Desktop Mascot Maker

Hi all!

I made Desktop Mascot Maker with Unity.
You can make 3D/2D mascot with extremely easy steps!

AssetStoreLink​

WebSite​

Documentation

Demo Program (for windows)​

Features
- Ready for Unity and Unity Pro
- Full control of the mascot from Unity
- Mascot's opacity change
- Lots of event handlers
- Detect mouse hovering

*Notice*
- The target platform is Windows only.

If you have any trouble please contact me. Here



Enjoy!

 

Hi all!

I updated Desktop Mascot Maker to Version 1.2.

Please visit my website to see Unity-chan! live demo. Here

 

Hi!

I updated Desktop Mascot Maker to Version 1.3.
I added Chroma Key Compositing mode in case of using a transparent shader.

 

Just looked at the demos-- this is very cool.
I am sold

 

Hi all!

I updated Desktop Mascot Maker to Version 1.4.
I added DragMove option. If set to true, the mascot can be moved by left mouse buton draging.
And Version 1.4 is ready for uGUI. You can display uGUI image/text with your mascot.


Please see the document for details.
I also did performance tuning and some bug fixing.

 

hello,I have unity 4.0 4.3 4.6b19 5.0b12
4.0,4.3,5.0 can't run.4.6b19 like this,My build target is x86 windows
I can run all demo ,how can I do?

 

Hi.I try DemoForFree it can work.
But quailty not better than Pro


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update

I change camera clear flags to Solid Color it work!
and skybox also can work

 

Hi,

About this message window:


This error message occurs in mono's dll(...\Unity\Editor\Data\Mono\lib\mono\2.0\System.Windows.Forms.dll) inside unity.
Please check this code in line 894.
https://github.com/mono/mono/blob/m...ws.Forms/System.Windows.Forms/XplatUIWin32.cs

This message occurs because the function Win32RegisterClass returns false in unity editor environment. I can't modify this mono code inside unity because it may affect all unity projects.

This error message occurs only in unity editor environment and it does not affect your final compiled(released) .exe programs. So could you ignore this message? Sorry for the inconvinience.

 

This asset does not support Unity4.0-4.5. Sorry. Please use Unity 4.6-.
I have not tested Unity5.0b18 yet. I will test the asset with Unity5.0 as soon as possible.

 

Hi all

I fixed this error message. In the next version (Ver1.5), this error message will go away.

 

Hi,

DesktopMascotMaker is updated to Ver1.5. Some bugs fixed. Tooltips added.

 

Hi all,

Desktop Mascot Maker is now 50% OFF SALE until March 14.

Don't miss it!

and Desktop Mascot Maker will be ready for Unity 5 soon!

This is new demo made with Unity 5 personal edition.

 

Please give a link to DesktopMascotMaker free

 

Hi, you can download DesktopMascotMaker for Unity4.6 free version here.

 

Screen error here

Assets/DesktopMascotMaker/Script/OrthonormalCameraForFree.cs(32,17): error CS0619: `UnityEngine.Component.camera' is obsolete: `Property camera has been deprecated. Use GetComponent<Camera>() instead. (UnityUpgradable)'

I can not load component Desktop Mascot Maker
I do according to the instructions


whether it is possible remake ready mascot Niconi Rittai Chan Mascot
or is there a model to change, if can,
if the model link nikovideo , do not need, I have already downloaded

 

Hi Animelubel,

I think you are using Unity 5 now. Unfortunately, Desktop Mascot Maker is not ready for Unity 5 yet, sorry.

Desktop Mascot Maker 1.6.1 will be ready for Unity 5 on or after March 14.

Could you use Unity4.6 for now?

 

Where it can be downloaded, and that I downloaded? Desktop Mascot Maker 1.5 or not?
and answer the question please


whether it is possible remake ready mascot Niconi Rittai Chan Mascot
or is there a model to change, if can,
if the model link nikovideo , do not need, I have already downloaded

 

Hi,

Desktop Mascot Maker 1.6.1 will be released at the asset store on or after March 14.
I will announce about it in this forum. I can't remake Niconi Rittai Chan version demo.

 

I need to buy again?

