Lerp: Async await#

You can create async functions that move between two values over a period of time by incrementing a timer, and normalising the value to 0->1 by dividing by the duration.

This requires Awaitable which was introduced in 2023.1.

Example#

async void MoveTo(Vector3 destination, float duration = 1)
{
    Vector3 origin = transform.position;
    float elapsedTime = 0;
    while(elapsedTime < duration)
    {
        elapsedTime += Time.deltaTime;
        transform.position = Vector3.Lerp(origin, destination, elapsedTime / duration);
        await Awaitable.NextFrameAsync();
    }
    transform.position = destination;
}

Remember to use CancellationTokens if you're calling this function while it's already running.
Similar logic can be applied to all lerp variations, and is commonly used in tweening libraries.

The result is a linear movement from one value to another. If you want to add easing, either Evaluate your t value with an AnimationCurve (you can configure one via the inspector), or pass it through an easing function.

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