Research Archive

2026 Research Logs

Latest research logs document the development of real-time creature systems, somatic puppeteering, XR environments, AI-driven animation pipelines, affective computing, documentary experimentation, and computational creativity research developed by Violeta Ayala and Daniel Fallshaw through UNF.

* Updated regularly.

• The Monkey Learns to Move

May 2026 · Computational Creativity · Somatic Puppeteering

Quaternion retargeting, hybrid body-hand tracking, spine cascade systems, and the first full-body humanoid creature pipeline inside our ecosystem.

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• The Llama Learns to Feel

May 2026 · Affective Computing · Real-Time Animation

Neural network mood training, cardiac breathing systems, Yakumama’s emergence, and ch’ixi philosophy entering the animation pipeline.

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• When the Heartbeat Moves the Flower

Pulse sensors, ESP32 systems, systole and diastole translated into real-time plant animation and embodied computational creativity.

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• The Spider Learns to Weave, The Gecko Learns to Feel

Orb-web systems, gecko emotional memory, Qwen integration, and SIGGRAPH documentation.

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• The Gecko Learns to Feel, Qwen Finds Its Voice

Sensor fusion, emotional state systems, flavor memories, AI narration, and real-time creature cognition.

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• 15 Creatures, 14 Pipelines, Platform-Agnostic Brains

Building real-time creature intelligence systems across Blender, VR, sensors, and XR worlds.

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• The Water Lily Learns to Breathe

Victoria Regia water sensing, Drosera finger tracking, hummingbird gaze systems, and WebSocket architecture migration.

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• The Tree Learns Fear, The Orchid Mourns Fire

NASA wildfire feeds, shy trees with infrared sensing, and calibration systems for nonhuman creature embodiment.

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• The $2 Gyroscope That Solved What the Neural Network Couldn’t

Sensor fusion, 360° body tracking, gyroscopes, MediaPipe limitations, and embodied spatial intelligence.

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• Toward Embodied Intelligence for Nonhuman Characters

Depth sensing, robotic cameras, MediaPipe integration, and spatial movement systems beyond human pose datasets.

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• Somatic Puppeteering Plants, Condors, and Heartbeats

March 2026 research sprint exploring real-time body-driven creature systems across plants, condors, shaders, and pulse-responsive environments.

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