### Problem

How to animate a skinned character under human control in real time.

### Short-term Goals (March 8th)

To display a skinned character that can be driven by user input. The user input will be via a game controller. Rendering will be done in real time with OpenGL. At the least, the character will be able to walk/run around a plane. Other animations (e.g. jumping, punching, kicking) will be added provided access to data and sufficient time.

### Bigger picture: where the project may go

Possible directions that this project may take:

1. Implement smoother transitions between animations.
2. Implement a footskate solver to work in real time for navigating over uneven terrain.

### Plan of Attack

1. Obtain motion and skin data. Write or obtain code to parse and load this data.
2. Render a skeleton performing a single animation.
3. Skin the skeleton, and animate it.
4. Connect animations in a scripted fashion.
5. Select animations based on user input via a game controller.

### Intended Readings

1. Snap-together Motion.
2. Pose-based Deformation.
3. Another skinning paper.
4. Game character animation/skinning (web hunting expedition)

Others will probably be added as well.