Hero
The starting lineup — a quick overview of the CheapLive avatar project.
animal-sacabambaspis-neutral
Sacabambaspis — the fish that became a face.
contact-sheet-6-animals-clean
All six animals, lined up for inspection.
saca-neutral-v2
Sacabambaspis neutral — current main demo candidate.
showcase-clean-overview
Demo showcase — the avatar in action.
saca-motion-strip-softness-v2
Sacabambaspis motion strip — softness is real, not just a screenshot.Sacabambaspis
Sacabambaspis, the ancient fish that became the main demo candidate. Plus the supporting cast: Bear, Dog, Fox, Rabbit, and a Sphere.
animal-sacabambaspis
Sacabambaspis — full body, neutral stance.
sacabambaspis-closeup
Sacabambaspis close-up — eye detail.
saca-neutral-v2
Sacabambaspis neutral — current main demo candidate.
saca-mouth-v2
Sacabambaspis mouth — mid-speech frame.
saca-look-left-v2
Sacabambaspis look-left — gaze tracking.
bodycheck-saca-frame-00
Bodycheck Sacabambaspis — reference pose.
bodycheck-saca-frame-04
Bodycheck Sacabambaspis — mid-motion.
bodycheck-saca-frame-07
Bodycheck Sacabambaspis — end of cycle.
contact-sheet-bodycheck-sacabambaspis-clean
Sacabambaspis bodycheck contact sheet.
animal-sphere-clean
Sphere avatar — the simplest shape that works.
animal-spindle-clean
Spindle avatar — before fish, there was this.
sacabambaspis-bodycheck-clean
Sacabambaspis bodycheck animation.
animal-bear-neutral
Bear avatar — the fluffy alternative.
animal-dog-neutral
Dog avatar — mans best streaming friend.
animal-fox-neutral
Fox avatar — the cunning one.
animal-rabbit-neutral
Rabbit avatar — small but determined.Android
Real Android tablet screenshots — the app, receiver, and control pages running on actual hardware.
android-smoke-screen
Android tablet smoke test — first light.
android-capture-index-fullpage
Android app index — the control panel.
android-control-fullpage
Android control page — avatar selector.
android-receiver-fullpage
Android receiver — WebView rendering the avatar.
android-receiver-showcase-fullpage
Android receiver showcase — full screen mode.
android-receiver-subtitle-fullpage
Android receiver with subtitle overlay.
02-receiver-sacabambaspis
Receiver showing Sacabambaspis on tablet.
face-tracking-index-fullpage
Face tracking receiver — the engine behind the face.
android-receiver-public-fullpage
Android public receiver — no auth required.Black Screen
The safest screen is sometimes no screen. Black screen fallback evidence.
blackscreen-after-local-server-down
Black screen fallback — boring means safe.
contact-sheet-blackscreen-dynamic-v3
Black screen dynamic contact sheet — proving pixels stay black.Motion
Motion evidence strips and bodycheck GIFs — proof that the avatars can actually move.
cat-tail-body-softness-strip-v2
Body softness strip — motion proof for Cat (before it became owl).
saca-motion-strip-softness-v2
Sacabambaspis motion strip — softness is real, not just a screenshot.
saca-mouth-soft
Motion evidence strip — proving the avatar can move.
cat-bodycheck-verified-clean
Cat bodycheck GIF — technically correct, aesthetically owl.
cat-tail-body-softness-strip-v3
Dynamic strip — another motion proof attempt.Cat-Owl Failure
The Cat-Owl Failure Case — when "cat" became "owl". A funny but instructive design disaster.
cat-eye-closeup
Cat eye closeup — this is where the owlification began.
cat-neutral-jointed
Cat "neutral" — started looking more owl than cat.
cat-mouth-jointed
Cat mouth — the jointed approach made it weird.
cat-bodycheck-jointed
Cat bodycheck — the silhouette went wrong here.
cat-closeup-silhouette-reset
Cat silhouette reset — the "reset to cat" attempt that did not quite work.
cat-face-angry-clean
Cat angry face — even the expressions started looking owl-like.
cat-neutral-catlike
Cat "catlike" neutral — the last attempt before pausing Cat development.
contact-sheet-face-states-cat-clean
Face states: blink, smile, look left, look right.Bloopers
The Failure Museum — distortions, debug leaks, and other historical artifacts that should not have happened.
debug-page
Debug page leak — accidentally left in a screenshot.
debug-saca-look-left
Sacabambaspis look-left distortion — rejected, way too stretched.
cat-bodycheck-v2
Cat bodycheck v2 — improved but the owl gene persisted.
cat-closeup-catlike
Cat closeup — briefly catlike, then it morphed again.
cat-face-happy-clean
Cat happy face — happy owl, sad cat.
cat-bodycheck-impact
Cat impact frame — the physics went haywire.
cat-bodycheck-recoil
Cat recoil — it recoiled into an owl shape.
face-cat-look_left
Cat look-left — the ear stretch that should not have been.
face-cat-look_right
Cat look-right — asymmetric owl confirmation.
sacabambaspis-bodycheck-frame-02-clean
Contest demo page — early prototype, kept as historical artifact.Contact Sheets
Contact sheets and reference images — species readability, visual simplification, and architecture.
contact-sheet-species-readability
Species readability — can you tell them apart?
contact-sheet-visual-simplification
Visual simplification gate — before vs after cleanup.
contact-sheet-silhouette-reset
Silhouette reset contact sheet — the great cat identity crisis.
feature-reality-contact-sheet
Feature reality check — what works vs what is placeholder.
architecture_modes
Architecture diagram — the system behind the avatars.Subtitle
Subtitle integration on the receiver page.
face-tracking-subtitle-fullpage
Subtitle integration — text overlay on the receiver.Demo
Demo showcase pages — the avatar in action.
showcase-clean-overview
Demo showcase — the avatar in action.
animal-rabbit-clean
Demo showcase — the avatar in action.
animal-dog-clean
Demo showcase — the avatar in action.
Full Archive
Full internal archive is kept as a separate zip/cloud folder.
This public page is curated for demo viewing.
Total internal archive: 474 assets. This page shows: 61.
Full internal archive is kept as a separate zip/cloud folder.
This public page is curated for demo viewing.
Total internal archive: 474 assets. This page shows: 61.