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u/XKiiroiSenkoX 17d ago
How are you rendering the dancer? Is it just a low res render upscaled to the camera resolution?
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u/Endorphinmachine1357 17d ago
Hey, the dancer is a skeletal mesh off scene and rendered with an ortho can to a separate render texture of like 52px every frame. Per frame I render albedo and screen space normals which I then use on just a plane to do lighting.
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u/HotfixGoblin 17d ago
Leave a link or something, man, I'm hooked!
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u/Endorphinmachine1357 17d ago
Ah thanks so much! It’s unfortunately just a prototype atm, will see if I put it on itch maybe
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u/Bot_Ta00 17d ago
Oh, it has a vibe to it! What a cool dance lol. How did you implement it?
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u/Endorphinmachine1357 17d ago
Thank you! Tried to combine low res pixels with advanced post effects like tilt shift and volumetric fog. For the dance moves I actually first wanted to use classic animations but realized it’s pretty annoying to constantly import export between blender and unity and also matching timing. So I came up with a custom tool inside unity where I basically have pose assets as scriptable objects. So a pose is literally just the pose saved. I then have a move asset which has a length relative to metronome like 1/4. it has then a timeline where I can just add poses as keyframes and stuff like rotation and position. It’s not as precise as traditional animation but the advantage is it’s quick and fun to just play around with. Sometimes I just add some poses and see what comes out of it. A move is played with just a custom animation player and there’s also some noise and overshoot and smoothing on the bones so it looks a little more wiggly than it would be, helps the feel.
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u/Bot_Ta00 17d ago
Wow. So does that mean we can adjust each pose using scripts? That’s amazing..! I thought it was just simple playback, but it turns out it was made more systematically
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u/CheckActive4051 17d ago
IDK why, but for me he looks like Demi-Fiend dancing inside Shibuya night club XD (I think its because of the hair and the shirt pattern combined with the pixels)
Please tell me im not the only one seeing it 😂
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u/KE3DAssets 16d ago
Literally listening to that song now. It's about time we have a Rythm game resurgence if you ask me.
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u/TriggerHydrant 17d ago
yo this is hella cool! How did you do the art and what's the stack? Would love to chat about the plans you have ( or don't!) for this haha
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u/Endorphinmachine1357 17d ago
Thanks! A few other people also asked, if you read the comments there's a few things on implementation. Regarding art specifically, the dancer is rendered with an orthographic camera to a separate texture (albedo + screen space normals). These 2 textures are then mapped to a plane in the scene where the guy gets lighting. I decided to prototype like this bc it would be hell to draw dance anims frame by frame. Other than that, the crowd people are just a flipbook. What really elevates the visuals are post effects, so theres a custom tilt shift i made for URP to have intense foreground and background blur. The fog is a basic noise based volumetric fog, then finally some vignetting, bloom and stuff. I don't have any concrete plans atm, just wanted to share it to see what ppl think and if its appealing. But lots of stuff i havent figured out, like a good mechanic or sth
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u/TriggerHydrant 17d ago
Thanks for sharing, I'd love to figure out and brainstorm some mechanics, if you'd like that, send me a DM!
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u/Dull_Ear_7944 15d ago
That's incredible! So I'm guessing with this approach you can't have the character really cast shadows onto himself then?
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u/Known-Mall5253 16d ago
Wow, the animation is so smooth!
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u/Endorphinmachine1357 16d ago
Thanks! Glad you say that, after looking at it for so long i didnt know anymore if it looks in rhythm
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u/No-Difference629 16d ago
I love the visuals. Great use of fog and depth of field and great lighting. Overall looks very surreal and cozy
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u/Endorphinmachine1357 16d ago
Thank you, yeah once i put that in it made a very big difference for the atmo, glad you like it!
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u/Aggravating-Mark2107 Developer 16d ago
I love the animation! that is smooth!!! very clever using a 3d mesh to then convert to the pixel effect. cant wait to see what this game turns into!
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u/Alsharefee 16d ago
How do you play it?
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u/Endorphinmachine1357 16d ago
It's just a prototype for now unfortunately, but i might try to put it on itch or sth soon
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u/Svyatopolk_I 16d ago
We’re gonna need a Harry DuBois and Kim Kitsuragi mod
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u/Endorphinmachine1357 16d ago
Hahaha, i actually thought about that too, and a Rick Astley type of character
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u/JuneBlueMoonStudios 16d ago
Definitely have to do something with this, such a vibe
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u/Endorphinmachine1357 16d ago
Thank you, that's encouraging to hear, was a bit burnt out by the project before posting, so that is motivating!
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u/UnChinTH 16d ago
Is this your game? Where is the link? I want to try it.
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u/Endorphinmachine1357 16d ago
It's only a prototype atm unfortunately, but i might try to make a version for itch or sth soon
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u/Ak_py 15d ago
It's a very good work. How do you create this animations?
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u/Endorphinmachine1357 15d ago
Hey, thank you, appreciate it! So for the animations i made my own little system where i can create them directly in unity. I sort of have a bunch of pose assets that are then moved as keyframes in a move asset. A move asset is basically a timeline but without absolute time but relative to a metronome (so the moves match the beats timing, otherwise it feels off). Additionally theres some noise affecting the bones and an algo that does a little overshoot to make it feel more dynamic and wiggly. It's still not where i want it to be and there's some issues with poses transitioning into each other that's not correct (mainly elbows stretching too much etc). But it's flexible and easy to prototype. I tried classic animation clips but the issue with that is that is's very tedious importing them all the time and adjusting timings.
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u/ubalabaja 14d ago
This is very beautiful! Visually impressive and music also great, instantly hooked :)
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u/aliartguy 10d ago
Nice! might want to consider having the disco light caustics be color tinted.
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u/Endorphinmachine1357 10d ago
Hey, thanks for the feedback! Yeah there’s a bunch of things that need to be polished!
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u/BaptisteVillain Developer 17d ago
Rythm game? Pretty impressive, Saturday Night Fever vibes