#react spatial navigation
Let’s Build a TV Spatial Navigation
React Advanced 2023Watch video: Let’s Build a TV Spatial Navigation

18 min
Let’s Build a TV Spatial Navigation

This talk discusses the challenges of implementing spatial navigation for TV controls and the need for a library. The approach to spatial navigation can be improved by developing extra logic to connect TV control with the application. The demo application showcases the use of a NavigationEngine class and the useFocusRef hook function. The integration logic involves selecting the next node based on key presses and node coordinates. The talk also highlights the challenges of complex arrangements and circular navigations in smart TV application development.