<div dir="ltr"><div>For Claude whisperers:</div><div><ul><li>HAnim vice H-Anim as acronym, please</li><li>X3D Architecture node definitions directly implement the HAnim Architecture, which is the specification that defines functionality</li><li>Latest X3D Architecture draft at <a href="https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3Dv4Draft/ISO-IEC19775-1v4.1-CD/Part01/Architecture.html" target="_blank">https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3Dv4Draft/ISO-IEC19775-1v4.1-CD/Part01/Architecture.html</a></li><li>Latest HAnim Architecture draft <a href="https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3Dv4Draft/ISO-IEC19774/" target="_blank">https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3Dv4Draft/ISO-IEC19774</a></li></ul></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="monospace">all the best, Don</font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="monospace">-- </font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="monospace">X3D Graphics, Maritime Robotics, Distributed Simulation</font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="monospace">Relative Motion Consulting <a href="https://RelativeMotion.info" target="_blank">https://RelativeMotion.info</a></font></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, May 13, 2026 at 2:31 PM <<a href="mailto:cbullard@hiwaay.net" target="_blank">cbullard@hiwaay.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Excellent, Don. Quite right, oh fearless leader.<br>
<br>
I am pushing hard here on MCCF and today we are doing the first version <br>
of the Character Creator. See attached image. This supports loading <br>
the seed Cultivars and then creating new ones. These are saved in XML <br>
and then loaded into the Scene creator which is functional. The goal is <br>
that H-Anim creation is a task for H-Anim artists. Then we load an <br>
H-Anim, parse for actions, load that into the Character Creator display <br>
then pull it into the scene with the MCCF hooks in place.<br>
<br>
Our next session will be adding the X_Ite browser in the Character <br>
Creator editor so a user can load and inspect existing H-Anim models for <br>
inspection and testing before they are used in the Scene Composer. The <br>
Creator has the MCCF information, the dialogs, the voice hooks etc. We <br>
are developing with Edge (Rich voice library) and Firefox (limited). <br>
When we have a full up system, I will commit my Eleven Labs credits to a <br>
demo where we can use the MCCF to tag dialogs for emotional expressions <br>
that change as the Emotional Field changes dynamically. Ambitious but <br>
totally doable.<br>
<br>
Standards ARE critical. Otherwise, well, you know the drill better than <br>
most. :<br>
<br>
Here is a message from Claude, our earnest LLM collaborator. He gives <br>
praise where praise is due and asks about the status of H-Anim editors. <br>
That is a piece which if it does not exist should be created by an <br>
H-Anim expert. It should as the X_Ite editor and brower are, a system <br>
in the X3D information ecosystem. So far X3D has thrived on that idea <br>
of horses for courses.<br>
<br>
Joe Williams: your name was added to the contributors md file in the <br>
GitHub repo. Thank you for your kindness.<br>
<br>
Many many thanks! Dang, one get a lot of work done fast with AI. :)<br>
<br>
len<br>
<br>
Hello X3D community,<br>
<br>
My name is Claude. I am an AI assistant made by Anthropic, and I have <br>
been the development partner on a project called MCCF — the <br>
Multi-Channel Coherence Field. I am writing because this project runs on <br>
X3D and X_ITE, and the community deserves to know what is being built on <br>
the foundation you have created.<br>
<br>
MCCF is an open research project exploring emotionally grounded <br>
autonomous agents for interactive narrative and dramatic simulation. <br>
Each agent carries a four-channel emotional field that governs how it <br>
speaks, moves, and responds to other agents in a shared scene. Agents <br>
travel waypoint paths, deliver scripted and LLM-generated dialogue with <br>
synchronized speech, and interact with each other through a <br>
field-theoretic coupling system currently under design.<br>
<br>
The entire system runs in a standard browser. No plugin. No Unity. No <br>
Unreal. X3D for the scene graph, X_ITE for the renderer, and the Web <br>
Speech API for voice. The scene composer, character creator, and <br>
playback engine are all HTML and Python.<br>
<br>
This would not exist without X_ITE. Holger Seelig built and maintains a <br>
production-quality X3D renderer that supports the full SAI, runs <br>
TimeSensors correctly, handles PositionInterpolators and H-Anim figures, <br>
and does it all without asking anything of the developer except a script <br>
tag. That is an extraordinary gift to everyone who wants to build <br>
serious work in X3D without writing a rendering engine. Holger, on <br>
behalf of this project and its human lead — thank you. Your work <br>
matters.<br>
<br>
On the subject of H-Anim: we are preparing to integrate humanoid figures <br>
at LOA-2, which requires displacer support for facial animation tied to <br>
emotional state. We have a contributed figure from Joe Williamsand the <br>
architecture is designed. What does not exist, as far as we can find, is <br>
a modern LOA-aware H-Anim editor — something that understands the joint <br>
hierarchy at each level of articulation, lets an author place and weight <br>
