Animaze ChatPal update v.1.26.12287
Hi animazing community,
What if you could have an all-knowing live-streaming sidekick, sharp-as-a-tack, and cute-as-a-button? What if that sidekick knew endless jokes, fact-checked trivia in real-time, and could even entertain your audience when you step out for a coffee break?
We are thrilled to announce the release of the Animaze ChatPal module, allowing avatars to interface with AI “brains” such as ChatGPT, opening up incredible opportunities for AI digital assistants, streaming sidekicks, and AI-based education. Get ready to engage with avatars like never before! Join us on this exciting journey.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa_NDUCZAmc
Animaze uses OpenAI for the LLM (ChatGPT) and Microsoft System Voices for the text-to-speech functionality (avatar's voice). A separate integration with Inworld.AI is available upon request for business and enterprise use. We are also exploring premium voice alternatives.
Learn more about Animaze ChatPal tips and usage steps from this guide. Let us know what you'd like to see next - complete our feedback form
- added Animaze ChatPal a conversational AI with Animaze Avatars.
- added Animaze ChatPal as new Twitch Action (send custom prompt or a Twitch chat line directly to ChatPal).
- tweaked anim switching between special actions and idle animations, the transition should be smoother.
- fixed environment mapping on transparent surfaces.
- fixed look-at-camera issues for VRM and Ready Player Me avatars that occurred when scaling the avatars in-app.
- added mouth open/close amplitude options for Alternate Lipsync Method (from Overrides).
- fixed cascaded shadows rendering issues on furry and skin-simulated (subsurface scattering and translucency) surfaces.
- changed the iPhone Tracker webcam dialog video to a simple animation.
- added a few optimizations in the UI and Animation systems.
- fixed Programmable Tracker UI issue (reopening the Select Trackers drawer would render the tracker disabled, although it was live) and retargeting issue (some face expressions weren’t applied).
- changed Tobii tracker (eyes and head tracker) priority to be higher than all real-time face trackers.
- fixed Ready Player Me avatars inverted look-at-camera behavior.
- added a new Import Avatar button at the beginning of the Avatars Drawer.
- reduced sphere colliders radius lower limit from 0.01 to 0.0001
- removed import report - after import there is still the console log window that properly shows all import info
As always, we love hearing what you think about the new content and Animaze! Tell us what you’d like to see added to Animaze on our Discord server, email us at support[@]animaze[.]us, or message us on Twitter!
Thank you for being a part of our community, and we can't wait to see what you create with Animaze!
The Holotech Team
Animaze presents Animaze Rooms beta, the multiplayer feature
Get your avatar party mode on as Animaze is releasing the first iteration of Animaze Rooms, a multiplayer feature that is going to permit you and your friends to use your avatars at the same time, on the same screen!
Animaze will give you the opportunity to be in the same digital room with other avatars directly in the Animaze app, at the same time. Bring your own identity, create a room, invite others and start messing around.
The feature is straightforward and easy to use, as you can learn about in the guide we prepared for you here. Bear in mind that this feature is in its first iteration and further improvements might be implemented over time. If you have any feedback on it or you think you would like something extra added to it, drop us a line at support [@] animaze [.] us or on our contact page and we will do our best. Animaze is a continuously developing app and its trajectory is always dictated by the community, so don’t be shy!
Animaze 1.0 presents: Twitch integration support and much more!
Holotech Studios is taking you one step closer to the Metaverse with the 1.0 launch of Animaze. As the successor to FaceRig, today’s Animaze launch brings new features and updates to the software, including a full Twitch integration. It’s just one more way for us to push the limits of Vtubing!
During the Early Access period, we had the opportunity to examine how Vtubers use Animaze. Based on these observations and feedback from the community, we made sure to provide different options for different types of users, including a free-to-use option for casual users and a premium experience for more professional users. And now, over 30 updates, 15 brand new avatars, and countless exciting partnerships, and one year later, we’re prepared to bring our best selves to the game and present Animaze 1.0! This is still just the beginning for Animaze, and you should continue to expect more updates from us in 2021 and onwards.
Here is a brief view of all the improvements we brought, compared to our predeceasing app, FaceRig:
And now it’s time for the changes we want to present to you today. We’re extremely excited to present to you:
Twitch Integration: This new feature gives Animaze a whole new level of interactivity and entertainment to avatar streaming! This new feature allows streamers to automatically trigger avatar animations, voice effects, emotes and more based on audience interactions such as subs, follows, keywords in chat, and raids. We’ve also put together a guide on how to set it up right here.
