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Exercise 6: Control

Practice controlling a simple animatronic figure.

Exercise 6: Control

Activity: Get some practice with controlling animatronic figures using the digital tool below. Here is a short video that introduces you to the program:

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Have fun and see what kind of expressions you can create:

Congratulations! You now have an idea of how we plan, design & prototype animatronic characters. We hope you will use these principles in the creation of your own animatronic characters.

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Exercise 6: Control

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