Puppet moved by an xbox controller

momo3d · January 23, 2023, 8:14am

Hello friends, here is a small test that I have done connecting an xbox controller to a simple rig.
I hope you get a smile.

Safetyman · January 23, 2023, 12:53pm

That’s really cool. Can you explain the process?

momo3d · January 23, 2023, 3:04pm

Sure!. I followed this tutorial but changing the data paths to the location and rotation of my rig controls:

bartv · January 27, 2023, 3:08pm

I featured you on BlenderNation, have a great weekend!

momo3d · January 28, 2023, 9:01am

Thanks Bartv! Have a great weekend you too!

fr002 · June 28, 2023, 4:40pm

Hi Momo3d,

Pretty cool setup !
I would like to make something similar to play around…

Here are two example using this technique I saw recently…

In your opinion, is it possible to move the character around using the controller and then add facial and arm motion after (in multiple layers) ?

One pretty cool example (Blender) :

Another one (Blender) :

Another one (Unreal Engine) :