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We describe a system for animating virtual characters that encompasses many important aspects of character modeling for simulations and games. These include locomotion, facial animation, speech synthesis, reaching/grabbing, and various automated non-verbal behaviors, such as nodding, gesturing and eye saccades. Our system implements aspects of character animation from the research community that yield high levels of realism and control.
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Shapiro, A. (2011). Building a Character Animation System. In: Allbeck, J.M., Faloutsos, P. (eds) Motion in Games. MIG 2011. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 7060. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25090-3_9
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