[Freddy]

Yes it's all messed up here too.

[Duskrider]

I wrote and told Robert about it.

[Freddy]

Thank you Dusky 

[Freddy]

Hmm, the project target has gone way down to $2,500 now.  Why's that Robert ? Are you able to fund the project now with around 10% of the original target ?

[Art]

Perhaps he received a considerable donation from an unknown source.

[Freddy]

You are right Art : http://www.ultrahal.com/community/index.php?topic=8606.msg57268#msg57268

Looks like it might happen now.

[medeksza]

Thanks for the support of everyone who contributed so far. If we manage to raise the $2500 ($1305 to go as of this message) for this project I will use it to purchase the Amy character from turbo squid http://www.turbosquid.com/FullPreview/Index.cfm/ID/448779 , pay an artist to configure the model for use with our engine and make a really simple outdoor environment for her. The money will also go to pay my 3d engine developer to get an interactive demo of the engine up and running (independent of Ultra Hal) and as a plug-in for Ultra Hal. We should be able to get this done in about a month or so and I hope getting a demo out will help build some more interest in this project.

I should be able to finance the remaining cost ($17,500) of the original project through several loan sources that have recently been made available to me. This will go mostly to creating the mobile versions of the engine, an open source character, and tutorial for character creation. But I want to get a public demo out of this engine out as soon as possible and this Amy character from turbosquid should be fairly easy to get to work with the engine code we already have.

The peerbackers crowdfunding drive has about 10 days left and $1305 to go. I'd appreciate any contribution, no matter how small. I believe this project can be a great open source alternative for character animation for all the chatbot authors out there.

[Data]

Today is the last day to back this project, if you were thinking of contributing but haven't yet now would be a good time to do so.

http://peerbackers.com/projects/3d-character-animation-engine-for-chatbots

[Data]

It looks like the funds have all been found and this project is going ahead.

Congratulations Robert 

[Bragi]

That's odd, yesterday it was also at 0 days but more then half the money was still needed. Also strange that it went down so dramatically.

[Data]

Yeah strange that the funds suddenly appeared.

Maybe Robert will come in and explain at some point, I would have thought he would want to at least pop in to thank everyone for their contributions and help.   

[Freddy]

Yes I found it a little odd that it happened at the last minute like that too.

[medeksza]

Just popping in a little late to say thanks to everyone who donated. The last minute generous donation was for over $1200 from Richard Amico (Amanda Interactive. We are slowly but surely working toward a December release of a demo using the new Amy character. Currently working on a translator tool to translate the 3DS max format into Ogre as existing tools crashed on the character.

[Freddy]

Great to hear that Rob and good to see you popping in.

Best of luck with the demo, I am looking forward to seeing it 

[claude2]

Dear Medeska, long time I used Hal, it is incomparable. Have you thought about your work with iClone?, It may be possible to built an AI, in the operation iClone. As Hal, is fitted with a 'Character'. FRIENDESHIPS