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--- mutts [2021/05/28 20:25] – created rjt
+++ mutts [2021/06/06 17:01] – [Data] project tag rjt
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 ====== Mutts (working title) ======
-'Mutt' is some name that just popped into my head. Dunno if people might dislike it. I've ben thinking about this idea for a while, but I don't think I've ever come up with a good name. 'Mutt' could be an acronym for 'Make yoUr Truest True Self' ... ... ...
+nbjp 'Mutt' is some name that just popped into my head. Dunno if people might dislike it. I've ben thinking about this idea for a while, but I don't think I've ever come up with a good name. 'Mutt' could be an acronym for 'Make yoUr Truest True Self' ... ... ...\\
+nbjp I may move this page/idea to the [[gamemakingtools]] wiki.
 An idea for system for creating and sharing avatars for games and virtual worlds, like a version of [[Nintendo]]'s [[mii]]s, but anyone who creates a game would be able to use them.
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   * The basic idea is to create a piece of software for making a game avatar.
   * That data is exported as some kind of standard format like [[XML]] or [[JSON]], and people can import that file into compatible games. Any developer is free to include //mutt// compatibility.
-  * Each game that supports //mutts// would interpret that data to suit, so a game with stylised, cute characters like //[[animal_crossing_series|Animal Crossing]]// would render the character differently than something with more realistic proportions like [[OpenSimulator]].
+  * Each game that supports //mutts// would interpret that data to suit, so a game with stylised, cute characters like //[[animal_crossing_series|Animal Crossing]]// would render the character differently than something with more realistic proportions like [[OpenSimulator]]. Developer might want to import data then build on it with their own character creator.
 ===== Mutt Maker =====
-Would have two or more preview modes, to get an idea of how the creator's //mutt// might appear in different contexts.
+Would have two or more preview modes, to get an idea of how the creator's //mutt// might appear in different contexts. Potentially these preview modes could be tied to something like 'basic' and 'advanced' modes too, with one having more fine-grained control, with say more body parts (like parts of arms instead of just arm). Could also be a just-head mode.
 Could have a brower-based version.
+Would probably be made in [[Godot]], so people could incorporate the 'Mutt Maker' into their games too.
 ===== Data =====
-Basically, you have a bunch of predefined pieces, and you specify their position on the body, and also can specify different material types for different body parts.
+Basically, you have a bunch of predefined pieces, and you specify their position on the body and how they are scaled, and also can specify different material types for different body parts.
+RE 'material', I imagine things like skin, but also fur, glass, moss, cloth, metals, etc.
+  * **head**
+    * shape, material
+    * **hair**
+      * colour, shape, material
+    * **eyes**
+    * **ears**
+    * **nose**
+    * **mouth**
+    * **eyebrows**
+  * **neck**
+    * length
+    * material
+  * **torso**
+  * **arms** (left and right  different? separate arms into parts?)
+  * **hands**
+  * **legs**
+  * **feet**
-{{tag>mii videogames character-creation avatar}}
+{{tag>mii videogames character-creation avatar project}}