Multiple personality articulation for animated characters

A method for a computer system includes:

• retrieving a multiple personality model of an object from a file, wherein the multiple personality model of the object includes a model of a first personality of a component, wherein the model for the first personality of the component is associated with a component name, and a first personality indicia, wherein the multiple personality of the model of the object includes a model of a second personality of the component, wherein the model for the second personality of the component is associated with the component name and a second personality indicia;
• determining a desired personality indicia associated with the component;
• determining a plurality of manipulation values associated with the component;
• associating the plurality of manipulation values to the model for the first personality of the component when the desired personality indicia comprises the first personality indicia;
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• associating the plurality of manipulation values to the model for the second personality of the component when the desired personality indicia comprises the second personality indicia.