Systems and Methods For Applying Animations or Motions to a Character

A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions for blending motions, the computer executable instructions comprising instructions for:

• applying a pre-recorded motion to a virtual character;
• receiving a first gesture from a user;
• capturing a live motion of the user;
• and
• applying the live motion to at least a portion of the virtual character in response to receiving the first gesture.

A system for rendering a model of a user;

• the system comprising:
• a processor, wherein the processor executes computer executable instructions, and wherein the computer executable instructions comprise instructions for:
• receiving a pre-recorded motion and a live motion of a user;
• mapping one or more body parts of a virtual character to one or more joints in a first model of the user associated with the live motion;
• mapping one or more body parts of the virtual character to one or more body parts of a second model associated with the pre-recorded motion;
• and
• animating the virtual character with the pre-recorded motion and the live motion.