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26 March 2022

Dance Robot Dance

So I am into the MetaVerse and the MetaVerse is into 3D.  I am also a Cardano bull, so the below MetaVerse references are ADA centric.

Lately I have been creating 3D works with MagicaVoxel and Blender.  2 great programs and FREE.

MagicaVoxel is kinda like building with LEGO, like I did for hours as a kid.  You can easily assign materials and radiance to items, creating professional Voxel 3D models.  The scale and what you can create is truely amazing.  The Boss Cat Rocket Club is creating an entire MetaVerse using MagicaVoxel. Being a Cat (well actually a PIG) , I can't wait for this :)

Blender is so very powerful and is being used by Pavia to create the models for their MetaVerse.  Pavia is currently the leading MetaVerse for Cardano (however, there are some strong up-comers including, Boss Planet, Cadrano Village, Unbounded Earth, World of Cardano).

My latest work flow has been:

  • Create a biped model in MagicaVoxel (https://ephtracy.github.io/)

  • Export as an .OBJ file 

  • Import into Mixamo (https://www.mixamo.com) and auto rig

  • Export as base animations for Unity

The Robot needs to be modelled in a T-pose with palms facing the ground so it can be easily auto rigged in Mixamo.

It's too easy and the results are cool as.