Renpona
@renpona.bsky.social
Developer of vtuber interactivity tools
Occasionally streams factory games and random indie stuff
Let's all work together to unlock the creative potential of Vtubing. There's still so many things left to explore!
Occasionally streams factory games and random indie stuff
Let's all work together to unlock the creative potential of Vtubing. There's still so many things left to explore!
something tells me i'm gonna find the steam awards especially un-compelling this year, because almost all the nomination slates look like this
November 27, 2025 at 6:27 AM
something tells me i'm gonna find the steam awards especially un-compelling this year, because almost all the nomination slates look like this
those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it
![screenshot of wiktionary page for "glasshole", spotlighting the definition "(derogatory, slang) A person who wears spectacle frames equipped with PDAs (especially with cameras) that display into the user's eyes, and who acts like a jerk or films inappropriately. [from 2013] "](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cgb2lpxnocmtct36dxzaq3xi/bafkreig65by4hhl4abxy3qbu5iraaeyy6yq53pwwydffoo5if3hprmfxei@jpeg)
October 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it
zordon was the second vtuber
July 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
zordon was the second vtuber
the wizard of oz was the first vtuber
July 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
the wizard of oz was the first vtuber
another representative example
there's a lot of industry enthusiasm (especially among management) for using this stuff, but the results aren't exactly impressive, and it doesn't look enjoyable to work with
besides, I tend to work on niche stuff where Stackoverflow regurgitation is of little help
there's a lot of industry enthusiasm (especially among management) for using this stuff, but the results aren't exactly impressive, and it doesn't look enjoyable to work with
besides, I tend to work on niche stuff where Stackoverflow regurgitation is of little help
June 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
another representative example
there's a lot of industry enthusiasm (especially among management) for using this stuff, but the results aren't exactly impressive, and it doesn't look enjoyable to work with
besides, I tend to work on niche stuff where Stackoverflow regurgitation is of little help
there's a lot of industry enthusiasm (especially among management) for using this stuff, but the results aren't exactly impressive, and it doesn't look enjoyable to work with
besides, I tend to work on niche stuff where Stackoverflow regurgitation is of little help
the cases i've seen it being used have not been encouraging. a LOT of wasted work (and tokens) trying to convince the LLM to do very simple things
for example, the dotnet team has publicly turned Copilot loose on its codebase, and the results have been rather embarrassing
for example, the dotnet team has publicly turned Copilot loose on its codebase, and the results have been rather embarrassing
June 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
the cases i've seen it being used have not been encouraging. a LOT of wasted work (and tokens) trying to convince the LLM to do very simple things
for example, the dotnet team has publicly turned Copilot loose on its codebase, and the results have been rather embarrassing
for example, the dotnet team has publicly turned Copilot loose on its codebase, and the results have been rather embarrassing
thanks everyone for coming to see my 3d debut!
for those who couldn't make it, i'll cut together a short youtube video from the debut later
but for now, here's what it looks like! the normal version, the chibi version, and the transition between them (which I'm very proud of!)
for those who couldn't make it, i'll cut together a short youtube video from the debut later
but for now, here's what it looks like! the normal version, the chibi version, and the transition between them (which I'm very proud of!)
June 8, 2025 at 2:54 AM
thanks everyone for coming to see my 3d debut!
for those who couldn't make it, i'll cut together a short youtube video from the debut later
but for now, here's what it looks like! the normal version, the chibi version, and the transition between them (which I'm very proud of!)
for those who couldn't make it, i'll cut together a short youtube video from the debut later
but for now, here's what it looks like! the normal version, the chibi version, and the transition between them (which I'm very proud of!)
At long last! I'll be debuting my 3D model!
Saturday June 7th at 6pm EST/3pm PST, at twitch.tv/renpona!
I'll show off the new model and some of the neat stuff I've done with it!
I haven't been very active lately, but hopefully that's going to change!
#vtuber #vtuberdebut #ENvtuber #warudo
Saturday June 7th at 6pm EST/3pm PST, at twitch.tv/renpona!
I'll show off the new model and some of the neat stuff I've done with it!
I haven't been very active lately, but hopefully that's going to change!
