01 / CAMERA INPUT
CAMERA OFF
478 LANDMARK INPUT
BESPOKE INTERACTIVE COSPLAY HARDWARE / LIVE CHARACTER PUPPETEERING
MAKE THE CHARACTER MOVE WITH YOU.
Custom wearable electronics, live facial tracking, responsive mechanisms and character-specific behaviour.
01 / LIVE TRACKING
FACE IN.
CHARACTER OUT.
Your camera is the input only. The tracker reads facial movement, normalises it into control signals, then drives a simulated LED character face on the right.
Video is processed locally in your browser. No microphone is requested.
LIVE CONTROL PIPELINE
CAMERA → TRACKING → CHARACTER OUTPUT
02 / CHARACTER OUTPUT
SIMULATED 64 × 32 LED MATRIX
EYES
BROWS
GAZE
MOUTH
EXPRESSION MAPPING
LIVE CHARACTER RESPONSE
Facial landmark inference runs on-device with MediaPipe. For best compatibility, use a Chromium-based browser. MediaPipe may send SDK performance and usage metrics to Google.
02 / POSSIBLE BUILDS
WHAT COULD
YOU BUILD?
The tracking system is only the input layer. The same control signals can drive screens, physical eyes, eyelids, jaws and other mechanisms built around the character.
Character/image © respective rights holders. Used here as visual reference.
ANIMATRONIC SHOULDER COMPANION
RESPONSIVE FAMILIARS
A shoulder-mounted companion could turn its head, blink, move its ears and react to nearby people using onboard tracking and proximity sensing. The same mechanism could be built around your own D&D familiar, original character or creature design.
Character/image © respective rights holders. Used here as visual reference.
ANIMATRONIC CHARACTER HEADS
FNAF-STYLE BUILDS
Eyes, blinking, brows, jaws and other facial mechanisms can respond directly to the performer inside the head.
Character/image © respective rights holders. Used here as visual reference.
WEARABLE EYE MECHANISM
TRACKED THIRD EYES
A self-contained additional eye that follows the wearer’s gaze and blinks with them, styled around the character’s iris, pupil and surrounding anatomy.
Character/image © respective rights holders. Used here as visual reference.
LIVE DIGITAL FACES
SCREEN-FACED CHARACTERS
LED, LCD and television-style character faces can use the same live facial tracking demonstrated above, with visuals and behaviour built around the character.
Character/image © respective rights holders. Used here as visual reference.
COORDINATED CHARACTER ANATOMY
MULTI-EYE CHARACTERS
Several physical eyes can share the wearer’s gaze and blinking, or use offset movement and timing to create character-specific behaviour.
Character/image © respective rights holders. Used here as visual reference.
RESPONSIVE MECHANISMS
MASKS, CREATURES + PROPS
Moving jaws, extra mouths, expressive lenses, creature features and other costume elements can be tied directly to performer input.
03 / SYSTEM
ONE FACE IN.
ONE CHARACTER OUT.
Each build can interpret the wearer differently. Expression signals can be literal, exaggerated, softened or remapped to fit the character.
01
Natural blinking
Eyelids, shutters or character eyes can follow the wearer.
02
Gaze + pupils
Eye direction can drive displays or physical moving eyes.
03
Independent expression
Brows, eyelids and other features can remain independently controllable.
04
Mouth state
Opening, shape and expression can drive jaws, mouths or animated faces.
05
Character mapping
The response is designed around the character rather than a generic preset.
06
Per-user calibration
Tracking and movement ranges are tuned around the actual wearer.
04 / BUILD PROCESS
01
CHARACTER REVIEW
Reference material, movement, proportions, physical constraints, fitting requirements and the visual rules of the character.
REFERENCE → BEHAVIOUR MAP → PHYSICAL ENVELOPE
02
BEHAVIOUR DESIGN
Decide how the performer controls the character: literal where useful, stylised where that creates a stronger effect.
INPUT → CONTROL SIGNAL → CHARACTER RESPONSE
03
FABRICATION + ELECTRONICS
Structure, displays or mechanisms, camera placement, electronics, power, mounting and serviceability are designed as one wearable system.
CAD → PRINT → FIT → WIRE → TEST
04
CALIBRATION + HANDOFF
Final fit and per-user calibration. Subtle and exaggerated inputs are tuned so the physical character responds correctly.
FIT → CALIBRATE → VALIDATE → DELIVER
05 / COMMISSIONS OPEN
GOT AN
IDEA?
I take on bespoke cosplay and character builds where tracking, electronics or mechanisms can make something normally static actually perform.
DISCUSS A BUILD ON DISCORD ↗
BESPOKE INTERACTIVE BUILDS
PRICED PER PROJECT
From compact tracked props to complete wearable character systems
tracked eyes + facial features
screen-faced characters
animated masks + helmets
responsive props + mechanisms
character-specific control mapping
complete wearable systems