Mini Map

Functions:

The Mini Map functions both as a way of allowing the user to locate their position and relocate themselves to positions far away. The user can make the mini-map appear by clicking the mini-map button on the controller. The mini-map can appear on either controller but can only exist on one of them at a time. The users position and direction are shown as a mall arrow head on the mini-map. The mini-map consists of a background and a 3D structure that perfectly matches the nav-mesh for the environment. The user can point at the min-map with the other controller and a indicating line should appear, pressing the teleport button will result in the user teleportation to the corresponding location of where the line hit the mini-map.

Things you need:

VRTK Prefab
Unified Nav-Mesh for your area
Sprites for various map icons (optional if you don't want icons)
Map background (See the coastline background in the image above for how this might look)
MiniMapTeleport script
MiniMapPointer script
MiniMapPlayer script

How to Use:

Add prefab Minimap_Basic to the scene
Add MinimapPointer Script to [VRTK]/RightController and /LeftController
Add MinimapPlayer Script to [CameraRig]
- Player Icon variable: drag in Player Icon (not Player Icon Sprite) from Minimap_Basic
- Terrain variable: drag in the nav-mesh for the scene
- Player Headset variable: drag in Camera (eye)
On NavMesh_Minimap inside Minimap_basic:
- Set Mesh in Mesh Filter to the Nav-Mesh for the scene
- Add a Mesh Collider component who's mesh matches that in Mesh Filter
- Add a Rigidbody component
  - gravity: 0
  - Is Kinematic = true
- Set tag to MiniMap
Texture or replace Background with your custom background
On Minimap_Basic:
- Add a Box Collider component
- Add a Rigidbody component
  - gravity: 0
  - Is Kinematic = true
- Set tag to MiniMapNotTeleportable
Ensure the Nav-Mesh has the Teleportable tag
Add MinimapTeleport Script to [VRTK] / PlayArea, replacing VRTK_Height Adjust Teleport
In the MinimapTeleport Script, drag the Nav-Mesh to the mesh variable slot
On each controller, in the MinimapPointer/TeleportScript variable, drag in the PlayArea GameObject
Add the MinimapController script to each controller
In the MinimapController script, drag the controllers child MinimapHolder into the Minimap Holder variable slot
Make sure the Minimap GameObject is enabled in the beginning so that we can GameObject.Find() it

Things To Note:

If there are any multilevel terrain (where one teleportable terrain is on top of another, maybe in a place where you can go "downstairs") then you may not be able to teleport in the "downstairs" level as the raycast won't hit it

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