Research

# Avatars

Direct Blend Trees - JustSleightly Combining simple animator controller layers
Optimizing Texture Memory - Razgriz Texture VRAM optimization deep dive
Transfer Mesh Data - Kaideart Automatic weight painting of clothing to a mesh
Avatar Optimization Timelapse - Cams Avis Interesting video showing manual avatar optimization
VRC Avatar Performance Tools - Thry Evaluator and VRAM checker
Avatar Emulator - Lyuma VRChat SDK Unity emulator
2022 Utility Suite - Hai I swear by anything Hai makes, Animator as Code and Lightbox Viewer are two of my favorite tools.
Pumkins Avatar Tools - Rurre Toolbox for common tasks and pose editor

HTMX essays All great reads, but particularly complexity budget, API splitting, and locality of behavior.
Computer Ergonomics - Kieran Drew Development suffers if the author suffers.
Architectural Decision Records - Bruno Scheufler Documentation for context.
Choose Boring Technology - Dan McKinsley Use what you know.
The Grug Brained Developer A layman's guide.
Local First Development - Ink & Switch On the ideals of offline and collaboration capable software.
The Joel Test - Joel Spolsky A nice easy-to-understand checklist for teams.
Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software - Charles Petzold A connection between the "real world" and the programming used to facilitate digital communication.

Realistic metal material settings - Unity Standard shader metallic and specular information
Blender PBR materials - CGBookcase Displaying more than just albedo color
AmbientCG Public domain PBR materials