NaturalMotion Previews Endorphin 2.5.

This article reports that the company NaturalMotion will demonstrate the latest version of its Endorphin real-time 3D character animation software during SIGGRAPH 2005 in Los Angeles, California. Endorphin Version 2.5 employs Dynamic Motion Synthesis, NaturalMotion's proprietary Adaptive Behavior technology for the production of interactive, self-animating 3D characters. That is, with DMS, 3D characters generate realistic movements that are said to be unique each time. Version 2.5 includes new Adaptive Behaviors, such as balancing, and dynamic modulation of animation data, designed to aid animators and visual effects artists in animating characters in less time than required using traditional keyframe or motion-capture techniques. Endorphin 2.0, launched during the Game Developers Conference in March 2005, is priced at $12,795 in the U.S.