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Sep 28, 2026Keeping a 3D overlay light enough to leave running all day
This is the third post in a series about building AniMate Waifu, a desktop companion that puts a VRM...
Sep 28, 20263 min read0 reactions1 comments
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It's usually not the model: what actually breaks when users import their own VRM avatars
Last week I posted about AniMate Waifu — a desktop companion that puts a VRM character on your...
Sep 21, 20263 min read0 reactions0 comments
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Sep 26, 2026Fixing Exaggerated VRM Lip Sync by Tuning Mouth Opening with Saturation Rate and Quantiles
Even with improved classification accuracy, the mouth can still look unnatural. This post documents how two metrics—saturation rate and quantiles—were used to numerically distinguish and adjust between overly wide openings and mumbled, undersized movements.
Sep 26, 20265 min read0 reactions0 comments
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Sep 24, 2026VRM Lip Sync with RMS — Minimal Implementation with 'aa' and Conditions for a Natural Look
A minimal implementation that opens and closes the VRM avatar's mouth based on sound intensity without matching vowels, exploring the boundaries of natural appearance and limitations from both implementation and theoretical perspectives.
Sep 24, 20266 min read0 reactions0 comments
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Sep 22, 2026Parsing VRM in Flutter without a package: vrm_dart fails on VRM 1.0 (LateInitializationError), so read the GLB chunks yourself
You do not need a package to read VRM metadata in Flutter. A VRM file is a glTF 2.0 GLB: a 12-byte...
Sep 22, 20268 min read0 reactions0 comments
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Sep 22, 2026Blender 5.x and the VRM add-on: 5.2 LTS needs 4.4.0+, 5.3 alpha blocks even 4.7.1 (blender_version_max is exclusive)
On Blender 5.2 LTS, VRM Addon for Blender only enables from 4.4.0 up, and on 5.3 alpha even the...
Sep 22, 20267 min read0 reactions0 comments
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Sep 21, 2026Avatar Lip Sync Implementation Guide — Usage and Limitations of Volume, Vowel Estimation, and Phoneme Information
From minimal volume-only implementation to vowel estimation via band shape, evaluation design, appearance adjustments, and phoneme method decision-making. This is a comprehensive overview for selecting lip sync methods for VRM avatars in browsers based on specific use cases.
Sep 21, 20265 min read0 reactions0 comments
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Sep 19, 2026The Cause of Wrist Skin Collapse is Skinning, Not Pose
The wrist twist was measured to be around 6-8 degrees, and the collapse was due to bending, not the pose, which was correct, but the skinning was incorrect, also discussing rig mobility, manufacturing failures, and WSL and Blender issues.
Sep 19, 202613 min read0 reactions0 comments
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Sep 17, 2026Making a VRM Character Dance from a Single Live-Action Video: Fixing Leg, Arm, and Finger Clipping After Estimation
A pipeline to convert a single fixed-camera live-action video into VRM character animations. While the estimation itself is accurate, the character suffers from feet clipping through the floor and arms merging into the body. This is the first part of a six-part series on measuring and fixing these artifacts.
Sep 17, 202611 min read0 reactions0 comments
Show DEV: a VRM desktop companion built with Tauri + Three.js — and the three things that fought back
I've been building AniMate Waifu — a desktop companion app that puts a 3D anime character on top of...
Sep 15, 20263 min read1 reactions2 comments
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Aug 21, 2026My VRM was rejected at upload and every viewer I own said it was fine
The mesh data was correct. The declaration about the mesh data was wrong — and rendering never reads the declaration, so nothing local could see it.
Aug 21, 20263 min read0 reactions0 comments
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Jun 23, 2026Vendor Risk Management Solutions: Trends Driving Market Growth in 2026
Vendor Risk Management (VRM) has become a critical part of modern enterprise security and governance...
Jun 23, 20263 min read0 reactions0 comments