My goal is to create characters in VRoid Studio and then use them in an animated video created in Unity. A part of this challenge however is I want to add more expressions to the character than the default. I tried to just use the existing VRoid BlendShapes – there were not enough for all […]
Behind the Scenes
Unity Locomotion Package Trials and Tribulations
Runevision developed a locomotion system for use with Unity. It deals with issues such as walking over sloped or uneven surfaces, making sure the feet correctly walk on the ground. This is not the only way to do locomotion in Unity, but the combination of features appealed to me. You tell the character where to […]
Using Animation Clips with VRoid Characters in Unity
In this post I describe my current plans for animation of VRoid Studio characters in Unity (using animation clips). I might change my mind on the approach later as I learn more, but this is my current thinking. Background Animation clips in Unity capture position information for all the joints of a character. Animation clips […]
Changing Facial Expressions
VRoid characters in Unity include “Blendshapes” (called “Shape Keys” in Blender) that morph the eyes, eyebrows, and mouth on the face to create different expressions. These work by warping the mesh of the character (moving the contours of the face). Other expressions such as blushing change the texture of the mesh (what is displayed on […]
Controlling VRoid Eyes in Unity
The eyes are an important part of acting. They convey a lot of emotion, from their shape to what they are looking at. It is common for eyes to jump around, looking at different things during a scene. A furtive glance or down at the ground, the eyes can convey a rich set of emotions. […]
Making VRoid Characters Blink in Unity
By default, characters loaded into Unity using UniVRM do not blink. You can animate blinking yourself using animation clips, but UniVRM also provides a script to help. The script only kicks in when playing the game (it is not visible when editing and scrubbing through the timeline). The script is located in the UniVRM directory […]
VRoid Studio and Unity Posts
This post provides a list of my blog posts related to VRoid Studio and Unity for creating animations (movies, short cartoons, etc). I will come back and add links to new posts here as they are available. Welcome Posts Setting the scene: VRoid + Unity for animated cartoons. My motivation for working on these blog posts. […]
Making Characters Move in Unity
A common requirement is to have characters move around a scene. There are different ways of achieving this with different degrees of complexity. As I write this post, I have not finalized my opinion on the best way, so this post is sharing some approaches rather than a final recommendation. In a game, it is […]
Timelines and Cameras in Unity
In this post I summarize the Unity terminology related to Cinemachine timelines and cameras. Cinemachine is a package for Unity design to create cutscenes or create short movies with. This blog summarizes terminology related to Cinemachine timelines and cameras. Later blogs will describe how to use these tools to achieve various objectives. (See also https://learn.unity.com/tutorial/timeline.) […]
VRoid Studio Characters and Animation in Unity
3D models are created by external applications and then loaded into Unity as assets. Characters, furniture, buildings etc are all models. VRoid Studio can export files in VRM format that you can then import into Unity using the UniVRM package. This creates a prefab for the character. To then make models move, animations must be […]
