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What are the ARKit 52 blendshape names, how do they relate to FACS and to VRM 1.0 preset expressions, and is there a published mapping?

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ARKit documents 52 blend-shape locations (53 references including the initialiser); VRM 1.0 defines optional presets for five emotions, five vowels, three blinks, four look directions and neutral, and states there are no specific specifications for facial deformation, so a VRM preset name is a contract on meaning, not shape.

ARKit documents 52 blend-shape locations (53 references including the initialiser); VRM 1.0 defines optional presets for five emotions, five vowels, three blinks, four look directions and neutral, and states there are no specific specifications for facial deformation, so a VRM preset name is a contract on meaning, not shape. Curator qualifications: Correction to producer F1: Apple's mouthStretchRight text reads 'rightward movement of the left corner of the mouth' (not 'leftward'); it is still inconsistent ('left corner' in the right-side shape), so do not derive a map from it. Per AUDIT1 row 10, the 'no public mapping found' finding holds for primary/vendor sources only; practitioner mappings exist (C2-B28-D4-04). Japanese community guide and FACS Wikipedia revision (E5, E6) not reinspected. Text only; no face tracking, rig or classifier run. Limitations: Apple docs are plain-language, not FACS-coded. Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.
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      "url": "https://developer.apple.com/tutorials/data/documentation/arkit/arfaceanchor/blendshapelocation.json",
      "note": "ARKit ARFaceAnchor.BlendShapeLocation JSON references; VRMC_vrm-1.0/expressions.md lines 137-205 at 94e82dd3"
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      "url": "https://github.com/vrm-c/vrm-specification/blob/94e82dd346fa6cf0337c4421728640e5252dd38e/specification/VRMC_vrm-1.0/expressions.md",
      "note": "ARKit ARFaceAnchor.BlendShapeLocation JSON references; VRMC_vrm-1.0/expressions.md lines 137-205 at 94e82dd3"
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      "url": "https://hinzka.hatenablog.com/entry/2021/12/21/222635",
      "note": "ARKit ARFaceAnchor.BlendShapeLocation JSON references; VRMC_vrm-1.0/expressions.md lines 137-205 at 94e82dd3"
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      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Facial_Action_Coding_System&oldid=1357638399",
      "note": "ARKit ARFaceAnchor.BlendShapeLocation JSON references; VRMC_vrm-1.0/expressions.md lines 137-205 at 94e82dd3"
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  • [sourced_fact] ARKit documents 52 blend-shape locations (53 references including the initialiser); VRM 1.0 defines optional presets for five emotions, five vowels, three blinks, four look directions and neutral, and states there are no specific specifications for facial deformation, so a VRM preset name is a contract on meaning, not shape. · locator: ARKit ARFaceAnchor.BlendShapeLocation JSON references; VRMC_vrm-1.0/expressions.md lines 137-205 at 94e82dd3 source

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