 

You don't have to buy again. You can download from asset store on or after March 14.

 

Thank you very much

 

Hi all !

Desktop Mascot Maker Ver1.6.1 is released !

- Ready for Unity 5 Personal/Professional edition
- New feature : Unity's main window can be changed hide/show/transparent with MainWindowOpacity.cs. (Unity 5 only feature, see reference manual for Unity 5)

- Added new demo (demo05, toggle hide/show Unity's main window)

 

What this type of applications are called?
I want to create similar application with visual studio WPF can you give me some guide

 

Hi, this asset just captures main camera's image and displays on a winform with layered window style.
This asset can't customize window style like visual studio wpf.

 

yodaka: I sent you an email with a few questions & comments, but thought I'd ask my main question here, in case some of your other users have a solution.

I am attempting to make desktop mascots with props that players can use to interact with the mascots (for example, a ball they can "throw" and have a dog mascot fetch it), but I have been unable to get more than a single object to be interactive. Any other objects simply mirror the actions of the first. What I mean is, if I try to pick up the ball, it would also pick up the dog... I would also like to have more than a single mascot on screen, and have them individually be interactive. Any advice about achieving this with the Desktop Mascot Maker software would be most appreciated! Thanks!

Update: The creator has replied to my email and assures me that they will be doing their best to create a non-singleton, multi-mascot version in the near future, barring any unforeseen difficulties. In fact, they were kind enough to send me a screenshot of a working, multi-camera setup showing 3 separate mascots! They'll also be working on improving the documentation with a more verbose introduction / tutorial, and making some minor corrections that will make it easier for everyone concerned. Bravo! Three cheers! I'll very much be looking forward to the next update(s).

 

Hi krougeau,

Thank you for your great feedback. I will add new feature to display Multiple Mascots.

Here is new demo program :
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-QmwDcrXnzIMFJxYkgzZ3o0VFU/view?usp=sharing

This demo will be included in Desktop Mascot Maker's next version.
This demo demonstrates how to display multiple mascots per scene.
This demo displays three independent mascots by using three cameras.


Now I am writing documents. I will update Desktop Mascot Maker soon. Next version will be 1.7.0.

 

Thank you ever so much! I'll have a look at the new demo immediately & will be looking forward to the next release. Have a wonderful day!

Update: Wonderful! I was anticipating that physical interactions between the characters might be problematic, but it seems you have them working together quite well I did note that, in this instance, the individual characters can't be dragged/dropped around the screen. Is this because of a technical limitation, or just because it wasn't necessary for the demo? Either way, it's fantastic and will bring me much closer to being able to implement my ideas. Thank you again!

 

Does anyone have any tips for keeping a mascot within the camera frustum? I'm working with a few different models now, and I've been having trouble with parts of them being cut off when zooming in and out, rotating, etc. I've tried attacking the issue a few different ways now, to no avail, and thought I'd see if those of you who've been using the package for awhile had any tips.

 

From the screenshots, the new version also looks like it will allow us to specify render textures, which is terrific if that is the case.

I'm trying to create a program that will contain several mascots of various types; some single, some multiple, some fullscreen, and some not. Having the render texture hard coded has been troublesome and would, for instance, require me to create completely different builds for each and every fullscreen resolution that Windows supports, which would make distribution problematic to say the least.

If we're able to choose the render texture we wish to use, through code and in individual scenes, this would likely eliminate the issue & I could, as an example, check the user's screen width & height and assign an appropriate render texture to match based on that information. That fix alone is worth it's weight in gold, so I do hope that this is indeed the case.

Thank you again for all of your hard work on this asset! I'm looking forward to using it to transform my ideas into realities! Have a terrific day!

 

Can't you just apply a "look at target" script to the camera to have it keep the frustum on the character?

 

Thanks hopeful. The OrthonormalCamera script that comes with the Desktop Mascot Maker package has a "target" variable that functions like a "look at", but some of the characters partially escape the frustum when zooming in. I suppose the simplest solution would be to just limit the amount of zoom that can be used on those characters. I'll keep fiddling with it. Thanks again!

