Invokesu ☀️

Producer — MS Media Management.
Project Management | Game Design | Ethical AI

[Invokesu ☀️ @ANativeCreation]

@dh7net For tens of thousands of years, since the advent of artistic mediums in caves, shamans and various indigenous cultures have used hallucinogens to "enhance" or "immerse" the mind for animated Storytelling against flickering flames. This was way before books were a thing.

[Jerome | InsaneUnreal @insaneUEFN]

- AssetHub officially launched
- Using Metahuman Component as parts system in UEFN

This is crazy! Just discovered I can use the Metahuman Component in UEFN as a general parts system! Perfect for modular characters.

So I had to test it out. First step: character design. With GPT Image 2 I got some really solid characters to work with. These are perfect to test anime/ lowpoly models as well.

@AssetHub also officially launched so I jumped on a fresh workflow to build the first one. Since I’m aiming for an anime/flat shaded style, I chose Tripo P1 to generate straight to low poly models. Results were perfect for me, UV and textured directly done.

Did the main assembly in Blender. I transferred weights onto the new parts (like the jacket here) and used proportional editing to tweak vertices so everything fits together nicely.

Then into UEFN / Unreal Engine:

For the two-tone shadow look, I made a material that uses the sun direction as a mask. To make all the modular parts work together, I set up a blueprint with the body skeletal mesh as the base, and all the other parts attached as children.

Now the really cool part: the Metahuman Component actually lets you plug in extra body parts directly. And every skeletal mesh can have its own Control Rig slot.

That means you can layer procedural animations on top of your main animation setup. I used it for procedural eye blinking and hair physics.

Since every part is separate, swapping variations is super easy while keeping all animations perfectly synced!

[Invokesu ☀️ @ANativeCreation]

@assethub_io I've used a variety of AI platforms over the past few years, but this has been the most utilitarian by far.

The ability to segment character parts from a single image is an absolute game changer.

Here's my buccaneer.

AssetHub > Blender

[Invokesu ☀️ @ANativeCreation]

@insaneUEFN Super sweet vid montage, that all looks very solid put together, especially in UEFN.

[Invokesu ☀️ @ANativeCreation]

@elonmusk For a compelling read on challenging the two-party system, I recommend Nader's book:

"The Good Fight: Declare Your Independence and Close the Democracy Gap."

He faced criticism from both parties, but polls show third parties boost voter turnout.

[Invokesu ☀️ @ANativeCreation]

@oranaise @SouthVarangian The issue is that there was no alert system for Kerrville, it had been discussed years ago, but their city council voted it down. Other counties have an alert system in place.

[The Alamo @OfficialAlamo]

Our hearts are with those impacted by the devastating flooding in the Texas Hill Country. We’re especially thinking of the families still awaiting news and the first responders working tirelessly to support our communities in need. #KerrvilleStrong #TexasFloods

[Special Ops Magazine @specialopsmag]

This picture from the Texas floods recovery says it all. No words needed.
#TexasFloods

[Invokesu ☀️ @ANativeCreation]

@i_stan9 You must be the scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz. See any flights using flight tracking tech? This is the remnants of a tropical storm.

If you want to look at climate engineering, look at all the methane released from the fracking fields.

[Invokesu ☀️ @ANativeCreation]

@MomOnFire Condolences 🙏

[Brenden Dilley @WarlordDilley]

Something is happening with our culture...

[Nichole “Vapor” Ayers @Astro_Vapor]

Just. Wow. As we went over Mexico and the U.S. this morning, I caught this sprite.

Sprites are TLEs or Transient Luminous Events, that happen above the clouds and are triggered by intense electrical activity in the thunderstorms below. We have a great view above the clouds, so scientists can use these types of pictures to better understand the formation, characteristics, and relationship of TLEs to thunderstorms.

[CG Channel @theCGchannel]

Epic Games has released free facial #mocap app Live Link Face for #Android as well as #iOS

Check out all of its new features, including #realtime #animation streaming to #MetaHuman characters.

https://t.co/BzF2SOxPdx

#motioncapture #facialcapture #UnrealEngine @unrealengine

[Invokesu ☀️ @ANativeCreation]

@YVOVY_AI AAAA quality

[Invokesu ☀️ @ANativeCreation]

@fury2neon @_HistoryNerd Irish and Blacks had worked together in the colonies until Bacon's Rebellion, it all changed after that.

[Invokesu ☀️ @ANativeCreation]

@MendotaNights @_HistoryNerd For starters, they weren't seen as White. In old times it was because they were "pagan", and to the Vikings, they were just one of many unfortunate islands. But make no mistake, Ireland has a fierce fighting history and were also the conquerers of Ireland over others.

[Invokesu ☀️ @ANativeCreation]

@_HistoryNerd When Irish migrants came to Canada, they were also placed in quarantine camps, many died from outbreaks on the ships and the camps due to famine, poor sanitation, and conditions.

[Climate Dad @ClimateDad77]

Look at this line.

We should all be scared, & we should all be furious.

Furious at the neoliberals who’ve brought us to this point.

And furious at the fascists inciting hate while serving the oligarchs who’ll ensure this line goes up & up til there’s no one left to look at it.

[Hᴜıƶᴀʀ @HuizarTony]

President Claudia Sheinbaum has just sent a bill to Congress banning GMO corn, declaring maize a cornerstone of Mexican national identity, and enshrining agroecological practices as mandatory.

No GMO poison. No glyphosate. This is food sovereignty and environmental justice in practice.

[Invokesu ☀️ @ANativeCreation]

@nobody_qwert It looks like it's added some gravity to each side.

[Invokesu ☀️ @ANativeCreation]

@MeshyAI is definitely an impressive tool for 3D AI generation, and a wonderful tool for rapid game prototyping. There are a lot of other quality systems on this list from @a16zGames.

#gamedev #ethicalai #3dart #ArtificialIntelligence

[MeshyAI @MeshyAI]

🎮@a16zGames surveyed 650+ game studios and game developers, to explore how they’re using AI, and we’re thrilled that Meshy was recognized as the only 3D AI tool!

❤️Thank you to our amazing community for your trust and support!

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#MeshyAI #gamedevs