Pointer Lock (Mouse Lock)
Gives access to raw mouse movement, locks the target of mouse events to a single element, eliminates limits of how far mouse movement can go in a single direction, and removes the cursor from view. Obvious use cases are for first person or real time strategy games.
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Specification
Status in Chromium
Enabled by default (tracking bug) in:
- Chrome for desktop release 23
Consensus & Standardization
After a feature ships in Chrome, the values listed here are not guaranteed to be up to date.
Owner
Last updated on 2018-09-28
Comments
Chrome on Android does not support this API.