#vtuber #vtuberdebut #ENvtuber #warudo
June 5, 2025 at 2:22 AM
At long last! I'll be debuting my 3D model!
Saturday June 7th at 6pm EST/3pm PST, at twitch.tv/renpona!
I'll show off the new model and some of the neat stuff I've done with it!
I haven't been very active lately, but hopefully that's going to change!
#vtuber #vtuberdebut #ENvtuber #warudo
Saturday June 7th at 6pm EST/3pm PST, at twitch.tv/renpona!
I'll show off the new model and some of the neat stuff I've done with it!
I haven't been very active lately, but hopefully that's going to change!
#vtuber #vtuberdebut #ENvtuber #warudo
the underappreciated gem of #VTubeStudio hand tracking support is the gesture detection
full-hand tracking gets all the attention, but it's impractical to actually rig for. on the other hand, using gestures to trigger stuff can be quite useful, even if it's not quite as showy
full-hand tracking gets all the attention, but it's impractical to actually rig for. on the other hand, using gestures to trigger stuff can be quite useful, even if it's not quite as showy
April 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
the underappreciated gem of #VTubeStudio hand tracking support is the gesture detection
full-hand tracking gets all the attention, but it's impractical to actually rig for. on the other hand, using gestures to trigger stuff can be quite useful, even if it's not quite as showy
full-hand tracking gets all the attention, but it's impractical to actually rig for. on the other hand, using gestures to trigger stuff can be quite useful, even if it's not quite as showy
one of the fun things about hanging out in so many vtuber software and interactive hardware discords is seeing all the edge cases that come up - and the shit people do to solve them
March 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
one of the fun things about hanging out in so many vtuber software and interactive hardware discords is seeing all the edge cases that come up - and the shit people do to solve them
barely anyone is
it was released in 1996 as the crown jewel of Jumpstart's educational games series, an online cyber-hangout for kids to play and learn together
it was not popular at the time, and is hardly remembered today
it did have an offline mode, tho, so it's still playable
it was released in 1996 as the crown jewel of Jumpstart's educational games series, an online cyber-hangout for kids to play and learn together
it was not popular at the time, and is hardly remembered today
it did have an offline mode, tho, so it's still playable
March 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
barely anyone is
it was released in 1996 as the crown jewel of Jumpstart's educational games series, an online cyber-hangout for kids to play and learn together
it was not popular at the time, and is hardly remembered today
it did have an offline mode, tho, so it's still playable
it was released in 1996 as the crown jewel of Jumpstart's educational games series, an online cyber-hangout for kids to play and learn together
it was not popular at the time, and is hardly remembered today
it did have an offline mode, tho, so it's still playable
gosh, if only game devs had a way to produce gameplay videos where the characters, mechanics, level design, game physics, and responses to input all exactly match the stuff in the game they already made
thankfully, AI solves that. they just need 50000 hours of gameplay video to train it with
thankfully, AI solves that. they just need 50000 hours of gameplay video to train it with
February 20, 2025 at 2:56 AM
gosh, if only game devs had a way to produce gameplay videos where the characters, mechanics, level design, game physics, and responses to input all exactly match the stuff in the game they already made
thankfully, AI solves that. they just need 50000 hours of gameplay video to train it with
thankfully, AI solves that. they just need 50000 hours of gameplay video to train it with
for as much as I whine about Unity, messing around with effects is probably my favorite part of 3D avatar work. particle systems? shaders? bring it on
January 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
for as much as I whine about Unity, messing around with effects is probably my favorite part of 3D avatar work. particle systems? shaders? bring it on
I tend to emphasize the mods, but don't forget about the Intiface Game Haptics Router!
This simple tool intercepts rumble signals that games send to your controller, and sends them to Intiface too, which can send them to RUMP for your #Vtuber avatar to react to the controller rumble!
This simple tool intercepts rumble signals that games send to your controller, and sends them to Intiface too, which can send them to RUMP for your #Vtuber avatar to react to the controller rumble!
January 8, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I tend to emphasize the mods, but don't forget about the Intiface Game Haptics Router!
