PuppetMaster Design

The PuppetMaster serves four functions:

• It receives user input in the form of joystick or MIDI movements.
• It provides an interface for the puppeteer to map the various joystick axes or MIDI channels to controls on the puppet. (ie, it permits the puppeteer to assign MIDI channel 1 to rotating the head and MIDI channel 2 to nodding it, and so forth.)
• It handles the translation from input space ("joystick one, horizontal movement, halfway over to the right") to puppet commands ("first puppet, right arm, halfway up").
• It transmits the puppet commands over the network to the Stage.

The Puppet Master requires a set of VPM, SSF, and PMS files in order to operate.