Animated head project I have been working on.

[freddy888]

Some of you might be interested in this project I am working on (mentioned in another thread). In a nutshell I import a Daz3D figure, chop the head off and then animate it.

I just put a video up on YouTube here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9feCLs-_7I

There's also a topic on AiDreams here going into a bit more detail : http://aidreams.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=6913.0

Whether I can get this into something usable with Hal is another thing entirely. I'm not sure where I am going with it. I have my own bot/assistant I am working on too and it will definitely be part of that. The question is if I can get it to be standalone in the way Haptek is. Also there's the licensing issue - I can't distribute Daz3D models, well apart from if I got some kind of deal, but I don't think I want all that hassle and expense.

But I could maybe do something like a tutorial on how to make the models but that's quite complex.

Anyway I am rambling.

[lightspeed]

Very cool freddy , I thought about some of the daze character heads and making them into skins for hal but never did !

[Calhoone]

That's very good! I definitely would like to check out your bot some time.  It would be nice if we could get something like that working with Hal.

[Art]

Good stuff Freddy. Yes, that is quite an undertaking in itself but then again, if it were easy, everyone would be doing it!! ;)

[Carl2]

  I've been watching Freddy's work, very interesting and seems to be coming along fine.  Haptek is missing the collision detection ( a hand can go into the body),   the joints in the legs could work better,  and one of the largest problems is the low Poly count.  I keep wondering if it's possible to increase the poly count to get a smoother curved surface.  I think it's called the wire mesh.
Carl2

[Art]

Yep, more polygons = smoother mesh = longer render time = slower performance = disappointed users.

So like most things, there is a trade off. :(