Ignore the Armature. Use the Volume Deform modifier (Blender 4.0+). Place empty objects as "Gravity points" and "Attraction points."
Realistic avatars trigger the uncanny valley. Blobs trigger the "cute aggression" response (the urge to squeeze something adorable). Social VR is about comfort. It is much less intimidating to talk to a soft, glowing blob than a realistic digital twin.
Use a tool like Babylon.js Native or Unity's DOTS Physics package. Set the "Stiffness" to 0.4 and "Damping" to 0.7. The "New" meta is "High Damping, Low Stiffness" — this makes the blob move like thick honey rather than jelly. vr blobcg new
Enter the counter-culture movement quietly exploding across social VR platforms:
If you are logging into VR tonight, don't look for the perfect human. Look for the wobbly mass in the corner that jiggles when it laughs. That is the "BlobCG New." And it is the most alive thing in the room. Are you experimenting with BlobCG New? Share your renders and physics settings in the comments below. To stay updated on volumetric VR trends, subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Ignore the Armature
Early VR avatars were mannequins. You had a skeleton (rig) and a hard shell (mesh). When you waved your hand, the arm rotated rigidly at the elbow. It was functional but lifeless.
This is where the blob enters. "BlobCG" treats the human (or creature) form as a volume of fluid. There is no rigid skeleton in the traditional sense. Instead, the mesh is a single, continuous mass of semi-liquid geometry. Blobs trigger the "cute aggression" response (the urge
While Meta pushes hyper-realistic Codec Avatars that require a server farm to run, the indie community is hugging its way to the future with avatars made of virtual marshmallow.