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CmdForge desktop App wip

If you’re an IT person, you likely use many tools and operating systems, and you take notes of commands you might have to look up in the near future.
I’ve always had my command notes stored in Google Sheets for reference, but that felt inconvenient.
I decided to make a simple desktop application for Windows and Mac to store the commands you use. Enter the command for copy/pasting, a description, and assign a group like Cisco, Kubernetes, Linux, and so on.
So far, the data is stored locally via Better SQLite3, but the plan is to use Google Drive to store data.
I chose ElectronJS + React + Vite + TypeScript for my framework.
Work in progress, and the app will have a switch between an English and Japanese interface.

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Rigify to Mixamo, Mixamo Animation to Blender

I decided to use Mixamo for prototyping.

Blender Addons: Rigify, Rokoko Studio Live
Reference video tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIYrwC85w9k

My workflow.
1. Rig Model with Rigify
2. Export obj to Mixamo
3. Import to Mixamo
4. Choose animation and Export without skin
5. Import to Blender
6. Use RokokoStudio Live Addon to retarget bone data from Mixamo to Rigify Rig

This is where things get tricky. The names of the bones do not match and you also have to customize IK/FK settings. I should make a video note for myself because you would forget these after a few months.
You can export and import bone naming schemes with Rokoko Studio Live addon.
I will leave the exported data here as record.

boneSchema.json

{
    "rokoko_custom_names": true,
    "version": 1,
    "bones": {
        "hip": [
            "torso"
        ],
        "custom_bone_mixamorig:spine1": [
            "mixamorig:spine1",
            "spine_fk.002"
        ],
        "custom_bone_mixamorig:spine2": [
            "mixamorig:spine2",
            "spine_fk.003"
        ],
        "neck": [
            "neck"
        ],
        "head": [
            "head"
        ],
        "leftShoulder": [
            "shoulder.l"
        ],
        "leftUpperArm": [
            "upper_arm_fk.l"
        ],
        "leftLowerArm": [
            "forearm_fk.l"
        ],
        "leftHand": [
            "hand_fk.l"
        ],
        "leftThumbProximal": [
            "thumb.01.l"
        ],
        "leftThumbMedial": [
            "thumb.02.l"
        ],
        "leftThumbDistal": [
            "thumb.03.l"
        ],
        "leftIndexProximal": [
            "f_index.01.l"
        ],
        "leftIndexMedial": [
            "f_index.02.l"
        ],
        "leftIndexDistal": [
            "f_index.03.l"
        ],
        "leftMiddleProximal": [
            "f_middle.01.l"
        ],
        "leftMiddleMedial": [
            "f_middle.02.l"
        ],
        "leftMiddleDistal": [
            "f_middle.03.l"
        ],
        "leftRingProximal": [
            "f_ring.01.l"
        ],
        "leftRingMedial": [
            "f_ring.02.l"
        ],
        "leftRingDistal": [
            "f_ring.03.l"
        ],
        "leftLittleProximal": [
            "f_pinky.01.l"
        ],
        "leftLittleMedial": [
            "f_pinky.02.l"
        ],
        "leftLittleDistal": [
            "f_pinky.03.l"
        ],
        "rightShoulder": [
            "shoulder.r"
        ],
        "rightUpperArm": [
            "upper_arm_fk.r"
        ],
        "rightLowerArm": [
            "forearm_fk.r"
        ],
        "rightHand": [
            "hand_fk.r"
        ],
        "rightThumbProximal": [
            "thumb.01.r"
        ],
        "rightThumbMedial": [
            "thumb.02.r"
        ],
        "rightThumbDistal": [
            "thumb.03.r"
        ],
        "rightIndexProximal": [
            "f_index.01.r"
        ],
        "rightIndexMedial": [
            "f_index.02.r"
        ],
        "rightIndexDistal": [
            "f_index.03.r"
        ],
        "rightMiddleProximal": [
            "f_middle.01.r"
        ],
        "rightMiddleMedial": [
            "f_middle.02.r"
        ],
        "rightMiddleDistal": [
            "f_middle.03.r"
        ],
        "rightRingProximal": [
            "f_ring.01.r"
        ],
        "rightRingMedial": [
            "f_ring.02.r"
        ],
        "rightRingDistal": [
            "f_ring.03.r"
        ],
        "rightLittleProximal": [
            "f_pinky.01.r"
        ],
        "rightLittleMedial": [
            "f_pinky.02.r"
        ],
        "rightLittleDistal": [
            "f_pinky.03.r"
        ],
        "leftUpLeg": [
            "thigh_fk.l"
        ],
        "leftLeg": [
            "shin_fk.l"
        ],
        "leftFoot": [
            "foot_fk.l"
        ],
        "leftToe": [
            "toe_fk.l"
        ],
        "rightUpLeg": [
            "thigh_fk.r"
        ],
        "rightLeg": [
            "shin_fk.r"
        ],
        "rightFoot": [
            "foot_fk.r"
        ],
        "rightToe": [
            "toe_fk.r"
        ]
    },
    "shapes": {}
}
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Finally starting

After experiencing 2 game jams and a few fullstack projects I am finally ready to begin my long journey of my first game I plan on releasing on Steam.
Like any game, I need to start with the player model and basic movement.
First goal is to try to get a prototype of the game loop ready in 6 months.
Excited, anxious, and feeling the challenge before we even start.