PuppetPlay

From Moviesandbox

This is a repository of useful information on the performance "ein kleines Puppenspiel". Feel free to add to it at any time.

MoCap-Jacket related

1. place the puppet

in the Actor Menu, use the last icon with the page-symbol

1. open UDP channel to port (3184)1

put a 1 on the orange marionette marker when right clicking on the puppet

1. Save!

In the System menu, click on save game and scroll down until you see "create New". Be sure to erase the text "create New" after clicking on it to avoid naming your savegame as such! Fromnow on, this savegame should be set up when loaded.

• Make Log appear: bring up the Console (ö-Key) and type in showlog.
• Navigation within Moviesandbox: W,A,S,D,Ctrl/Strg,C.
• Spacebar will start the Simulation.
• Other useful console commands:
  • setspectatespeed 10 makes you slow for easier navigation
  • setspectatespeed 200 makes you normal again

The flow of data is as follows:

     myPuppet.leftElbowLoc.X=byte[0];
     myPuppet.leftElbowLoc.Y=byte[1];
     myPuppet.leftElbowLoc.Z=byte[2];

     myPuppet.leftHandLoc.X=byte[3];
     myPuppet.leftHandLoc.Y=byte[4];
     myPuppet.leftHandLoc.Z=byte[5];

     myPuppet.rightElbowLoc.X=byte[6];
     myPuppet.rightElbowLoc.Y=byte[7];
     myPuppet.rightElbowLoc.Z=byte[8];

     myPuppet.rightHandLoc.X=byte[9];
     myPuppet.rightHandLoc.Y=byte[10];
     myPuppet.rightHandLoc.Z=byte[11];

Let me know if this works! --fiezi 11:24, 17 November 2007 (MET)