Comments on: Pyppet – real-time character control with sound and gamepads http://www.blendernation.com/pyppet-real-time-character-control-with-sound-and-gamepads/ Fresh Blender News, Every Day Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:26:28 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: rtownsend http://www.blendernation.com/pyppet-real-time-character-control-with-sound-and-gamepads/comment-page-1/#comment-483573 rtownsend Fri, 08 May 2009 00:49:47 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=7789#comment-483573 Thanks goathead. I will get the Logitech. Thanks goathead. I will get the Logitech.

]]> By: goathead http://www.blendernation.com/pyppet-real-time-character-control-with-sound-and-gamepads/comment-page-1/#comment-483569 goathead Thu, 07 May 2009 23:22:38 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=7789#comment-483569 rtownsend, if you are looking for a 3d mouse and you buy a wiimote for that purpose you will be dissapointed. The wiimote is good at picking up jitters, shakes, quick movements - so multiple wiimotes working together could be quite good for gesture recognition - and this is the direction i am headed after 1.0 is released. But for the time being, if your looking for good control in 3D space, the simplest thing is just use a gamdpad, and doing axis X,Y on the first pass, and Z as an additive pass. It may seem just like more work two passes, but i have found it gives me more time to think and sculpt the animation out. I have tested several gamepads on linux, it appears everything except the xbox360 control should work out of the box. Personally i use a logitech dual action, and also a generic brand 'Speed' rtownsend, if you are looking for a 3d mouse and you buy a wiimote for that purpose you will be dissapointed. The wiimote is good at picking up jitters, shakes, quick movements – so multiple wiimotes working together could be quite good for gesture recognition – and this is the direction i am headed after 1.0 is released. But for the time being, if your looking for good control in 3D space, the simplest thing is just use a gamdpad, and doing axis X,Y on the first pass, and Z as an additive pass. It may seem just like more work two passes, but i have found it gives me more time to think and sculpt the animation out.

I have tested several gamepads on linux, it appears everything except the xbox360 control should work out of the box.
Personally i use a logitech dual action, and also a generic brand 'Speed'

]]> By: saorsa http://www.blendernation.com/pyppet-real-time-character-control-with-sound-and-gamepads/comment-page-1/#comment-483528 saorsa Thu, 07 May 2009 11:51:55 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=7789#comment-483528 Wow, Mississippi Sheiks!! You just made me so happy when I heard it Wow, Mississippi Sheiks!! You just made me so happy when I heard it

]]> By: rtownsend http://www.blendernation.com/pyppet-real-time-character-control-with-sound-and-gamepads/comment-page-1/#comment-483506 rtownsend Thu, 07 May 2009 04:20:21 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=7789#comment-483506 I've long thought game pad control to define animation is an excellent idea. It can then be cleaned up later, if necessary. What specific make and model of controller did you use? The logitech gamepads below don't mention linux support. http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/gaming/pc_gaming/gamepads/&cl=us,en After looking at the Motion4U videos, I can see the potential of using a 3D mouse when creating puppet-like animation. I would buy a wii remote and bluetooth specifically for this purpose. What is that weird mouse in the Motion4U videos, and what does it cost, I wonder? Maybe that's the way to go. Excellent work! I've long thought game pad control to define animation is an excellent idea. It can then be cleaned up later, if necessary.

What specific make and model of controller did you use? The logitech gamepads below don't mention linux support.

http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/gaming/pc_gaming/gamepads/&cl=us,en

After looking at the Motion4U videos, I can see the potential of using a 3D mouse when creating puppet-like animation. I would buy a wii remote and bluetooth specifically for this purpose. What is that weird mouse in the Motion4U videos, and what does it cost, I wonder? Maybe that's the way to go.

Excellent work!

]]> By: goathead http://www.blendernation.com/pyppet-real-time-character-control-with-sound-and-gamepads/comment-page-1/#comment-483504 goathead Thu, 07 May 2009 03:03:16 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=7789#comment-483504 Thanks to Dagwayjack, http://www.purokblender.com/downloads/28-free-software/81-pyppet-real-time-character-control-with-sound-and-gamepads.html Thanks to Dagwayjack,

http://www.purokblender.com/downloads/28-free-software/81-pyppet-real-time-character-control-with-sound-and-gamepads.html

]]> By: unsettlingsilence http://www.blendernation.com/pyppet-real-time-character-control-with-sound-and-gamepads/comment-page-1/#comment-483501 unsettlingsilence Thu, 07 May 2009 01:44:28 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=7789#comment-483501 This is a great idea and I look forward to checking it out once a good link is up. There is a lot of potential in this approach. More options in the Blender arsenal is always a good thing. This is a great idea and I look forward to checking it out once a good link is up. There is a lot of potential in this approach. More options in the Blender arsenal is always a good thing.

]]> By: jpjurilla http://www.blendernation.com/pyppet-real-time-character-control-with-sound-and-gamepads/comment-page-1/#comment-483499 jpjurilla Thu, 07 May 2009 01:25:13 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=7789#comment-483499 THE goathead just gave me the go. the pyppet plugin can now be downloaded at http://www.purokblender.com . This site can be a good alternative for the rapidshare file as interested users may not have to wait for their turn to download. THE goathead just gave me the go. the pyppet plugin can now be downloaded at http://www.purokblender.com . This site can be a good alternative for the rapidshare file as interested users may not have to wait for their turn to download.

]]> By: goathead http://www.blendernation.com/pyppet-real-time-character-control-with-sound-and-gamepads/comment-page-1/#comment-483495 goathead Wed, 06 May 2009 23:24:31 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=7789#comment-483495 Brig, I am not using Verse protocol. Actually i am not using INET sockets, they are slower, and in this case there is no need to talk on a network. The client talks to the server inside of Blender over a simple pipe. Those who know python, and have the new beta can checkout "wrapper.py" in the pyppet folder - this part of the program is open source, and from there you can understand the protocol in detail. Brig, I am not using Verse protocol. Actually i am not using INET sockets, they are slower, and in this case there is no need to talk on a network. The client talks to the server inside of Blender over a simple pipe. Those who know python, and have the new beta can checkout "wrapper.py" in the pyppet folder – this part of the program is open source, and from there you can understand the protocol in detail.

]]> By: brig http://www.blendernation.com/pyppet-real-time-character-control-with-sound-and-gamepads/comment-page-1/#comment-483491 brig Wed, 06 May 2009 22:54:25 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=7789#comment-483491 Did you use Verse as protocol? or did you use your own? Did you use Verse as protocol? or did you use your own?

]]> By: Lamberto http://www.blendernation.com/pyppet-real-time-character-control-with-sound-and-gamepads/comment-page-1/#comment-483487 Lamberto Wed, 06 May 2009 21:40:02 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=7789#comment-483487 Impressive! I like every tool may speed up animation process. Wish to try it out. Impressive! I like every tool may speed up animation process. Wish to try it out.

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