puppet face cam when idle

src/routes/scene/components/renderer/puppet/animation.ts

@@ -1,12 +1,21 @@
 import * as THREE from "three";
 import type { PuppetRig } from ".";
 
+const MIN_IDLE_FACING_OFFSET_DEGREES = 3;
+const MAX_IDLE_FACING_OFFSET_DEGREES = 5;
+
 export class PuppetAnimation {
   private readonly smoothedGroundPosition = new THREE.Vector3();
   private readonly movementDelta = new THREE.Vector3();
+  private readonly idleRotationY: number;
+  private idleTargetRotationY: number;
   private hasSmoothedPosition = false;
+  private wasMoving = false;
 
-  constructor(private readonly rig: PuppetRig) {}
+  constructor(private readonly rig: PuppetRig) {
+    this.idleRotationY = rig.root.rotation.y;
+    this.idleTargetRotationY = this.idleRotationY;
+  }
 
   update(
     targetGroundPosition: THREE.Vector3,
@@ -14,6 +23,8 @@ export class PuppetAnimation {
     deltaSeconds: number,
     elapsedSeconds: number,
   ) {
+    this.updateIdleTarget(isMoving);
+
     if (!this.hasSmoothedPosition) {
       this.smoothedGroundPosition.copy(targetGroundPosition);
       this.rig.root.position.copy(targetGroundPosition);
@@ -27,6 +38,9 @@ export class PuppetAnimation {
     if (this.movementDelta.lengthSq() <= 0.01) {
       this.pause();
       this.rig.root.position.copy(targetGroundPosition);
+      if (!isMoving) {
+        this.turnTowards(this.idleTargetRotationY, deltaSeconds);
+      }
       return;
     }
 
@@ -34,20 +48,14 @@ export class PuppetAnimation {
     this.smoothedGroundPosition.lerp(targetGroundPosition, alpha);
     this.rig.root.position.copy(this.smoothedGroundPosition);
 
-    const targetRotationY = Math.atan2(
+    if (isMoving) {
-      this.movementDelta.x,
+      this.turnTowards(
-      this.movementDelta.z,
+        Math.atan2(this.movementDelta.x, this.movementDelta.z),
-    );
-    this.rig.root.rotation.y = this.dampAngle(
-      this.rig.root.rotation.y,
-      targetRotationY,
-      14,
         deltaSeconds,
       );
-
-    if (isMoving) {
       this.animateWalkCycle(elapsedSeconds);
     } else {
+      this.turnTowards(this.idleTargetRotationY, deltaSeconds);
       this.pause();
     }
   }
@@ -59,6 +67,34 @@ export class PuppetAnimation {
     this.rig.rightArm.rotation.x *= 0.8;
   }
 
+  private updateIdleTarget(isMoving: boolean) {
+    if (isMoving) {
+      this.wasMoving = true;
+      return;
+    }
+    if (!this.wasMoving) return;
+
+    const magnitudeDegrees = THREE.MathUtils.lerp(
+      MIN_IDLE_FACING_OFFSET_DEGREES,
+      MAX_IDLE_FACING_OFFSET_DEGREES,
+      Math.random(),
+    );
+    const direction = Math.random() < 0.5 ? -1 : 1;
+    this.idleTargetRotationY =
+      this.idleRotationY +
+      THREE.MathUtils.degToRad(magnitudeDegrees * direction);
+    this.wasMoving = false;
+  }
+
+  private turnTowards(targetRotationY: number, deltaSeconds: number) {
+    this.rig.root.rotation.y = this.dampAngle(
+      this.rig.root.rotation.y,
+      targetRotationY,
+      14,
+      deltaSeconds,
+    );
+  }
+
   private dampAngle(
     currentRadians: number,
     targetRadians: number,

src/routes/scene/components/renderer/puppet/index.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import type { World } from "../world";
 import { PuppetAnimation } from "./animation";
 import { PuppetSkin } from "./skin";
 
+const CAMERA_FACING_ROTATION_Y = Math.PI / 4;
+
 export type PuppetRig = {
   root: THREE.Group;
   body: THREE.Mesh<THREE.BoxGeometry, THREE.Material | THREE.Material[]>;
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ export class Puppet {
 
   private createRig(): PuppetRig {
     const root = new THREE.Group();
+    root.rotation.y = CAMERA_FACING_ROTATION_Y;
     const material = new THREE.MeshStandardMaterial();
 
     const body = new THREE.Mesh(