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It's best paired with a streaming\napp like discord.\n\n## Features\n\nUses Steamworks for P2P traffic as a prototype, currently this app doesn't own an AppID. Use version 0.4.0 for direct IP connections.\n\nAllows for multiple people to connect to the same student simultaneously, multiplayer pointing!\n\nCustomizable cursors, tutors can author a custom spritesheet for simple cursor animations and differentiation.\n\n## Usage as a Student\n\nSimply run laser_pointer by double-clicking on it, then share the ID it provides to the tutor. This requires a Steam account.\n\n## Usage as a Tutor\n\nIf you're unfamiliar with command line utitilies, this might be hard! In the future I'm hoping to create a simple to use GUI front-end.\n\nStart with installing the new Windows Terminal: [https://aka.ms/terminal](https://aka.ms/terminal) Make sure to allow it to add a context menu to your right-click during install!\n\nGet the student's laser_pointer Steam ID. Then right-click on a blank space in explorer and hit \"Open in Terminal\"\n\n![image](https://github.com/naelstrof/laser_pointer/assets/1131571/22407ab1-2247-4506-88c8-fec8b41ed351)\n\nThen type the following inside (you can right-click to paste):\n\n```shell\n.\\laser_pointer.exe --steam-id=1479136419236129\n```\n\nbut instead of `1479136419236129` use the Steam ID that the student gave you. Make sure to press enter to run it.\n\nThis should open a window that allows you to click to make a cursor appear on their screen.\n\n## Customizing the cursor\n\nCursors are customized client-side, and sent to the server.\n\nCursors are loaded as a spritesheet with frames, horizontally stacked 64x64 images. Below is an example creature cursor that licks on right-click.\n\n![example cursor](src/gator_dragon_pointer.png)\n\nAnimations are loaded via json, supporting 3 states, the idle state is ignored as it won't be visible. All animations are looped. Durations in seconds.\n\n```json\n{\n  \"idle\": {\n    \"frames\": [\n      {\n        \"index\": 0,\n        \"duration\": 1.0\n      }\n    ]\n  },\n  \"visible\": {\n    \"frames\": [\n      {\n        \"index\": 0,\n        \"duration\": 1.0\n      }\n    ]\n  },\n  \"flashing\": {\n    \"frames\": [\n      {\n        \"index\": 0,\n        \"duration\": 0.1\n      },\n      {\n        \"index\": 1,\n        \"duration\": 0.1\n      }\n    ]\n  }\n}\n```\n\n```shell\n.\\laser_pointer.exe --animation-json-path=./my_custom_animation_states.json\n```\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fnaelstrof%2Flaser_pointer","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fnaelstrof%2Flaser_pointer","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fnaelstrof%2Flaser_pointer/lists"}