 

yodaka is hard at work on the new version of Desktop Mascot Maker and has allowed me a glimpse at the new documentation. The usage instructions have been expanded to be much clearer, and some important changes have taken place!

You will now be able to alter the Form Size of your mascot(s) directly through the Inspector or through scripting, which allows much more flexibility (for instance, resizing your mascot(s) for various screen resolutions).

On top of that, a new MultiMascotMaker component has been added which, as the new implies, will allow you to have several different mascots in one scene. Where the original MascotMaker component is a singleton, the MultiMascotMaker component is a standard Monobehaviour.

I, for one, am very excited about the changes & am nearly bouncing in anticipation of the new release. yodaka informs me that he expects to be submitting the changes to the Asset Store near the end of the week, and that it will likely take another week for the submission to be approved. That said, keep your eyes open for updates in the next couple of weeks!

Thanks again, yodaka, for all of your hard work!

 

Hi, I submitted new version 1.7.0. I think asset store's review takes roughly one week.

New features of version 1.7.0 are

• Display Multiple Mascots at the same time by using MascotMakerMulti component
• Mascot Form's size can be changed at run time

Here is the document for version 1.7.0.
Here is the demo program.

If you have any questions about this, please ask me anything.

 

Thanks again, yodaka! Everything looks great!

 

Desktop Mascot Maker version 1.7.0 is accepted in the asset store now. Enjoy!
https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/#!/content/23732

 

Already downloaded! Thanks!

 

Oooh!!! So excited! Thanks for letting us know

 

Is it possible for the mascot to interact with the desktop items like opening folders, files and programs and generally make a mess? is it possible for me to add a sensor so that the mascot can see the desktop and what is on the desktop? If it can't could you please add this functionality?

 

I doubt that will be possible. It's really not even desirable to mess with a person's desktop OS, if you think about it. But you could make fake desktop icons, perhaps, that the mascot could interact with.

 

I've been considering trying something along these lines by grabbing a screenshot image of the user's desktop & then manipulating that, but haven't attempted it yet. It's probably more trouble than it's worth, haha. The idea of fake icons would be much simpler than trying to recognize and recreate the real ones, but even then, making it work well and look good seems like it would be a challenge since there's no telling ahead of time what any given user's desktop might look like.

 

Some computer users are very easily confused. I think the last thing anyone wants is a support call or lawsuit coming from some user who thinks you destroyed stuff on their computer.

 

I was thinking more on the lines of a personal digital assistant type of application.Nothing devious

 

Hi, I think it's difficult to interact with the objects outside Unity program.
And I don't have the plan to implement that for now. Sorry for the inconvenience.

 

If someone wanted to, they could easily use a gameobject that looked like a desktop icon & simply have their mascot interact with that. With the new multi-mascot features, the end user could even drag & drop the fake icon around their desktop to wherever they wanted it. While it's certainly a neat idea, I think it falls a bit outside the scope of what the Desktop Mascot Maker was meant to do & should be left up to the game designer to work out.

 

How do I change the unity main window name ?

 

From the main Unity menu, click on Edit -> Project Settings -> Player, and then in the Inspector, change the Product Name to be whatever you'd like to appear in the main window's title bar.

 

Hi! I'm new here and just hoping if this thread is still like kind of active?. The link that you sent for the demo version of the Desktop Mascot Maker was just the finished product of the program and the Demo Scenes. Isn't there like a demo version of it where you can actually create and modify stuff?

 

To my knowledge, all of the various demos are simply finished builds that show off the various functionality of the asset itself. It's well made & well worth the price. Just keep in mind that it can only currently create applications for use on Windows PCs, not phones, tablets, or other operating systems. It also seems to be incompatible with the Windows Store and apps created with it (in my tests at least) do not pass the validations required for being listed on that particular venue. Those things aside, I've had a great time using it and am looking forward to making use of it in several future projects I've currently got on the back burner.

 

Hi, I uploaded a trial version of Desktop Mascot Maker.
Trial version is functionally unlimited and displays credits. Check out!

http://panzersoft.web.fc2.com/assetstore.html

 

I downloaded the trial and unpacked the zip-folder.
But how to use it?
i find no *.exe-file to run it...