[Opensim-dev] [libsl-dev] T pose issue

[Paul Fishwick]

I don't plan to reopen that bug; however, would you recommend me to
open up a new mantis? It is certainly a significant problem for us.
-p

Melanie wrote:
> Hi,
>
> this is different from the reported bug, which was that avatars log
> in in T-Pose. This also happens on the LL grid.
>
> However, avatars already in-sim should be correctly displayed to new
> joiners.
>
> This is a long-standing issue. It is caused by the current animation
> pack not being sent to new observers. On the LL grid, when an avatar
> first comes into view, the anim pack is sent to the new observer.
>
> We are, however, currently not tracking "seen" root agents per
> client, as we should, so we don't have the data to decide when to
> send the anim pack. Because of that, we send it only when it changes.
>
> This issue is distinct from the bug I closed. Please do NOT reopen
> that bug, as it doesn't apply to what you're seeing. This is a
> different behavior and I'm not aware of an exsting Mantis, although
> I've been aware of the issue foerever.
>
> Melanie
>
>
> Paul Fishwick wrote:
>   
>> There is an issue we have when using libomv and the OpenSim
>> server, and I am not sure where the problem lies. The issue is that
>> our bots log into OpenSim in a T position, and they do not log in
>> in a T position on the LL grid. The same libomv software is used
>> in both instances. What is the reason for the difference? I had thought
>> that it was, perhaps, that the LL server was keeping track of the
>> current animation state; however, one of the OpenSim devs says that
>> is not so.
>>
>> With OpenSim, the problem is that whenever a new human-driven
>> client logs into OpenSim, the libomv-driven bot appears as a T pose.
>> One must continually change the animation state of the bot to get the
>> bot out of the T pose for arbitary human clients who log in.
>> We have rigged a few OpenSim bots using repeated animations;
>> however, for the bots that are in a seating position on a bus,
>> the problem doesn't appear to be fixable--having a bot reseat itself every
>> second or so is awkward and would appear unnatural. Using an eye
>> animation doesn't do the trick of reseating the bot either.
>>
>> On the LL grid, we have many seated bots and LL knows to reseat these
>> bots for each human client without animation override.
>> -p
>>
>>     
>
>   


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