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Humanoid animation

Humanoid animation is when you make a computer draw or animate a character that has a human body shape. This means that the character will have a head, two arms, two legs and a body. The computer uses movements and different shapes to make the character look like it's walking, jumping, running, dancing or even talking. To do this, the computer looks at instructions from people telling it what the character should do and then animates it accordingly. It's a lot like how a cartoonist draws characters on paper but instead of drawing it, the computer does it for you.
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