Animation compositor for digital avatars

A method comprising:

• receiving, via one or more input devices, a user input associated with an interaction of a user with a digital avatar;
• identifying, based at least on the user input and using an animation controller, a state of the interaction of the user with the digital avatar;
• obtaining, based at least on the state of the interaction, a plurality of animations and configuration settings for the plurality of animations, wherein the configuration settings associate an individual animation of the plurality of animations with a priority level of a plurality of priority levels;
• providing, using the animation controller, the plurality of animations and configuration settings for the plurality of animations to an animation compositor;
• generating, using the animation compositor, a blended animation based at least on:
• a first animation of the plurality of animations, the first animation associated with a first priority level of the plurality of priority levels, and
• a second animation of the plurality of animations, the second animation associated with a second priority level of the plurality of priority levels, wherein the second priority level is lower than the first priority level, and
• wherein the blended animation comprises at least:
• a first period, within which the first animation obscures the second animation, and
• one or more second periods, within which visibility of the second animation is progressively altered, the one or more second periods comprising at least one of a blend-in period or a blend-out period of the second animation;
• rendering a first temporal sequence of frames based on the blended animation;
• and
• outputting, using one or more output devices, the first temporal sequence of frames.

A system comprising:

• one or more processing units to:
• receive a user input associated with an interaction of a user with a digital avatar;
• identify, based at least on the user input, a state of the interaction;
• obtain, based at least on the state, a plurality of animations and one or more configuration settings corresponding to the one or more plurality of animations, wherein the configuration settings associate an individual animation of the plurality of animations with a priority level of a plurality of priority levels;
• generate a blended animation based at least on;
• a first animation of the plurality of animations, the first animation associated with a first priority level of the plurality of priority levels, and
• a second animation of the plurality of animations, the second animation associated with a second priority level of the plurality of priority levels, wherein the second priority level is lower than the first priority level, and
• wherein the blended animation comprises at least:
• a first period, within which the first animation obscures the second animation, and
• one or more second periods, within which visibility of the second animation is progressively altered, the one or more second periods comprising at least one of a blend-in period or a blend-out period of the second animation;
• render a temporal sequence of frames based at least on the blended animation;
• and
• cause a presentation of the temporal sequence of frames.