Random Facial Expression Generator

[majinosity]

This is just a simple console application I've been fooling around with to create quick "random" generation of facial animations to a file 1.txt.

• Face.exe file sits in the Skyrim Data folder (you open it once and it stays open).
• It opens the 1.txt file and randomly generates phoneme, a few modifiers (only blink and look direction right now), and expression.
• From the Skyrim console, with a character selected, you run "bat 1" to change expression.

With my very limited C++ knowledge this is a very crude attempt, but I think a few people might be interested in the idea or have a better solution or mod to replicate what I'm trying to do.

 

An example of a randomly generated expression set:

 

 

mfg reset
mfg phoneme 12 84
mfg phoneme 10 20
mfg phoneme 6 70
mfg modifier 0 8
mfg modifier 1 8
mfg modifier 2 0
mfg modifier 3 0
mfg modifier 4 0
mfg modifier 5 0
mfg modifier 6 0
mfg modifier 7 0
mfg modifier 8 77
mfg modifier 11 0
mfg modifier 9 0
mfg modifier 10 0
mfg modifier 12 0
mfg modifier 13 0
mfg modifier 14 0
mfg modifier 15 0
mfg modifier 16 0
mfg expression 4 11

 

 

Here is what I do to run the program quickly:

Run Face.exe in the background

Setup 2 keyboard macros

• One for swapping windows (from Skyrim to app, app and back)
• Another keyboard macro to type " ` bat 1 <enter> ` " this opens my console in game types bat 1, hits enter, and then closes console.

Within 4 quick keystrokes I have a brand new, random facial expression.

 

Some of the results are obviously horrible, but others I have saved to use for future screenshots.

 

 

Let me know your thoughts?

 

Here is the exe:

Face.rar

 

If you don't feel comfortable downloading an exe (here is my C++ source so you can compile yourself)

 

 

#include "stdafx.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <time.h>

using namespace std;

int getRandomNumber(void)
{
  return rand();
}

int getRandomNumberRanged(int base, int limit)
{
  return rand() % (limit - base + 1) + base;
}

int main () {

while (true) { //This repeats the program. You close console window manually by clicking "x". 

system ("CLS"); //this will clear the screen of any text from prior run
cin.clear(); //this will clear any values remain in cin from prior run


srand ( (unsigned int)time(NULL) );
  ofstream myfile;
  myfile.open ("1.txt");
  myfile << "mfg reset\n";
  
	//baseline
	int x = 0;
	//how heavy the experession should be (0-100)
	int expIntensity;
	//total expression "points", will be able to set in future
	int expPoints;
	//how many phoneme attributes there should be total (1-15)
	int expRange;
	//Inside the loop, select a random expression (1-15)
	int expSelector;


	expRange = getRandomNumberRanged(1, 15);
	expPoints = getRandomNumberRanged(1, 1500);

	while( x < expRange ) {

		expSelector = getRandomNumberRanged(1, 15);
	
		if ( expPoints > 0 ) { 
			expIntensity = getRandomNumberRanged(0, 100);
			expPoints = expPoints - expIntensity;
		} else {
			  expIntensity = 0;
		}
	  
		if ( expPoints > 0 ) { 
		    myfile << "mfg phoneme ";
			myfile << expSelector;
			myfile << " ";
			myfile << expIntensity;
			myfile << "\n";
		}
		x++;
  }

	int eyeClose = getRandomNumberRanged(1,30);
	int leftRight = getRandomNumberRanged(1, 3);
	int leftRightIntensity = getRandomNumberRanged(1, 100);
	int upDown = getRandomNumberRanged(1, 3);
	int upDownIntensity = getRandomNumberRanged(1, 100);
	int expExp = getRandomNumberRanged(1, 100);


	
	myfile << "mfg modifier 0 " << eyeClose << " \n";
	myfile << "mfg modifier 1 " << eyeClose << " \n";
	myfile << "mfg modifier 2 0 \n";
	myfile << "mfg modifier 3 0 \n";
	myfile << "mfg modifier 4 0 \n";
	myfile << "mfg modifier 5 0 \n";
	myfile << "mfg modifier 6 0 \n";
	myfile << "mfg modifier 7 0 \n";

	if ( upDown == 1 ) {
		myfile << "mfg modifier 8 " << upDownIntensity << " \n";
		myfile << "mfg modifier 11 0 \n";
	}
	
	if ( upDown == 2 ) {
		myfile << "mfg modifier 8 0 \n";
		myfile << "mfg modifier 11 " << upDownIntensity << " \n";
	}
	
	if ( upDown == 3 ) {
		myfile << "mfg modifier 8 0 \n";
		myfile << "mfg modifier 11 0 \n";
	}

	
	if ( leftRight == 1 ) {
		myfile << "mfg modifier 9 " << leftRightIntensity << " \n";
		myfile << "mfg modifier 10 0 \n";
	}
	
	if ( leftRight == 2 ) {
		myfile << "mfg modifier 9 0 \n";
		myfile << "mfg modifier 10 " << leftRightIntensity << " \n";
	}
	
	if ( leftRight == 3 ) {
		myfile << "mfg modifier 9 0 \n";
		myfile << "mfg modifier 10 0 \n";
	}

	myfile << "mfg modifier 12 0 \n";
	myfile << "mfg modifier 13 0 \n";
	myfile << "mfg modifier 14 0 \n";
	myfile << "mfg modifier 15 0 \n";
	myfile << "mfg modifier 16 0 \n";
	myfile << "mfg expression " << expRange << " " << expExp;

	
  myfile.close();


system ("PAUSE");
} // this ends while loop
return 0;
} // this ends your main function. 

 

 

 

Feel free to suggest edits as I'm sure this code is complete rubbish