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Amy_ @gwbabycat.ca · 06/10/2026

I’m always amazed by how some simple graphics made in PowerPoint, and OBS extensions can come together to make fun visuals. I still have a ways to go, especially if I wanted to VJ, but it’s such a great deal of fun!

Screenshot of OBS Studio showing off the video layout sent to VRCDN. Video stream has a “reserved portion” at the top third for a future implementation of DMX, while the remaineder has a primary visual, some info text mentioning NXT Dance Cats and a third panel serving as a secondary visual.

Photo of Skyline in VRChat showcasing the multi screen layout. The main visual is on the TV behind the DJ booth while the info text is in front. On the side stages the secondary visual can be seen.

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Amy_ @gwbabycat.ca · 01/10/2026

Un-subdividing your mesh is as easy as 3 steps! 1. Mark the UV seams from your UV islands 2. Select every other edge loop (Alt + Click) across your whole mesh (video shows small example on my hands) 3. Dissolve the edges! 🧵3/6

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Amy_ @gwbabycat.ca · 01/10/2026

As many folks find VRC's 70k tri limit hard to hit (including myself) I have found that on bases that were originally subdivided you can un-subdivide them to reduce ~75% of your body's tri count without a significant drop in fidelity! 🧵2/6

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Amy_ @gwbabycat.ca · 01/10/2026

Its easy to pick apart low poly geometry when it stands still, but once you're in motion, you can get away with a lot! A quick on 🧵how I got my avi from very poor to a medium with a quick "hack" in blender! 🧵1/6

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Amy_ @gwbabycat.ca · 11/09/2026

Funny new displays coming to the DJ booth in Skyline soon :3

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Amy_ @gwbabycat.ca · 14/07/2026

After much puttering this year, and many bug fixes and tweaks, Skyline on #vrchat is now at Version 100!!! I hope you all are enjoying Skyline as much as I have enjoyed working on it!!!

A screenshot of the VRChat SDK Upload Screen for Skyline. The venue Skyline was last updated on 2026-07-13 at 6:13:27 PM onto Version 100.

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Amy_ @gwbabycat.ca · 13/07/2026

CW: Flashing Lights // As part of revamping the dance floor in Skyline, I am playing around with the idea of an audio linked dance floor... thoughts? #vrchat

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Amy_ @gwbabycat.ca · 02/07/2026

I have been having a lot of fun gogo dancing in #vrchat recently, and I thought I would share a quick trick I use while dancing!

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Amy_ @gwbabycat.ca · 17/06/2026

This Friday at 1945 PST I'm hosting a DJ Dance Party in #vrchat alongside @ministrypromotions.bsky.social and the FBHC Trevor Project Collab Team to raise funds and awareness for #thetrevorproject! Come see: - 5-Hex-7 - KittyMixikins (@mixikins.com) - Saki - Blackstr

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Amy_ @gwbabycat.ca · 10/06/2026

I wanted to optimize some of the world decor in Skyline, and using this simple trick I cut about 60 batches! Feeling good and fast with many frames!

A screenshot of the Unity Editor before the optimization. The batches were at 186 with 101 saved, rendering across 171k tris.

A screenshot of the Unity Editor after the optimization. The batches are now at 127 with 12 saved, rendering across 144k tris.

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Amy_ @gwbabycat.ca · 10/06/2026

Its amazing how good a simple bottle using inverted normals can look! Just some simple contents of a bottle without needing more than an opaque shader!

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Amy_ @gwbabycat.ca · 03/06/2026

The Ministry "M" was modelled by tracing over the logo with smoothed curves. The colours in the pride flags were driven by a curve position variable set by a simple geometry node that fed into a colour ramp for the flag colours.

Top: Blender geometry nodes taking the geometry input to store a "curve_pos" variable for use by shaders.
Bottom: Blender shader nodes using the "curve_pos" variable to drive the factor of a colour ramp node.

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Amy_ @gwbabycat.ca · 03/06/2026

The scene was quite simple. A simple spot light with an image texture for colour casting the Progress Pride flag on a plane with a PBR brick texture. In front were floating text elements using the Ministry letter set.

A screenshot of the Blender viewport showing a camera frustrum in front of flat plane elements with text saying "Ministry" in front of a brick wall with an unlit ministry "M" neon light fixture.

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Amy_ @gwbabycat.ca · 03/06/2026

Inspiration for the design came first from a previous design of the Ministry "M" in front of a brick wall. The key inspiration from this piece was the emissive nature of the "M" and the light casted on the wall. These two elements laid the foundation of this year's banner.

The ministry "M" is depicted as a neon red sign casting a glow on a brick wall. Below the "M" is the text of "Ministry" with a linktree link, and QR code in the bottom right.

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Amy_ @gwbabycat.ca · 03/06/2026

Briefly, the poster depicts the Ministry logo re-imagined in full pride regalia, showing the progress pride, pride, sunset lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, non-binary, pansexual, asexual, and aromantic flags!

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Amy_ @gwbabycat.ca · 03/06/2026

Now that its in the Pride world, I thought I would do a quick breakdown of how I made @ministrypromotions.bsky.social's submission for the 2026 Pride Poster Contest!

Amy posing in front of the Ministry Promotions pride poster in the VRChat 2026 Pride World!

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Amy_ @gwbabycat.ca · 20/01/2025

Thank you so much to everyone that came out to attend the Luxe Nova events this past weekend! It was a lot of fun to see you all, and to have fun partying! Another special thanks to @applevrc.bsky.social for the lovely photos!

Amy leaning against a railing while looking smugly at the camera. The lovely photo was taken by Apple!

Amy and Apple smiling into the camera for a selfie at the Radiance Lounge party!

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