Data Types

Core character data is set up in two dedicated Unity projects: VHUnityHDRP-Assets and VHUnityURP-Assets. From these, asset bundles are created for use in end-user facing projects, like the two provided examples: VHUnityHDRP and VHUnityURP.

Data Type	Project	Location	File Type	Description
Character body animations	VHUnityHDRP-Assets, VHUnityURP-Assets	\Assets\Art\Animation\BodyAnimation	.fbx	Unity humanoid animations, exported from Maya
Character facial animations	VHUnityHDRP-Assets, VHUnityURP-Assetsprojects	\Assets\Art\Animation\<character> or embedded blendshapes in character FBX	.fbx	Unity facial animations, exported from Maya or Character Creator (CC)
Character lipsync schedule	VHUnityHDRP, VHUnityURP	\Assets\Timelines\<character>	.bml.txt	Lip synch data, generated by FaceFX
Character mesh	VHUnityHDRP-Assets, VHUnityURP-Assets	\Assets\Art\Avatars	.fbx	Character mesh and textures, exported from Maya or CC
Character nonverbal behavior schedules	VHUnityHDRP, VHUnityURP	\Assets\Timelines\<character>	.xml.txt	Nonverbal behavior schedule in XML format, following the Behavior Markup Language (BML), generated by the NVBG module
Character speech audio	VHUnityHDRP, VHUnityURP	\Assets\Timelines\<character>	.ogg	Audio files, either pre-recorded or text-to-speech
Character speech text	VHUnityHDRP, VHUnityURP	\Assets\Timelines\<character>	.txt	Transcripts of character speech; collected in MasterLines.csv
Configuration file	VHUnityHDRP, VHUnityURP	Local user folder, see https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Application-persistentDataPath.html	.json	RIDE config file, defined in RideConfigSystem
Timelines	VHUnityHDRP, VHUnityURP	\Assets\Timelines	.playable	Unity Timeline Directors and content files, visually creating real-time content with virtual humans and UI
UI	VHUnityHDRP, VHUnityURP	\Assets\VHShared\Art\UI	.png	Unity UI elements