GA-Unity: A Production-Ready Unity Package for Seamless Integration of Geometric Algebra in Networked Collaborative Applications

TL;DR

GA-Unity is a Unity package that simplifies the integration of Geometric Algebra into networked collaborative applications, improving performance and usability for researchers and developers.

Contribution

It provides the first seamless, production-ready Unity package for Geometric Algebra, enhancing performance and ease of use in collaborative 3D applications.

Findings

Reduces runtime by 16% in pose interpolation

Halves bandwidth usage compared to traditional methods

Enhances runtime performance with GA integration

Abstract

This paper introduces GA-Unity, the first Unity package specifically designed for seamless integration of Geometric Algebra (GA) into collaborative networked applications. Indeed, in such contexts, it has been demonstrated that using multivectors for interpolation between transmitted poses reduces runtime by 16% and bandwidth usage by an average of 50% compared to traditional representation forms (vectors and quaternions); we demonstrate that GA-Unity further enhances runtime performance. Tailored for 3D Conformal Geometric Algebra, GA-Unity also offers an intuitive interface within the Unity game engine, simplifying GA integration for researchers and programmers. By eliminating the need for users to develop GA functionalities from scratch, GA-Unity expedites GA experimentation and implementation processes. Its seamless integration enables easy representation of transformation properties using multivectors, facilitating deformations and interpolations without necessitating modifications to the rendering pipeline. Furthermore, its graphical interface establishes a GA playground for developers within the familiar confines of a modern game engine. In summary, GA-Unity represents a significant advancement in GA accessibility and usability, particularly in collaborative networked environments, empowering innovation and facilitating widespread adoption across various research and programming domains while upholding high-performance standards.