GSAP HTML5 Banner that use Smartphone Accelerometer

[Pusher 2 Likes (Newbie)]

Hi All,

 

Starting from 0 here.

 

My boss has asked if a GSAP HTML5 Banner that use Smartphone Accelerometer is possible.

 

The idea would be that i multilayered image with a foreground, mid-ground and background would 'move' with the tilt on a smartphone.

 

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

 

Thanks for any help,

 

Phil

[Pusher 2 Likes (Newbie)]

Replying to my own topic! Is something like this the smartest way to do it?

 

http://matthew.wagerfield.com/parallax/

[GreenSock 8,117 Likes (Superhero)]

I've never done it personally, but it seems totally doable. It's unrelated to GSAP, though. A quick Google search resulted in:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4378435/how-to-access-accelerometer-gyroscope-data-from-javascript

 

With the right hooks in place, you should be able to create the effect you're after. Let us know how it goes. We'd love to see the final result (and hear about any tips and tricks you discover along the way)

[Jonathan 5,176 Likes (Superhero)]

Here are some other useful links that might help. It's just setting up the right events to detect and have your animation with GSAP do different stuff depending on the orientation and rotation.

 

Detecting Device Orientation:

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Detecting_device_orientation

 

Google HTML5 Rocks - This End Up: Using Device Orientation:

http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/device/orientation/

 

Device Motion Demo (test on mobile):

http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/device/orientation/devicemotionsample.html