... Performance animation, the craft of creating animated characters that move in real-time response to human puppeteers, is one of the hottest new technologies in digital production. A unique convergence of story-telling, animation, and computing technology, performance animation allows artists to create characters with emotions and tell stories through those characters in real time. This not only represents an innovative entertainment vehicle, but a cost-effective technology with the potential to enable single creation cycles for multiple applications.

MEDIALAB, an innovator in the performance animation field, is a one-stop content provider for computer-generated entertainment. The company does extensive in-house research and development for real-time applications such as live performance animation for television shows, film and video, interactive 3D games, and 3D visualization of sports events. MEDIALAB's computer-generated characters are used to introduce programs, host talk shows, Web sites, CD-ROMs, and video servers. MEDIALAB provides design, installation, and support of on-line, real-time character systems, consultation, and puppeteer training.

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