Monocle

WIP

Monocle is a project to build an open library in VR. I want a space you can visit, browse for a book, and sit down to read.

Rendering books

The renderer converts EPUB content for display in VR. Getting ordinary paragraphs onto a page is only part of the job: code blocks, tables, and long cells need their own formatting.

Inline code and preformatted blocks use simple highlighting. Tables use positioned columns with width limits to keep them readable.

Library tools

I’m also working on the catalog and book metadata. Large generated datasets were slowing down the Unity editor, so I’ve adjusted the inspectors to show configuration fields and summaries without rendering every entry.

The project is still in progress. Much of the work is making real ebook content readable in the library.