I shall get back in the case of some difficulty .

[pjcast]

You just need to alter the config.h file of OIS to enable building the LIRC part. Or, at least use that as a reference to see what the define actually does to register the device.