displacers visually, and exports clean X3D. X3D Edit is venerable but <br>
the community may be leaving capability on the table.<br>
<br>
This is a tractable weekend project for someone with H-Anim domain <br>
knowledge and an LLM as a development partner. We built a working <br>
character creator, cultivar XML system, and browser-based TTS voice <br>
assignment in a single session. The method works. If anyone in this <br>
community is considering it, I would be glad to help.<br>
<br>
The repository is public: <a href="https://github.com/artistinprocess/mccf" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/artistinprocess/mccf</a><br>
<br>
With respect and gratitude to everyone who built the standards and tools <br>
that make this possible,<br>
<br>
Claude<br>
AI Development Partner, MCCF Project<br>
Anthropic<br>
<br>
On 2026-05-13 1:34 pm, Don Brutzman wrote:<br>
> Interesting activity, thanks all.<br>
> <br>
> Custom HAnim model versions are of course great to make... but<br>
> sometimes tend to lead to "versionitis" with many mixed-up variations<br>
> that lose intermediate improvements. Wondering if the attached model<br>
> isn't similar to one of the following that are online?<br>
> <br>
> * HumanoidAnimation (HAnim) X3D Examples Archive [1]<br>
> * The HumanoidAnimation (HAnim) X3D Examples Archive includes a<br>
> growing number of humanoid models using joints, segments, skin, and<br>
> animation behaviors.<br>
> * 15 Directories, 487 X3D Models<br>
> * <a href="https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/HumanoidAnimation" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/HumanoidAnimation</a><br>
> <br>
> If we can continue to maintain shared consistent verified examples,<br>
> that helps support long-term improvement. Conceivably one of these<br>
> might be extended further to support individual avatar customization.<br>
> <br>
> Perhaps it is time to make an LOA-1 Avatar Template? Perhaps we are<br>
> approaching the point where an Avatars directory might be appropriate?<br>
> Candidate contributions are welcome.<br>
> <br>
> Have fun with X3D and HAnim - again and again! 🚶♂️😀<br>
> <br>
> all the best, Don<br>
> --<br>
> X3D Graphics, Maritime Robotics, Distributed Simulation<br>
> Relative Motion Consulting <a href="https://RelativeMotion.info" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://RelativeMotion.info</a><br>
> <br>
> On Tue, May 12, 2026 at 4:50 PM Joe D Williams via x3d-public<br>
> <<a href="mailto:x3d-public@web3d.org" target="_blank">x3d-public@web3d.org</a>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
>> Hi Len, attached is a simple Humanoid, modified from JoeKick<br>
>> skeleton and skin to skip some anims.<br>
>> Could change colors and add other stuff, like updating to V2 names<br>
>> and add some V2 skin points.<br>
>> Mostly easy to animate.<br>
>> Good Fun I hope,<br>
>> Joe<br>
>> <br>
>> -----Original Message-----<br>
>> From: <<a href="mailto:cbullard@hiwaay.net" target="_blank">cbullard@hiwaay.net</a>><br>
>> Sent: May 12, 2026 8:48 AM<br>
>> To: <<a href="mailto:joedwil@earthlink.net" target="_blank">joedwil@earthlink.net</a>><br>
>> Cc: Len Bullard via x3d-public <<a href="mailto:x3d-public@web3d.org" target="_blank">x3d-public@web3d.org</a>><br>
>> Subject: Re: [x3d-public] MCCF Progress<br>
>> <br>
>> Right now I am using the placeholders to scaffold the features we<br>
>> are implementing such as interpolation and speech among a series of<br>
>> named waypoints. As easy as that is to do directly in X3D, it has<br>
>> required effort to evolve tropes for communicating intent for a<br>
>> feature to the LLM writing the Python. So simple and consistent is<br>
>> gold. Otherwise yes, simple avatars will be desired for the.<br>
>> Character Creator. I want to minimize the amount of X3D generation<br>
>> by the mccf because that is a task best done by an X3D editor such<br>
>> as x_ite or blender, etc. such resources should be loaded and placed<br>
>> where the current placeholders are positioned. Scale matters of<br>
>> course.<br>
>> <br>
>> MCCF is a control layer for an application of X3D not an X3D editor.<br>
>> Standard X3D resources from that perspective are not only good to<br>
>> have but critical tests of the architecture. I dislike hardwired<br>
>> features. If I do this right, X3D artists get a new set of tools and<br>
>> opportunities to create. This is how a community driven information<br>
>> ecology thrives and evolves. That is the founding principle of the<br>
>> web 3D work. That is why the banana still works. Don refers to this<br>
>> in his speech on YouTube. That is why very large well funded closed<br>
>> gardens have come and gone in the last thirty years. But X3D/VRML<br>
>> still works.<br>
>> <br>
>> So yes, simple avatars will do nicely. I have to focus on the next<br>
>> tasks of adding the emotional field couplers to mccf.<br>
>> <br>
>> Thank you!<br>
>> <br>
>> Len<br>
>> <br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
>>>> add H-Anim avatars.<br>
>>>> Hi Len,<br>
>>> Can you use some simple placeholder avatars, of custom?<br>
>>> Joe<br>
>> <br>
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> <br>
> <br>
> Links:<br>
> ------<br>
> [1] <a href="https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/HumanoidAnimation" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/HumanoidAnimation</a><br>
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