Facial Expression Resource (Character Action)
- Sara Johnston
- Catherine Hillier (Unlicensed)
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Overview
The Facial Expression Resource applies an animation to a character in the Scene, if applicable. This Resource is a type of Character Action.
Required Fields
Field Name | Description |
|---|---|
Characters | Specifies which character(s) to apply the animation on. |
Expression | Specifies the expression to apply. |
Optional Fields
Field Name | Description |
|---|---|
Expressiveness | The intensity of the Facial Expression. 0-1 scale. |
Transition Duration | Specifies how long the transition is between facial expressions. |
Hold Duration | Specifies how long the character holds the facial expression. |
Exit Duration | Specifies how long the character transitions out of the facial expression. |
Priority | Specifies how high the priority of the facial expression is. If multiple facial expressions are used at the same time, the highest priority action will take effect. |
Events
Tip
If you select the Expression+ area of the Resource, you will be presented with a list of facial expression names. However, you can't determine what they look like before choosing.
Instead, open the Catalog icon on the far right, open the Facial Expressions catalog, and then click on edit next to the name of the facial expression you want to see. You will then be able to preview the face. You can then drag and drop your chosen expression into the Frame.
Example in the Headset
In this example, we are in an office environment. Chad (the character) will say “Pardon me?” and I’ve applied a confused Facial Expression to him.
I’ve already spawned Chad into the environment in another Script
I’ll add a Frame for Scene Objects, and add Chad:
In the next Frame, I’ll add the Facial Expression Resource and choose a Confused Expression
I’ve set the Expressiveness to 2
I’ve set the Hold for 4 seconds:
In the same Frame, I’ll add a Dialog Resource to give Chad an audio file:
This is how the Resource looks in the headset:
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