Video capture with NPCs
Updated 10/26/2016
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Static poses for NPCs
For other poses and animations, search the Kitely market.
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Updated 10/26/2016
OpenSim has an augmented scripting language that adds features not available in Second Life. One added feature is Non-Player Characters (NPCs). These are duplicates of avatars and so are ideal for video capture. The appearance of each character in the video can be duplicated to produce a body-double that can be used in a clip that does not need much action from the character. Some action can be produced by an animation.
Static poses for NPCs
For other poses and animations, search the Kitely market.
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Red is transparent
- We use poseballs to place avatars and NPCs.
- They are on their mark everytime.
- Poseballs are invisible (transparent) for filming
- But we highlight transparent to see them.
- Everything transparent turns red
NPCs duplicate avatars
- NPCs can't do much.
- So when we need a character to speak or do things.
- We bring in an avatar with a person operating it.
- NPCs cant do much
- But they are always around. They never sleep.
- They can replace some of the main characters in some shots.
- And they can do animations as well as avatars can.
- So if you have 4 important characters in a shot,
- you may only need 1 live person to run the avatar who is active.
- It is hard to get 4 people together.
- Much easier to get one person together.
- Together with the camera operator and the director.
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- OSSL adds functions to LSL: threat levels control misuse
- Animations need to be at priority 4 (top priority)
Other articles about NPCs
- Dancing NPCs (Non Player Characters)
- LetsDance - OpenSimulator NPCs and animations
- (Non-Player Characters): for video and stage productions
- Private dancer. Non-player Character (NPC)
- Resources for video production in virtual worlds
- AMP: Non-player Character (NPC) No avateers were used in this video.
- NPCs (Non-Player Characters): for video and stage productions. AMP notes
- Dancing NPCs (Non Player Characters). And a Hypergrid warning
- LetsDance - OpenSimulator NPCs and animations
- NPCs can be created and used in OpenSim, not Second Life
News and Notes
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The Hypergrid WIP Show
The Hypergrid WIP is a one hour "show & tell" of works in progress or recently completed. All builders from beginner to pro are invited. Presentations are in voice and text. For text presentations, best bring the text in a notecard and paste it into chat. Voice presentations may be captured in video. Stills and videos from the show may appear in this blog and elsewhere.
Next WIP show
- Next WIP show: Sun. July 24, Noon SLT
- Cookie II location (fourth Sunday of the month)
- HG address below: paste into the World Map next to Find. Click Find, TP
- grid.kitely.com:8002:Cookie II
- in Kitely: paste into Nav (top) bar of Firestorm, Enter.
- hop://grid.kitely.com:8002/Cookie II/68/369/22
- Narasnook location (second Sunday of the month)
- Pandora allows presenters to run high threat OSSL functions.
- world.narasnook.com:8900
- Put the line above in your World Map next to Find. Click Find. TP
- At Narasnook, use World Map to search for Pandora
- Cookie II location (fourth Sunday of the month)
- HG address below: paste into the World Map next to Find. Click Find, TP
- grid.kitely.com:8002:Cookie II
- in Kitely: paste into Nav (top) bar of Firestorm, Enter.
- hop://grid.kitely.com:8002/Cookie II/68/369/22
- Next WIP show: Sun. July 24, Noon SLT
- Cookie II location (fourth Sunday of the month)
- HG address below: paste into the World Map next to Find. Click Find, TP
- grid.kitely.com:8002:Cookie II
- in Kitely: paste into Nav (top) bar of Firestorm, Enter.
- hop://grid.kitely.com:8002/Cookie II/68/369/22
- Narasnook location (second Sunday of the month)
- Pandora allows presenters to run high threat OSSL functions.
- world.narasnook.com:8900
- Put the line above in your World Map next to Find. Click Find. TP
- At Narasnook, use World Map to search for Pandora
- Cookie II location (fourth Sunday of the month)
- HG address below: paste into the World Map next to Find. Click Find, TP
- grid.kitely.com:8002:Cookie II
- in Kitely: paste into Nav (top) bar of Firestorm, Enter.
- hop://grid.kitely.com:8002/Cookie II/68/369/22
Previous Articles from the WIP show
- WIP Show: How to with NPC, Nara Malone. Storytelling of the future
- WIP on Cookie II, Kitely, 9/20 Dolls, Discos, and Discussion
- WIP August 23, A conversation about being creative
- The WIP show, 7/18/2015: Virtual mobile art by Lucy Afarensis
- WIP Show at Hobo Sandbox on Cookie II, Kitely
- WIP Show, works in progress on the Hypergrid June 3, 2015
- Hypergrid WIP meeting. The creatives of the hypergrid
- WIP Show: How to with NPC, Nara Malone. Storytelling of the future
- WIP on Cookie II, Kitely, 9/20 Dolls, Discos, and Discussion
- WIP August 23, A conversation about being creative
- The WIP show, 7/18/2015: Virtual mobile art by Lucy Afarensis
- WIP Show at Hobo Sandbox on Cookie II, Kitely
- WIP Show, works in progress on the Hypergrid June 3, 2015
- Hypergrid WIP meeting. The creatives of the hypergrid
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HG links-- depending on your interests
- Hypergrid Tour 2016-01-- 167 virtual worlds
- Sign of the Kite
- Events on the Hypergrid: HYPEvents
- Best metaverse communities
- Top avatar outfitters on the hypergrid
- Arcadia Asylum All Around
- G+ community: Hypergrid Safari
- G+ community: Metaverse Tours
- Opensimworld. Destination guide for the Hypergrid
- Hypergrid Tour 2016-01-- 167 virtual worlds
- Sign of the Kite
- Events on the Hypergrid: HYPEvents
- Best metaverse communities
- Top avatar outfitters on the hypergrid
- Arcadia Asylum All Around
- G+ community: Hypergrid Safari
- G+ community: Metaverse Tours
- Opensimworld. Destination guide for the Hypergrid
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