# Tubby Cats Assembly

###### tags: `m3`

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## 2023 Notes

All 3D models are done, it would take 1 month to assemble into VRMs, but we need funds.

### Raising funds

**Idea: Drop NFT collections to raise funds**

Maybe M3 will do a tubbygotchi drop on Base that acts like an iphone case over frenpets >.>



- The collection
- https://hackmd.io/@XR/tubbygotchi 3D tubbygotchi devices
- CC0 Tubby Cats meme collection?
- would be so dank to see all tubby memes together


- Logistics / Marketing
- Create a fresh wallet (could be gnosis safe)
- Post on a website (address + QR code)
- Have a leaderboard of people that donate
- Visualize the current balance
- Have a progress bar with goal ($50k)
- Add stretch goals like Tubby Worlds


We can boost the campaign by pushing the latest metadata given to dev, so people can get a taste of 3D files and make memes with an army of tubby-kuns running around the metaverse.


### Alternative: Ship Pre-assembled

Based on metadata, combine 3D files into a blend per each tubby, but leave it disassembled, like how clonex released their files: https://rtfktstudios.medium.com/a-new-era-begins-the-start-of-the-avatar-economy-91f644be33be

Many people who never touched blender in their lives did so for first time, and enjoyed it! RTFKT team release with a blog post / tutorial on how to assemble CloneX, organized workshops and contests, and had amazing results.

This would incentivize the community to learn 3D software like blender which turned out to be a pretty great idea for RTFKT creator community. Could also create a tubby coin / badge for those that assemble as further incentive to git gud?

There's a special feeling of ownership when you DIY your own avatar, and is a superpower with CC0 assets

> *I just realized I had idea last year too*

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## 2022 Notes


Overall it seems this project will take some time (6-12 months). I think we could do an early release so that people in the community can start to run with their creativity. This has been the approach that Meebits and RTFKT Studios has done with CloneX via the [alpha release](https://rtfktstudios.medium.com/a-new-era-begins-the-start-of-the-avatar-economy-91f644be33be) of their 3D files.

Having tutorials and workshops ready upon release is highly recommended. Webaverse and M3 would be keen to collaborate with tubby cats community on helping make such. Based on observation and experience the community gets great enjoyment out of learning new 3D skills while modding the files. I guarantee that we'll all be taken by surprise by what people make in the first couple weeks.

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https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmfU2q6NGGCY7C5c2ncM8UJ6q9j6KqyHA4uiZCRPrXvV3U/
https://github.com/M3-org/tubby-pet/blob/main/tubbycats_metadata.json

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### Pets

See pets dev log: https://hackmd.io/@XR/pets



Code: https://github.com/M3-org/tubby-pet/blob/main/yellowcupid/.metaversefile

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| Snoggles comes to life in Webaverse as a mount | Tubbys can ride snoggles, sorta |

Code: https://github.com/hfcRed/Among-Us-Follower

[Anarchy Arcade](https://store.steampowered.com/app/266430/Anarchy_Arcade/) demo

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### Assembly

Dino says:

>Few traits like Face, Hand gesture, BG don't need to be 3D
There are Hand objects, Top, Pet, and Special left to make (~700 more objects)

**Checklist**

- [x] Hats
- [x] Hair clip
- [x] Whole head hats
- [x] Piercing
- [x] Eye wear
- [x] Mouth (Object)
- [x] Hair
- [ ] Hats with Hair
- [ ] Costumes

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### Alpha Release Ideas

- 1:1 files for each tubby cat downloadable by NFT owner
- Community learning blender and gaining 3D skills
- Commissions + tailor services

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### Technical Info

M3 is building interoperable avatar builders https://hackmd.io/@XR/avatarbuilders
We can include metadata with the actual file itself: https://vrm.dev/en/vrm/vrm_meta.html

#### Shaderverse
Code: https://github.com/shaderverse/shaderverse

Uses blender geometry nodes. This seems to be what Meepets is using. Chatted with the devs recently, they seem very keen on collaborating and building a Blender -> Webaverse pipeline.

#### Meebits Blender Utils
Code: https://github.com/MeebitsDAO/meebits-blender-utils

Example converting a meebit vox to multiple other rigged file formats

blender MeebitRig.blend --background --python meebit_export_to_fbx.py -- --meebit c:\meebits\14544\meebit_14544_t.vox blender MeebitRig.blend --background --python meebit_export_to_vrm.py -- --meebit c:\meebits\14544\meebit_14544_t.vox

Repo contains batch processing scripts, was used to rig all 20k meebits

#### Ready Player M3
Code: https://github.com/M3-org/ready-player-m3

Web based avatar builder with web3 support
Connect wallet, assemble and export tubby cat
Currently testing with M3taloot, a CC0 wearables collection


Fork Ready Player M3 into a pet builder?

#### Boom Tools
Code: (currently private)


### Rigging

Just need 1 rigged tubby cat for the alpha release. Most common method is to use [Mixamo](https://www.mixamo.com/):

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| Rigging the tubby cat in Mixamo | How it looks in Webaverse, for some reason it's floating | Not sure what the issue is, looks fine in other VRM apps |

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## Notes

The CCO nature of these assets are a great way to red pill the rest of the 3D / game dev industry on NFTs.

### NFT Design

Place for ideas on some NFT experiments with the 3D files

**3D GLB**
> M3rcury Post example with Otherside [open object standard](https://otherside.xyz/litepaper#open-object-standards) implementation

key: pet, look
https://hackmd.io/pjXXP0WUTzyABdSsSBipXg#Webaverse

**HTML**
> Mint a M3rcury Post example with tubby cat 3D site

https://opensea.io/assets/ethereum/0x9a4b320418544b4da92c38d2a6e2de09d5b0287a/2081 - Example with babby NFTs

### Distribution

**Unlock storage**
Same as VOID / Super Yeti / Meebits - sign into website and download, sign a message, and download the files. Those examples are kinda boring of a user experience - we can do better. What if you meet your tubby cat for the first time in a cute home space and can download the files there?

This option is pretty good for alpha release.

**Update metadata**
Update the metadata for all the current tubby cat NFTs with a new field / IPFS link to the 3D file?

**Minting new NFTs**
Look at BAKC, 8 ETH for a companion airdrop that still has no utility. We have the means to take nice looking 1:1 3D renders of all the assembled tubby cats - I'm sure collectors would appreciate this art as a NFT.

### Hardware Wallets

- https://hackmd.io/@XR/pets#Tamagotchi
- https://hackmd.io/@xr/tubbygotchi


Current hardware wallets are cringe, crypto is under attack, we should experiment with hardware wallet / raspberry pi cases for storing our NFTs (like trezor which is open source) or file storage for NFT data (like what [clubNFT](https://www.clubnft.com/) offers). The screens can have the 2D sprite sheets for tubby cat.


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