In many virtual reality (VR) simulation and training applications, it
is desirable and even critical to have computer controlled characters
that can behave with a high degree of realism. In some of the environments
for which security personnel are being trained, animals
may be part of the training programs. So we need to include realistic
behavior and visual representations of animal characters in our
training applications. One such example is that dogs are used extensively
in security and law enforcement environments, and there
is a need to include realistic dogs in VR training and simulation
applications.