This simple tool intercepts rumble signals that games send to your controller, and sends them to Intiface too, which can send them to RUMP for your #Vtuber avatar to react to the controller rumble!
This simple tool intercepts rumble signals that games send to your controller, and sends them to Intiface too, which can send them to RUMP for your #Vtuber avatar to react to the controller rumble!
judging from the new art alone this is gonna be extremely my taste
December 28, 2024 at 8:47 PM
judging from the new art alone this is gonna be extremely my taste
Without downloading any new pics, what's your energy going into 2025
December 27, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Without downloading any new pics, what's your energy going into 2025
very important: this is NOT a free-license or public domain release
the license terms prohibit people from using them on anything commercial or monetized, including ad-funded content. so most streamers won't be able to use these legally
the license terms prohibit people from using them on anything commercial or monetized, including ad-funded content. so most streamers won't be able to use these legally
November 1, 2024 at 5:35 PM
very important: this is NOT a free-license or public domain release
the license terms prohibit people from using them on anything commercial or monetized, including ad-funded content. so most streamers won't be able to use these legally
the license terms prohibit people from using them on anything commercial or monetized, including ad-funded content. so most streamers won't be able to use these legally
if you're wondering why you don't see me doing weird shit with Live2D anymore, it's because my art skills aren't up to par
rolling my own physics engine so i can use hand tracking to chuck a ball around kinda loses its impressiveness when it looks like this
rolling my own physics engine so i can use hand tracking to chuck a ball around kinda loses its impressiveness when it looks like this
October 20, 2024 at 5:29 PM
if you're wondering why you don't see me doing weird shit with Live2D anymore, it's because my art skills aren't up to par
rolling my own physics engine so i can use hand tracking to chuck a ball around kinda loses its impressiveness when it looks like this
rolling my own physics engine so i can use hand tracking to chuck a ball around kinda loses its impressiveness when it looks like this
relatively simple effects can make a surprisingly big impact, especially when made interactive somehow
October 18, 2024 at 4:12 PM
relatively simple effects can make a surprisingly big impact, especially when made interactive somehow
Depending on the game, you can make your avatar react to things like attacking, getting powerups, hitting enemies, taking hits, getting kills, dying, or other things! It's up to what the game or mod does with rumble, as well as your creativity!
October 4, 2024 at 11:27 PM
Depending on the game, you can make your avatar react to things like attacking, getting powerups, hitting enemies, taking hits, getting kills, dying, or other things! It's up to what the game or mod does with rumble, as well as your creativity!
I recently released the Rumbling Universal Mayhem Plugin, or RUMP!
This tool allows your Vtuber to respond to rumble signals from @buttplug.io instead of (or in addition to) hardware, letting your avatar interactively react to any game with a compatible mod or tool! Totally SFW!
This tool allows your Vtuber to respond to rumble signals from @buttplug.io instead of (or in addition to) hardware, letting your avatar interactively react to any game with a compatible mod or tool! Totally SFW!
October 4, 2024 at 11:25 PM
I recently released the Rumbling Universal Mayhem Plugin, or RUMP!
This tool allows your Vtuber to respond to rumble signals from @buttplug.io instead of (or in addition to) hardware, letting your avatar interactively react to any game with a compatible mod or tool! Totally SFW!
This tool allows your Vtuber to respond to rumble signals from @buttplug.io instead of (or in addition to) hardware, letting your avatar interactively react to any game with a compatible mod or tool! Totally SFW!
i guess bluesky has video now?
look at me, i make tools for game-to-vtuber interactivity!
look at me, i make tools for game-to-vtuber interactivity!
September 30, 2024 at 7:30 PM
i guess bluesky has video now?
look at me, i make tools for game-to-vtuber interactivity!
look at me, i make tools for game-to-vtuber interactivity!
returning to my one true passion: interactive game-to-vtuber connections
as always, the #VTubeStudio API is fun to mess with
as always, the #VTubeStudio API is fun to mess with
February 19, 2024 at 8:43 PM
returning to my one true passion: interactive game-to-vtuber connections
as always, the #VTubeStudio API is fun to mess with
as always, the #VTubeStudio API is fun to mess with