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 … More Changing Facial Expressions
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. … More Controlling VRoid Eyes 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 … More Making VRoid Characters Blink 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 … More VRoid Studio Characters and Animation in Unity
“I wonder how hard it would be to use VRoid Studio and Unity to create an animated movie?” I am starting this series of blog posts in my quest to answer this question. (Spoiler alert, it’s not as easy as I would like!!) [Psst! Did you subscribe to this blog because I have other posts … More Setting the scene: VRoid + Unity for animated cartoons
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